A new satellite exhibition, curated by Momoyo Kaijima (partner at Atelier Bow-Wow) in collaboration with VILLUM Window Collection, opens in the Meatpacking District. Comparing windows from Denmark, Japan and Switzerland, the exhibition explores how industrial and factory windows can offer a cultural and historical lens through which we can understand ourselves and our relationship with the places we work.
“In the morning, open the windows and start the business and at night close the window and close the business. Moving in unison with rhythm of life, one would be tempted to start personifying the window. Windows that can be thought of as working partners.”
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto Laboratory, Institute of Science Tokyo, WindowScape, Window Behaviourology, Page One Publishing Pte Ltd, 2011
Exploring windows, work and behavior
Window Behaviorology – The Working Window explores the relationship between windows, work and behavior.
Throughout the exhibition, drawings in Atelier Bow-Wow’s distinctive style depict the windows of The Meatpacking District, Ringsted Down Factory and Royal Copenhagen, alongside factory and industrial windows from Japan and Switzerland.
The remarkably vivid drawings present the window as an active participant in the everyday life of the factories, tracing subtle connections between the many ways windows have been used over time. Throughout history, they have regulated daylight, airflow, visibility and climate.
Alongside the drawings, the exhibition space features actual windows from Royal Copenhagen and Ringsted Down Factory, inviting visitors to also explore the windows as physical objects. This offers an opportunity to examine their historical details and mechanisms more closely.
About the exhibition
The exhibition was curated in close collaboration between the Chair of Architectural Behaviorology, ETH Zürich, VILLUM Window Collection, and Copenhagen Architecture Forum.
The Japanese part comes from the connected exhibition ‘Window Behaviorology’ at VILLUM Window Collection, developed by Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Tsukamoto Laboratory, Institute of Science Tokyo.
The Swiss part is from the book, Swiss Window Journeys Architectural Field Notes, by the Chair of Architectural Behaviorology, ETH Zürich, gta Verlag, 2023.
The Danish part is made specifically for this exhibition by the Chair of Architectural Behaviorology, ETH Zürich, in collaboration with VILLUM Window Collection. Two of the exhibited windows are on loan from VILLUM Window Collection while the third is part of the building.
The Working Window builds on the museum’s current temporary exhibition Window Behaviorology. Read more here.
When
- October 2026 — 15. January 2027
The exhibition can always be viewed through the windows.
Indoor opening hours: Weekdays, 9 am–4 pm.
Where
Copenhagen Architecture Forum, Halmtorvet 27, Copenhagen
Admission
Free