The design of the metro was ahead of its time. The design idea was ready at KHR architects in 1994, but it was not until 2000 that a suitable light source was developed.Working with the supplier, KHR integrated the light into the clock, so the idea of the crisp bead-row illumination of the clock's aluminium surface was realised. An example of the value of forward thinking in dialogue with technological developments.
In the Copenhagen metro daylight from above links the two worlds below and above ground. The pyramidal skylights, designed by KHR, guide passengers from the urban space to the platform level of the stations.
Ballehvileren (literally: butt rest) is the result of KHR's holistic focus on architecture and design. In connection with the design of the metro stations for the Copenhagen Metro, KHR Architecture designed both the Ballehvileren and the Metro clock, which both functionally and aesthetically match the Copenhagen metro stations.