Living Places—Principles and Insights for a New Way of Thinking Buildings (e-book)
Living Places is an innovative approach by VELUX and EFFEKT to home construction that benefits both people and the planet. Living Places’ principles prioritise minimal environmental impact and promote a harmonious balance between human living spaces and our resources.
This book shares the methodology and insights to inspire a transformative shift towards healthier, more sustainable homes. It introduces the initiative’s holistic framework, which aspires to influence the housing sector by assessing prototypes and integrating valuable knowledge into the construction industry.
Living Places Copenhagen has received multiple awards, such as the Bo Bedre’ Desogm Award 2023 in the Innovation Category and the MIPIM Award 2024 in the category of Best Residential Project. In November 2024, Living Places Copenhagen won the Danish Design Award 2024, which recognized the project as a lighthouse for the future of building design.
Authors: David Bernard Hally, Ewa Wyszkowska, Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjerkskov, Line Thorup Schultz, Lone Feifer, Nicole Di Santo, Shaun Weston Nystrom, Sinus Lynge, Steffen Maagaard, Tina Lund Hejgaard
Editors: Kristoffer Lindhardt Weiss and Candela de Bortoli
Photos by Adam Mørk
ePublication
Pages: 200
Language: English
ISBN: 9788774077770
Publication Date: November 2024
Living Places is an innovative approach by VELUX and EFFEKT to home construction that benefits both people and the planet. Living Places’ principles prioritise minimal environmental impact and promote a harmonious balance between human living spaces and our resources.
This book shares the methodology and insights to inspire a transformative shift towards healthier, more sustainable homes. It introduces the initiative’s holistic framework, which aspires to influence the housing sector by assessing prototypes and integrating valuable knowledge into the construction industry.
Living Places Copenhagen has received multiple awards, such as the Bo Bedre’ Desogm Award 2023 in the Innovation Category and the MIPIM Award 2024 in the category of Best Residential Project. In November 2024, Living Places Copenhagen won the Danish Design Award 2024, which recognized the project as a lighthouse for the future of building design.
Authors: David Bernard Hally, Ewa Wyszkowska, Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjerkskov, Line Thorup Schultz, Lone Feifer, Nicole Di Santo, Shaun Weston Nystrom, Sinus Lynge, Steffen Maagaard, Tina Lund Hejgaard
Editors: Kristoffer Lindhardt Weiss and Candela de Bortoli
Photos by Adam Mørk
ePublication
Pages: 200
Language: English
ISBN: 9788774077770
Publication Date: November 2024
Living Places is an innovative approach by VELUX and EFFEKT to home construction that benefits both people and the planet. Living Places’ principles prioritise minimal environmental impact and promote a harmonious balance between human living spaces and our resources.
This book shares the methodology and insights to inspire a transformative shift towards healthier, more sustainable homes. It introduces the initiative’s holistic framework, which aspires to influence the housing sector by assessing prototypes and integrating valuable knowledge into the construction industry.
Living Places Copenhagen has received multiple awards, such as the Bo Bedre’ Desogm Award 2023 in the Innovation Category and the MIPIM Award 2024 in the category of Best Residential Project. In November 2024, Living Places Copenhagen won the Danish Design Award 2024, which recognized the project as a lighthouse for the future of building design.
Authors: David Bernard Hally, Ewa Wyszkowska, Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjerkskov, Line Thorup Schultz, Lone Feifer, Nicole Di Santo, Shaun Weston Nystrom, Sinus Lynge, Steffen Maagaard, Tina Lund Hejgaard
Editors: Kristoffer Lindhardt Weiss and Candela de Bortoli
Photos by Adam Mørk
ePublication
Pages: 200
Language: English
ISBN: 9788774077770
Publication Date: November 2024
Table of Content:
Introduction
Transformative Partnering
- A new way of working togetherPeople & Planet Methodology
- A new way of thinking buildingsConcept Principles
- A new set of principles to enable a better built environmentPrototype: Proof of Concept
- Copenhagen as a living lab for the worldWhat is Next?
- A new way forwardExpanding our Vocabulary
