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

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