Renewable Architecture in the City
Living Places
Full-scale models, plants, and descriptive posters tell all at this new full-scale model village in the rising Jernbanebyen district.
With the lowest levels of CO2 emissions in all of Demark, Living Places architecture installation erected in 2023 in collaboration with Danish design firm EFFEKT, Artelia, and VELUX Group showcases how efficient and sustainable technologies are expanding with merely seven prototypes on site in Copenhagen’s trendy development of Jernbanebyen, an antiquated rail district.
These five open pavilions and two completed homes illustrate how sustainable design is possible and how according to EFFEKT “we do not have to wait for future technology to build more sustainably” (“Living Places”). With proven examples and result, this site remains an essential for any designer’s visit to Copenhagen, regardless of an interest in architecture or not.
Titled by UNESCO as the Architecture Capital of the World for 2023, Copenhagen stands as a leading city to study and observe urban design and ethically conscious architecture. As housing prices soar and climates shift, studying and constructing more efficient, affordable, and healthier housing is increasingly more crucial in sustaining our environment. According to VELUX Group, approximately 40 percent of CO2 emissions and global energy consumption comes from the construction industry alone. Reducing three times lower carbon footprint and three times higher indoor climate than a standard Danish home, Living Places two homes showcase better standards for living are possible and at an affordable price.
Technologies seen on site such as the solar paneled roofs reveal the aesthetics and upsides to solar roofs due to energy harvesting. In addition, according to a report we spend 90 percent as humans indoors; therefore, our indoor environment remains just as important in the way we live as our outdoor environment. Along with Velux and Artelia, EFFEKT designed these two houses with a strong emphasis on these components in mind: Daylight, Thermal environment, Indoor air quality, Acoustics and Outdoor connection. These qualities remain not only beneficial but important for our generation as well as future generations.
Make sure to bike, sit, walk, run, and trek to this unique spot in the city. Check out the edible garden to learn more about farming techniques, read the intricate posters from Velux Group and EFFEKT and hop by to view the large wooden cased architecture models (sadly you cannot smell them) to understand the amazing technologies that are present and lie ahead for the building industry of near future.
Information
Where: Otto Busses Vej 27, 2450 København Danmark
What time: all day, 7 days a week
How much: Free entry
Tip!
Meander through the site and look inside the two houses to catch the minimalist chic interiors. Also, sniff and nibble around the garden hub table to understand and learn more about the agriculture involved in impacting housing of future sustainable architecture.
Website: https://www.effekt.dk/buildforlife