Materials
We integrate knowledge about environmental issues, sustainability and healthy materials
At NORD we work consciously and responsibly with material resources. We integrate knowledge about sustainability and healthy materials in our design, and always strive to find new aesthetical and beautiful details that projects a significant expression and distinctive character to the building.
We make use of new and innovative methods and materials in our projects. We take responsibility for the earth’s resources and work hard for green revenue.
Case: Villa Wood
We engage with innovative and classic material technology and create sustainable solutions through the use of for instance CLT and wood as a building material
An investigation into a contemporary sustainable house that uses wood as the main material. 'Shou Sugi Ban' combined with CLT merges past and future material technologies.
Case: Furesø City Hall
The use of upcycled materials that are Cradle to Cradle certified, provides our projects with new substance and character. Here the ceilings are made of recycled plastic bottles.
Case: Hospice in Frederiksberg
Sustainable Kebony wood has been
treated in a unique way to extend
the material’s lifetime and minimize maintenance
Case: Brickwork in Carlsberg
Details that complement the historical context gives the building identity and coherence
Case: House of Natural Science
An investigation into a circular shaped building led to a glassfacade, that changes character when it absorbes different light conditions over time.
Case: Messinavej Energy Renovation
Energy renovation of buildings from the ‘70s gives new possibilities for materiality, expression and identity
Case: Brønshøj Parish Center
CLT timber structure used to lower the C02 footprint of the building, and creating a significant aestetic expression of the centre
