BIG unveils spiral-shaped modular housing development in Aarhus

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https://www.dezeen.com/2022/10/03/big-housing-sneglehusene-aarhus-denmark-curved-modular/









Architecture studio BIG has completed six curved housing blocks that combine to form a spiral shape at the Sneglehusene development near Aarhus, Denmark. Containing 93 homes, the Sneglehusene housing for developer Taekker Group forms part of the Nye neighbourhood to the north of Aarhus and was created using a modular system developed by BIG and contractor CJ Group.









The six curved blocks, which vary from one to four stories, spiral out from a central park designed by BIG Landscape surrounding a small pond. The overall design for Sneglehusene, which translates as the snail houses in reference to the developments' spiral form, was based on the Dortheavej Residence housing that BIG and CJ Group previously created in Copenhagen.





"As an architect, one typically only gets to build a house once," said BIG partner Finn Noerkjaer. "With the Sneglehusene, we were given the opportunity to evolve our housing concept from an earlier project, while also developing the buildings' own identity." "Our modular concept has made it possible for us to maintain simplicity in the execution despite the construction's complexity, and we have been allowed to improve the concept with all our experience," he continued.



The development has a similar aesthetic to the Copenhagen housing, with the blocks broken up to create a "porous wall". As at Dortheavej Residence, a distinctive checked pattern was created by stacking two modular structures with the indented modules having 3.5-metre high ceilings and the protruding ones 2.5-metre high ceilings.

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1. Nye - a new sustainable and water-wise suburb in Denmark that meets half of the SDG's

https://stateofgreen.com/en/solutions/nye-a-new-sustainable-and-water-wise-suburb-in-denmark-that-meets-half-of-the-un-17-sdgs/