As co-founder of the studio atelier axo and founder of the jewelry brand Corali, Caroline works with material and proportion at every scale, from buildings and interiors to furniture and jewelry. At home, she brings the same eye, but more intuitively, working with what is already there and letting the apartment evolve over time. 

She lives here with her husband, their son and their dog, Otto. For the family, the sofa has become the place they come together most naturally, whether over coffee on weekend mornings, playing with their son, or winding down together at the end of the day. 

Tell us a little about your home and how you live in it. 

We have lived in Inner Nørrebro for 17 years, and what I've always loved about the area is the combination of density and intimacy. Everything is close: the city, friends, cafés and everyday life, but also Assistens Cemetery, which gives us this extraordinary green space almost on our doorstep. It's my favorite place in Copenhagen to take a deep breath and go for a quiet walk with our dog, Otto. 

What I love about the apartment is how generous the architecture feels, despite its relatively modest size. The stucco, old pine floors and original detailing give the rooms a sense of character and permanence, and there's a beautiful sequence of spaces that allows light to travel through the apartment. Our home is never particularly formal. It's a place where books, art, furniture and objects accumulate alongside everyday family life. I like when a space feels lived in and continues to change over time. 

Your home feels very personal, with art, books, ceramics, flowers and objects living alongside contemporary design. How do you choose the things you surround yourself with? 

It has grown quite intuitively over time. I rarely think of the home as a collection that needs to be completed. Some things are pieces I have actively searched for, but many have come through friendships, travels, work or particular moments in our lives. I like objects that carry a story: a gift from a friend, something we found while traveling, a piece a friend made or something we made ourselves. Not everything has to belong to the same period or aesthetic language.  

What role does the Outline Sofa play in your home? 

What I like about the Outline Sofa is its quietness. It has a very clear silhouette and a certain architectural precision, but it doesn't demand too much attention. Because the room contains a lot of other things, I think it's important that some pieces create a kind of calm. I like furniture that can have a strong formal character while still being completely uncomplicated to live with.   

The Ecriture textile felt like an important counterpoint to the strictness of the design. The matte bouclé gives the sofa a tactile quality, so even though the form is quite precise, it still feels soft and inviting. 

For us, the sofa is where we come together most naturally. It's where we have coffee on weekend mornings, play with our son and spend time together, or wind down at the end of the day, either with a book or talking about our day. 

As an architect, how do you approach your own home? 

I probably can't completely turn off the architectural part of my brain, and neither can my husband, but at home we are much more intuitive than when working on a project for someone else. I'm interested in working with what is already there rather than creating a resolved composition from scratch. I like the tension between the existing architecture and the things that are gradually added to it.  

For me, a home should leave space for things to evolve. Furniture moves, objects accumulate, children change how rooms are used. I don't think a home needs to feel finished. I actually prefer when it doesn't.