Article source: Atelier Kristoffer Tejlgaard 

The architect behind Dome of Visions, Kristoffer Tejlgaard, sees sustainability in construction as an absolutely necessary and worthwhile entrance to his subject.

To his students, the former Pritzker award winner, Glenn Murcutt, formulated a very elegant approach to architecture: “Touch the Earth Lightly with your housing footprint”, and with that he did not only consider a building built on a few pillars. He asks the question: Where does the building materials come from? What damage has been done, for example, in the land area where the materials are extracted? How will the construction be returned to the ground again, or can it be recycled, recycled or assembled in a way so that it can be separated, changed and used in new contexts?

Image Courtesy © Atelier Kristoffer Tejlgaard

• Architects: Atelier Kristoffer Tejlgaard
• Project: Dome of Visions 3.0
• Location: Aarhus, Denmark
• The dome:
  • Dimensions: 24m diameter, 10,5m height
  • Footprint: 450m²
  • Garden: 130m²
  • Volume: 2.950m³
  • Surface area: 794m²
  • Beams: 588
  • Nodes: 282
  • Facade: 283 6mm sheets of polycarbonate
  • Top opening: 25m²
  • Bolts: 8.600
• The house:
  • Area groundfloor: 120m²
    
  • Area first floor: 140m²
    
  • CLT: 100m³

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