Living Places – a new way of thinking about buildings
At VELUX, we believe it’s time to rethink how buildings can help resolve global climate and health challenges through sustainable solutions and practical action.
Together with our partners EFFEKT and Artelia we set out to make an impact in the building industry. An industry accounting for up to 40% of global energy consumption and CO2 emissions. A platform for investors, contractors, engineers, architects, and other specialist experts to join forces in a pioneering, multidisciplinary initiative that reconnects people and the planet.
Welcome to Living Places Copenhagen - an experimental living environment set out to demonstrate that we do not have to wait for future technology to move and improve people’s lives while being regenerative for the planet.
Living Places Copenhagen is now open and waiting for you to explore! Come down to Jernbanebyen and experience the experiment for yourself.
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5 principles
With Living Places, we want to inspire – and prove that change is possible right now. Based on five key principles which can be applied to any home, community or city, we seek to create homes that are scalable, affordable and commercially viable.
Each material, design and building technique is carefully considered to reduce environmental impact and improve human health.
The project aims at demonstrating that it is possible to achieve 3x lower carbon footprint emissions and 3 times better indoor climate than in an average Danish single family house, at an affordable and scalable level.
We don’t have to wait for the advancement of technology to accomplish this. We have all the knowledge and technology we need right now for the building industry to create responsible and regenerative solutions.
Healthy
What if we could build homes that are healthy for both people and the planet?
Shared
What if we could strengthen our sense of community by rethinking how we live?
Simple
What if a new way of building can enable easy upgrades and a longer lifespan?
Adaptive
What if we can create homes that respond to more ways of living?
Scalable
What if by rethinking the way we design, plan and finance homes, we could unlock housing for the many?
The experiment
Launching in 2023, the first manifestation of Living Places will be displayed at the World Capital of Architecture in the heart of Copenhagen. The exhibition will contain seven prototypes – five open pavilions and two completed homes – showcasing our proposition for healthy low carbon homes and communities. Each prototype will have its own specific program, curated to show the synergy between how we live in homes, in communities, and the role of buildings herein.
Calendar
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City
Date
Open house at Living Places Copenhagen
Copenhagen
BoligVærkstedet
Open House14:00-18:00 CET
19 Oct 2023
Open house at Living Places Copenhagen
Copenhagen
BoligVærkstedet
14:00-18:00 CET
19 Oct 2023
News
VELUX: Future Living Places
05 Jul
Discover different perspectives on the future of housing with a panel of industry experts at the UIA World Congress of Architects in Copenhagen
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