Field’s Shopping Centre, Arne Jacobsens Allé 12

A modern commercial hub in Ørestad

Field’s at Arne Jacobsens Allé 12 is the commercial heart of Copenhagen’s Ørestad district, a master-planned neighborhood that showcases contemporary Danish urban design. Conceived as a self-contained retail town, the complex stretches the size of multiple city blocks, with its long, low volumes lining a major arterial avenue on Amager. From the outside, its clean geometry and generous glazing signal the functional Scandinavian mindset: this is architecture focused on efficiency, light and flow rather than ornament. Inside, the building opens into broad internal streets that echo an outdoor high street but are fully enclosed and climate-controlled. Multiple levels step back around central voids, allowing you to see activity on the floors above and below. Escalators and atriums create constant visual movement and help you orient yourself in what might otherwise feel like an overwhelming volume.

Shops, services and everyday conveniences

Field’s is first and foremost a place to get things done. International fashion brands sit alongside Danish chains, sportswear outlets, electronics stores and homeware shops. For travelers, it is an easy spot to pick up last-minute clothing for Nordic weather, a suitcase, or Scandinavian design gifts before moving on. Practical services are woven through the retail mix: supermarkets, pharmacies, phone shops and small service counters offer the daily essentials that keep local life running. Seating clusters and occasional soft furnishings provide pause points, so you can rest between errands or give children a breather.

Light, interiors and the feel of a small town

The most striking feature indoors is light. Skylights and carefully placed windows pull in as much daylight as Copenhagen’s climate allows, creating a softer atmosphere than in many enclosed malls. Surfaces are kept largely neutral and bright, so the color comes from storefronts, signage and passing shoppers rather than heavy decor. The internal layout is consciously town-like. The main promenade feels like a pedestrian main street, with side corridors functioning as quieter side lanes. Food courts and café clusters read almost like small squares where people naturally congregate. This organization helps break the scale of the building into more human, readable pieces.

Food breaks and family-friendly spaces

Dining here is casual and varied rather than gourmet. You will find familiar fast-food brands, salad bars, bakeries and coffee spots, along with a few sit-down restaurants serving crowd-pleasing international dishes. It is an easy place to refuel between sightseeing stops or while waiting out a rain shower. Families benefit from wide walkways that comfortably accommodate strollers, readily available restrooms and baby-changing facilities, and frequent seating. The enclosed environment, with no vehicle traffic inside, offers a contained space where children can move more freely than on busy city streets.

Part of Copenhagen’s contemporary cityscape

Although the street is named after the famed architect Arne Jacobsen, Field’s itself represents a later generation of Danish commercial architecture. It fits into a larger ensemble of glass-and-steel offices, residential blocks and nearby conference venues that define Ørestad as a newer counterpoint to Copenhagen’s historic center. For travelers, the center is less about sightseeing and more about convenience and contrast. A visit here sketches a different side of the city: not cobbled lanes and harbor views, but everyday urban life in a 21st-century district where people work, shop and meet under big skies and big roofs. On a cold, wet or windy day, this bright interior town can be an unexpectedly welcome pause in your Copenhagen journey.