The Living Places experiment: how can architecture foster future wellbeing?

By Ellie Stathaki
Wallpaper Magazine
November 23, 2024
Category: Wood, Paper & Green Building
Region: International

DENMARK — Research initiative Living Places Copenhagen tests ideas around internal comfort and sustainable architecture standards to push the envelope on how contemporary homes and cities can be designed with wellness at their heart. …Wellness in architecture is a hotly debated topic. From biophilic design to inclusive architecture and the role of technology in our homes. …Living Places Copenhagen, a research project out of a dedicated, purpose-built mini neighbourhood in the Danish capital. …Each of the two homes is slightly different. Both made in wood architecture, they were designed using sustainable architecture principles – one in solid timber featuring natural ventilation, and the other in CLT and hybrid natural/mechanical ventilation. … The aim? To highlight the positive impact of ‘a healthy indoor climate’ and help prove how architecture can be sustainable on different levels. …So if you can afford a house, why not make it one that supports health and wellbeing too.

 

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