Article source: LETH & GORI

What if a house can last at least five generations instead of two?

LETH & GORI’s Brick House is a project that creates innovation by reinventing history. By revisiting materials and solutions from historic houses which have proven to be robust and have a long life span a new type of contemporary sustainable house is created.

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• Architects: LETH & GORI
• Project: BRICK HOUSE
• Location: Nyborg, Denmark
• Photography: STAMERS KONTOR
• Client: Realdania Byg
• Competition start: April 2013
• Completion: November 2013 – Official inauguration June 2014
• Area: 136 m2.
• Budget: 2.4 mil. DKK

Project team:

• Architect In Charge: Uffe Leth, Karsten Gori
• Engineer: Buro Happold ApS
• Consultants: Teknologisk Institut, Nini Leimand, KADK – Institut 2, Muro
• Main Contractor: Ebbe Bernth Murer og Tømrer
• Bricklayer: Murermester Ask Askholm
• Carpenter: Ole Larsen & Sønner v. Anders Larsen ApS

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Article source: Henning Larsen Architects

The Adaptable House centres around flexibility and identifies how a flexible design of a single-family house can save time, resources and CO2 in connection with conversions and extensions. It forms part of a large development project financed by Realdania Byg.

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• Architects: Henning Larsen Architects
• Project: The Adaptable House
• Location: Nyborg, Denmark
• Client: Realdania Byg
• Year of construction: 2012 – 2013
• Type of assignment: comission
• Size: 125-150 m2