Hans Pedersen Næss was a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 architect from the island of Funen

Funen

Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...

. Part of the generation of Neoclassical architect who was educated under Nicolas-Henri Jardin

Nicolas-Henri Jardin

Nicolas-Henri Jardin , neoclassical architect, was born in St. Germain des Noyers, Dept. Seine-et-Marne, France, and worked seventeen years in Denmark as an architect to the royal court...

 and C.F. Harsdorff

Caspar Frederik Harsdorff

Caspar Frederik Harsdorff, also known as C.F. Harsdorff, , Danish neoclassical architect is considered to be Denmark’s leading architect in the late 18th century, and is referred to as “The Father of Danish Classicism”.- Early life and training :He was born Caspar Frederik Harsdørffer in...

, he mainly designed manor houses.

Biography

His exact date of birth remains unknown, but Hans Næss was born the son of a farmer at Næs near Assens

Assens

Assens may refer to:* Assens, Denmark** Assens Municipality* Assens, Switzerland* Rafael Cansinos-Asséns , a Spanish poet, essayist, literary critic...

 and baptized on 24 October 1723. He worked as a notary at the Brahesborg estate and then for three years as a local functionary at Assens Town Hall before travelling to Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...

 where he attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. There he studied under Nicolas-Henri Jardin

Nicolas-Henri Jardin

Nicolas-Henri Jardin , neoclassical architect, was born in St. Germain des Noyers, Dept. Seine-et-Marne, France, and worked seventeen years in Denmark as an architect to the royal court...

 and won the large silver medal in 1758, the small gold medal in 1760 and 1762, and then, finally, the large gold medal in 1763.

After completing his education, he taught geometry and perspective at the academy from 1765 to 1782 and worked for Harsdorff. From 1781 to 1782 he served as architect at the royal chapels in Copenhagen and North Zealand and then as head of the new Building Office until 1793.

Works

• Lihmes Gård, 18 Kongens Nytorv
  Kongens Nytorv
  Kongens Nytorv is a public square in Copenhagen, Denmark, centrally located at the end of the pedestrian street Strøget. The finest and largest square of the city, it was laid out by Christian V in 1670 in connection with a major extension of the fortified city, and has an equestrian statue of...
  
  , Copenhagen (1768 by attribution, listed)
• 9 Antonigade, Copenhagen (1766 and co-owned by Næs until 1770; listed)
• Hallings Gård, 14 Lille Strandstræde , Copenhagen (c. 1775 by attribution, alterations, listed)
• Krengerup Manor, Funen (c. 1772–1776, listed)
• Kragsberg, Funen (c. 1776, listed)
• Hindsgavl Castle, Funen (1784, listed)