effects with his floor displacements, rounded corners, and the latticework over the balconies. The shadows over the white surface of the buildings create ever changing impressions as the day progresses. With their white-washed facades and corner windows, the buildings instill an atmosphere of exotic, elegant modernity, so typical of Functionalism. Bellavista allowed Jacobsen to realize his dream of a modern town. Neighbouring Jacobsen works In the immediate vicinity of the Bellavista estate, Jacobsen also designed the Bellevue Theatre and what is now called Restaurant Jacobsen which also functions as a small Arne Jacobsen museum. Jacobsen's Skovshoved Filling Station, with its unique mushroom-like canopy, is located on the coast road some 2 km to the south. All three date from 1936. Mattsson's Riding Hall () is a whitewashed, reinforced-concrete riding arena near Klampenborg Station behind the estate. In 1934, at the request of its owner, Axel Mattsson, Jacobsen transformed older buildings into a luxurious riding centre better suited to its demanding clientele. After the war, Jacobsen designed the Søholm terraced houses located some 400 metres to the south of Bellavista. He lived and worked in the house closest to the sea (Strandvejen 413) from 1951 until his death in 1971. Assessment In "Design 1935-1965, What Modern was", R. Craig Miller notes that Jacobsen’s work "is an important and original contribution both to modernism and to the specific place Denmark and the Scandinavian countries have in the modern movement. One might in fact argue that much of what the modern movement stands for, would have been lost and simply forgotten if Scandinavian designers and architects like Arne Jacobsen would not have added that humane element to it." References Literature Thau, Carsten; Vindum, Kjeld: Arne Jacobsen, 2008, Copenhagen, Arkitektens forlag, 560 p. External links Arne Jacobsen i Gentofte, Danish-language account of Jacobsen's works in Gentofte Municipality with many photographs Residential buildings in Copenhagen Modernist architecture in Copenhagen Tourist attractions in Copenhagen Arne Jacobsen buildings Residential buildings completed in 1934 Housing estates in Denmark 1934 establishments in Denmark