On the windswept island of Mors in Northern Denmark, Anna Marie Madsen and Rasmus Møller have reimagined rural living by encasing a modest brick home inside a 247-square-meter greenhouse—creating a light-filled, sun-warmed refuge that stays connected to nature year-round.
source.image: Kirsten Dirksen
To keep costs low, the couple hand-cleaned 21,000 bricks from the crumbling 19th-century farmhouse that once stood on the land. They salvaged and repurposed materials throughout—from a circular staircase rescued from a former police station to windows and wood gathered locally.
source.image: Kirsten Dirksen
The home itself is compact, but the surrounding greenhouse serves as an extended living space: a buffer against the cold, a garden, and even an extra bedroom. In warmer months, a daybed at the far end becomes a guest room; in winter, the sun alone can transform the space. Rasmus recalls one February day when it was -15°C (5°F) outside and, once the sun broke through, the greenhouse rose to 22°C (72°F) inside.
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The house opens to views of fields, fjord, and sky—vital not only for daily peace, but also for Anna Marie’s yoga practice, where the shifting light and seasons offer rhythm and inspiration. For both, this liminal space between inside and out shapes their days with calm, creativity, and an ongoing sense of wonder.
We visit Anna Marie and Rasmus to explore how they’ve crafted a home that’s both frugal and poetic—built from salvaged history, shaped by light, and open to the landscape beyond its glass walls.
