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spiritual architecture

Author

Term

4. term

Publication year

2012

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Pages

136

Abstract

Projektet undersøger “spirituel arkitektur”: et plusenergi-etagebyggeri, hvor boligerne i sig selv understøtter et mere enkelt og eftertænksomt liv. I stedet for at opfordre til store udgifter til møbler og dekoration, skal arkitekturen i sig selv give oplevelse og fungere som kunst gennem sin stemning. Stemningen skabes af materialer, dagslys, flow og planløsning i hver bolig samt indbyggede møbler. Planløsningerne fremmer individualitet og gør det muligt at udleje værelser. På seks etager giver det 30 forskellige lejlighedsplaner. Alle boliger har en eller flere altaner mod sydøst og en vinterhave mod vest. 30% af facaden er vinduer. Bygningens zigzag-form giver lys fra alle fire verdenshjørner, og formen hjælper samtidig med at holde indetemperatur og samlet energibehov nede. Med en varmepumpe opnår bygningen en energiramme på 17,9 kWh pr. m2 pr. år, hvilket ligger under BR2020-kravet på 20 kWh/m2/år. Som et aktivt hus (et plusenergi-byggeri) er det tænkt til at producere mere energi, end det forbruger over sin levetid. Solceller på taget, på sydfacaden og i skodder i vestfacaden producerer 12,3 kWh/m2, og der kan tilføjes flere paneler på altaner og vestfacade for at øge produktionen.

This project explores “spiritual architecture”: a plus-energy apartment building where the homes themselves encourage a simpler, more reflective way of living. Rather than relying on costly furnishings and decoration, the architecture aims to provide a sense of adventure and function as art through its atmosphere. That atmosphere is created by materials, daylight, the flow and layout of each home, and built-in furniture. The layouts support individuality and make it possible to rent out rooms. Across six storeys, this results in 30 distinct apartment plans. Every apartment has one or more south-east facing balconies and a west-facing winter garden (an enclosed, glazed space). Thirty percent of the facade is windows. Thanks to the building’s zigzag form, each home receives light from all four cardinal directions, and the shape also helps keep indoor temperatures and overall energy demand down. With a heat pump, the building achieves an energy frame of 17.9 kWh per square metre per year, which is below the BR2020 requirement of 20 kWh/m2/year. As an active house (a plus-energy building), it is intended to produce more energy than it consumes over its lifetime. Solar cells on the roof, the south facade, and in shutters on the west facade generate 12.3 kWh/m2, and additional panels can be added on balconies and the west facade to increase production.

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