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Living Places Copenhagen
Living Places Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Popular Winner, 2024 A+Awards, Concepts - Architecture +Innovation
Jury Winner, 2024 A+Awards, Built - Sustainable Private House
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Living Places Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Popular Winner, 2024 A+Awards, Concepts - Architecture +Innovation
Jury Winner, 2024 A+Awards, Built - Sustainable Private House
Project Featured on Jun 04, 2024
Project of the Day on Jun 04, 2024
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2023
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
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Living Places Copenhagen is an experimental living environment located in Jernbanebyen, the Danish capital’s old rail district. It was developed by VELUX in partnership with EFFEKT Architects and Artelia and features seven prototypes—five open pavilions and two completed homes. The first home ‘Hygge House’ is made of timber frame with natural ventilation and wood/wood windows, and the second home ‘Haven House’ is made of cross-laminated timber with hybrid ventilation and wood/aluminium windows.
Living Places Copenhagen is the first manifestation of Living Places, a concept that responds to the global need for healthy, resilient buildings and demonstrates how it is already possible to build homes with a low-carbon footprint and a first-class indoor climate.
All the prototypes encompass the five Living Places principles that homes should be healthy, affordable, simple, shared over time, and scalable. These principles serve to inspire architects and developers to build healthy homes that prioritise both people’s wellbeing and the planet.
VELUX, Artelia, and EFFEKT Architects have carefully considered each material, design, and building technique for Living Places and mapped their projection for emissions against the typical Danish reference house. The total environmental impact of the building is evaluated from the start through Life Cycle Assessments (LCA).
The partnership has created the Living Places concept, which can be built as a single-family home, emitting only 3.85 kg CO2 eq/m2/year with third party verification from AAU BUILD - Department of the Built Environment.
The fact we spend 90% of our time indoors means that the way we build and live hugely affects our physical and mental health. This is why Living Places also aims to build a path towards a future-oriented society that enhances living conditions for people. The experiment embraces a strong focus on indoor climate through the healthy building principles: Daylight, Thermal environment, Indoor air quality, Acoustics, and Outdoor connection. The result is the highest achievable level of indoor climate, Class 1.
Learn more at livingplaces.velux.com
Living Places Copenhagen is the first manifestation of Living Places, a concept that responds to the global need for healthy, resilient buildings and demonstrates how it is already possible to build homes with a low-carbon footprint and a first-class indoor climate.
All the prototypes encompass the five Living Places principles that homes should be healthy, affordable, simple, shared over time, and scalable. These principles serve to inspire architects and developers to build healthy homes that prioritise both people’s wellbeing and the planet.
VELUX, Artelia, and EFFEKT Architects have carefully considered each material, design, and building technique for Living Places and mapped their projection for emissions against the typical Danish reference house. The total environmental impact of the building is evaluated from the start through Life Cycle Assessments (LCA).
The partnership has created the Living Places concept, which can be built as a single-family home, emitting only 3.85 kg CO2 eq/m2/year with third party verification from AAU BUILD - Department of the Built Environment.
The fact we spend 90% of our time indoors means that the way we build and live hugely affects our physical and mental health. This is why Living Places also aims to build a path towards a future-oriented society that enhances living conditions for people. The experiment embraces a strong focus on indoor climate through the healthy building principles: Daylight, Thermal environment, Indoor air quality, Acoustics, and Outdoor connection. The result is the highest achievable level of indoor climate, Class 1.
Learn more at livingplaces.velux.com
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