Søren Pihlmann founded Copenhagen-based Pihlmann Architects. His practice works through transformation and generative preservation, pursuing potentials in residuals. The already present is the point of departure, whether in materials, construction systems, or production logics. Through crafted iteration, the work bridges the overproduced and the undervalued, curating what is already there and exposing its latent possibilities.
In recent years, Søren’s work has contributed to Danish and international discourse on reuse, maintenance and architectural rationality. Buildings are treated as material banks, exemplified by Thoravej 29, where 95% of the existing materials were reused on site. In 2025, he curated the Danish Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, initiating a renovation of the building to mitigate recurrent flooding and using surplus construction material as the exhibition’s core.
