Sommerlystgrunden
Several strong ideas form the starting point for this project - to combine the town house of the suburbs with the typology of the city blocks, to create a house in the city which in its entirety creates a great, spacious variation in the apartments, and to be able to offer a private outdoors space for every home.
The concept of this project is to accommodate the demand for townhouses that seems to be the first choice for “the newly established family” when seeking an alternative to their student apartment. A town house comes with a garden, it is spacious enough for the family, it has a sheltered space for the new car, and it is quite affordable compared to the price of square meters in the city.
Our main idea with this project, Sommerlystgrunden, is to focus on the spacious and sustainable city which is why we have chosen create an alternative to a life in the suburbs. We want to combine the best from the townhouse in the suburbs with the best from the city.
So, we propose that all the houses in this new construction are as a minimum 95 square meters and that ALL the apartments have direct access to a private garden. The gardens and yards will provide a close contact with nature and the opportunity to closely observe the changing seasons.
We also propose to integrate the traditional townhouse´s multiple levels into our new city house in order to create inspiring, simple, and bright spaces with a view of the city skyline. The multiple levels will also ensure that all apartments have direct access to a private outdoor space.
To further ensure the suburban convenience and everyday accessibility we have planned an underground parking lot for both cars and bike-cycles which all homes will have direct access to.
Last but not least we suggest that the new city house is executed according to the standard of the future passive house to ensure a sustainable house with minimal energy costs.
We believe that though these ideas of space and strategy the new building will be a strong alternative to a life in the suburbs.
