Upcycle Studios

Winner of Danish Design Award 2019

What if waste was your only resource? What if waste concrete, wood and old windows could be your building materials and what if you could finance parts of the rental through your own company?

Upcycle Studios is an award-winning project that demonstrate how 3,000 m2 row houses can save 45% CO2 and turn 1,000 tonnes of waste into building materials. Built from recycled concrete, repurposed double glazing windows and discarded flooring boards. And what if the project became a testament to how we can build sustainable buildings without having to compromise on quality, aesthetics or price.

Location
Ørestad, Copenhagen

Area
3,909 m2

Typology
Residential

Collaborators
NREP
Artelia
BOGL

Year
2018

Status
Completed

Client
NREP
AG Group

Services
Architectural consulting

‘With Resource Rows and Upcycle Studios we have shown that you can go new ways that add up socially, environmentally, climatically and economically even on a tight budget.’

Claus Mathisen

CEO, NREP in Solution

‘Paradigm shift in Danish architecture.’

Karsten Ifversen

Architectural Editor, Politiken

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