Upcycle House
Lifting planetary responsibility
What if you could build a family house out of shipping containers, champagne corks and soda cans? What if you saved 86% CO2 doing it, and what if it didn’t cost more than 1,7 mio. DKK? 10 years after completion, the Upcycle House is still setting the bar with only 0,7 kgco2/m2.
Location
Nyborg, Denmark
Area
140 m2
Typology
Residential
Collaborators
Egen Vinding og Datter
Artelia
Year
2011-2013
Status
Completed
Client
Realdania By & Byg A/S
Services
Architectural consulting
‘Designed and built primarily using upcycled and alternative materials.’
Sustainable Impact
Resource
‘The kitchen floor is clad in tiled champagne cork-leftovers and the bath tiles are made from recycled glass. Walls and floors are covered with OSB-panels consisting of woodchips that are pressed together without glue.’
Sustainable Impact
Innovation
‘Covered internationally in ArchDaily, Dezeen, Politiken, Børsen, El Mundo and many more.’
Sustainable Impact
Communication
