BaseCamp Lyngby Studentenhuisvesting by Lars Gitz Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Goud in Architectuur, Gebouwen en Constructieontwerp Competition Category.
GoudArchitectuur· 2020
BaseCamp Lyngby Studentenhuisvesting
Client: BaseCamp Student
A' Design Award in Goud Winner in Architectuur Category
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The Design
About BaseCamp Lyngby Studentenhuisvesting
BaseCamp Lyngby is een campus voor studentenhuisvesting, gebouwd op een relatief vlak terrein in een groene wijk in Kongens Lyngby, Denemarken. Het gebouw loopt geleidelijk op vanaf het maaiveld tot een maximale hoogte van zes verdiepingen. Een slingerend pad loopt over de volledige lengte van het dak, waar tuinen en kleine bomen een parkachtig landschap vormen dat toegankelijk is voor bewoners en bezoekers. De gebogen vorm omsluit verschillende kleine binnenhoven, waardoor afgebakende en intieme ruimtes ontstaan waar studenten elkaar kunnen ontmoeten, lezen of ontspannen. Het groene dak buffert bovendien regenwater en vermindert het energieverbruik.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award in Goud
BaseCamp Lyngby Studentenhuisvesting is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Goud, een immens prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan eersteklas, schitterende en uitmuntende ontwerpen. Winnaars in Goud zijn uiterst innovatieve, zeer visionaire en glamoureus verblindende creaties die het genie, de wijsheid en de bekwaamheid van hun ontwerpers weerspiegelen. BaseCamp Lyngby Studentenhuisvesting wordt verwacht een zeer geprezen, trendzettende en monumentale uitvinding te zijn die ongekende waarde levert. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Goud heeft gewonnen, is een spectaculair, gerespecteerd project dat enorm baat en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verlegt. BaseCamp Lyngby Studentenhuisvesting wekt intense gevoelens van verlangen, roept passie op, moedigt creativiteit aan en fascineert ons.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Studentcampus BaseCamp Lyngby is built on a relatively flat site covering 34.300 sqm. while being well integrated into green Lyngby neighborhood. At the entrance to the plot, the building rises slowly from ground level to the maximum height of six floors, inviting both inhabitants and visitors to enjoy the multiple green courtyards or to take a stroll along the serpentine path running in full length at the roof. Great views, gardens and many species of smaller trees and bushes make for an interesting walk in the park like landscape. The curved shape of the building wraps around smaller courtyards, creating well defined intimate spaces for the students to meet, read or simply relax.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The building of 37317 sq.m. lies on a 34300 sq.m. relatively flat site. It is 16,3 m wide and approx 1 km long. The buildings highest point is 22 m with its 6 levels in the south and from there it lowers its height all the way to the level 0 where the path connects. It is playfully wrapped around a vast common space in a round shaped building (1300 m 2) that visually reinforces the whole campus. Thus, bringing together all the shared functions and facilities by meeting the needs of students and residents of today and the near future.
- Tags
- Student housing, Residential architecture, Green roof, Sustainability, Nature interaction, Harmony
- Production Technology
- The building is certified at a DGNB Denmark “silver level”. The green roof provides a rainwater buffer, purifies the air, reduces the ambient temperature and saves energy. The facade is Rock Panel Durable and is certified BRE (Building Research Establishment) Class A+. 90 % of the energy of extracted air is reused in heating. Floor constructions accumulate heat during the day and minimize the need for heating at night. Facades are glazed in full height, so spaces are bathed in sun and daylight.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest creative challenge in this project was to create interesting and context inspired architecture by keeping the costs very low. In order to achieve that, only one module would be repeated in ways that could create organic shapes. After a few months of research the trapezoid shape was invented. This repetitive module creates the organic looking serpentine structure playfully positioned around old vegetation that existed on the plot.
- Research
- The location is in the midst of beautiful nature, close to Lyngby Lake and the Unesco preserved park “Dyrehaven”. The city center and Denmark's Technical University (DTU) are reachable by bike within a few minutes. A 1000 bike parking spaces encourage the use of the greenest transport possible and the train station located nearby adds to this – thereby also making the capital, Copenhagen, reachable within only 20 minutes. The lake is just by the southern side of the plot, which provides the opportunity to hike, sail or kayak within a short reach. Since the project is relatively large for the area, it has been an ambition to give something back by making the roof park accessible for the public, and in that way improve and attract the local community in relation to social, economic, and environmental aspects.
- Inspiration
- The concept and the organic form were inspired by the context. This part of the city has a very natural and green character that the building is in harmony with. The idea was to bring students closer to the nature and motivate them to interact with it. The project had to satisfy the low-cost an sustainability demand. A trapezoid repeatable shaped module that rotates differently within the same radius was invented, creating the round organic shaped structure. The structure is uninterruptedly running all the way through the site, creating a walking path in the nature on top of the building.
- Project Duration
- Construction start 06/01/2018
Expected construction completion date 08/01/2020
Location: Skovbrynet 2, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark - Operation Flow
- Basecamp Lyngby is a serviced campus run by a team known as Basebuddies. All rooms are furnished and have private bathrooms. The majority have their own kitchenette to. The interior design is made by Studio Aisslinger and provides great qualities in the rooms and common areas. Common areas are designed to enhance social interaction. In the curved main building as kitchens and living rooms. The round central building is made solely for the students to meet and contains space for play, party, fitness, lectures and studying.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Lars Gitz Architects, 2020.
- Team Members
- Architect: Lars Gitz Architects
Architect: Jon Clausen
Architect: Nevena Milosevic
Constructive architect: Kim Clausen - Image Credits
- Image #1: Illustrator Lars Gitz Architects, Front view, 2017
Image #2: Illustrator Kragh & Berglund Landscape architecture & Urban Design, Entrance, 2019
Image #3: Illustrator Lars Gitz Architects, Common building, 2017
Image #4: Illustrator Lars Gitz Architects, Site visualization, 2017
Image #5: Photographer BaseCamp Student, Work in progress, 2019
Video Credits: Kragh & Berglund Landscape architecture & Urban Design and Lars Gitz Architects, 2019
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