14_Sæby Strand – social housing | C.F. Møller Architects

NAME

Project title: Sæby Strand – social housing

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The project has been submitted by: Kim Madsen, Frederikshavn Boligforening

LOCATION
Country: Denmark

City: Sæby

Address: Strandkanten 1, 9300

AUTHOR

Designer or design team architects: C.F. Møller Architects

DETAILS  

Plot Area: 15.000 sq.m.

Gross Area: 7.964 sq.m.

Of which residential:  100%
Public/communal areas:  0%
Facilities for the public: 0%
Business/trade: 0%
Offices: 0%

Number of residential units:
Typology of users: families
Total building costs Euros: 13.000.000,00 €
Building Cost = Total Bulding Cost / Gross Area: 1.625,00 €/ sq.m.
Floor area ratio = Gross Area / Plot Area: 0,51
Work started on date: Tuesday, 7th June 2011
Work completion date: Wednesday, 20th February 2013

OWNERSHIP 

Promoter: Frederikshavn Housing Association
Allotment rule: Members on waiting list, offered pr. seniority
Reduction cost percentage compared to the market value:
– assignment: 15%
– rent: 20%

Description of the project: 

The seaside social housing development makes the most of a scenic site overlooking the Kattegat.

The homes are distributed in four building volumes, and staggered to provide views and light to every single unit. All terraces and balconies are oriented towards the sea, and due to the angles of the volumes they all enjoy good privacy. The exposure of the homes optimizes passive solar heating, due to relatively closed northeast elevations along which bedrooms and bathrooms are located, and more open south-eastern elevations with full-height glazing revealing open kitchens and living rooms.

The apartments, arranged as two, three and four bed units, are also designed to be flexible with possible reconfigurations of use. The development is low-energy class 2015 according to Danish building codes, with an energy consumption of less than 27 kWh/m²/year.

The exposure of the homes optimizes passive solar heating, due to relatively closed northeast elevations along which bedrooms and bathrooms are located, and more open south-eastern elevations with full-height glazing revealing open kitchens and living rooms.

Overhanging balconies shade the south facades in summer, while letting low sunlight in during winter to ensure a good daylight penetration. While not strictly innovative, this is a well proven and operational principle.

Solar heating panels are located on the roof, connected to a 15 m³ hot water buffer tank. The system supplies most of the hot water/heating demand, and is backed up by district heating (based on renewables).

24 of the apartments are reserved for tenants with allergies; and it’s prohibited to smoke or keep animals there.

The outdoor areas remain as a dune landscape, with lyme grass, fir and wild roses, and the buildings facades are simple and robust to harmonize with the surroundings.