The steel bridge, which can open to admit boats, was commissioned by Danish charity organisation Realdania and sits next to its OMA-designed Blox arts centre project.
Its slight curve was informed by the way that the street and the old ramparts of the Christianshavn neighbourhood curve away on the far side of the harbour, and draws attention to the historical layout of the city.
While the inner harbour is mainly used by leisure craft and ferries that do not require the bridge to open, the central part of the bridge needed to be able to open up for larger vessels.
Lille Langebro is used by both cyclists and pedestrians and was designed to gradually draw attention to its surroundings.
