Article source: AART Architects

Home for Life is located in Lystrup outside Denmark’s second-largest city, Aarhus, and leads the way to the next generation of climate-neutral buildings. It is designed as the world’s first Active House and is a result of a research and design development aimed at ensuring a necessary foothold in architecture in an anticipated low-carbon future. The 200m2 single family house is a CO2-neutral demonstration project, which systematically uses the energy from the sun. 7m2 solar collectors, 50m2 solar cells and a solar heat pump contribute to reduce the demand for energy, while strategically placed solar-cell operated roof windows offer a balanced amount of daylight to the bedrooms and the kitchen-dining room area. Furthermore, all roof windows have dynamic, solar-cell operated blinds on the inside and awnings on the outside.

Image Courtesy Adam Mørk

• Architects: AART Architects
• Project: Home for Life
• Location:Elmehaven 1, 8520 Lystrup, Denmark
• Client: VELFAC, VELUX
• Landscape architect: AART Architects
• Engineer: Esbensen Rådgivende Ingeniører
• Year: 2008 – 2009
• Size: 200m2
• Photographer: Adam Mørk
• Software used: AutoCAD, Revit and Daylight Visualizer

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