660 sqm Shipping Container Office Building
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Architecture: Arcgency
Project: Container office building
Area: 660 sqm
Location: Nordhavnen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Year: 2015.
Photo: Rasmus Hjortshoj - COAST Studio
Key sustainable features:
· Designed for Scandinavian climate. – 10 to + 25
· Low energy usage: Below 41 kWh/m2 pr. year.
· Highly insulated facade panels. 300mm. U- value: 0,13 W/m2K.
· Designed for disassembly.
· 90 % recyclable materials.
· Naturally ventilated.
· 3-layered windows with build in shading film.
· Minimal site impact pillars.
Arcgency architecture firm transformed used shipping containers into Unionkul, an energy-efficient mobile office “made to be moved.” The shipping container office is located in the Nordhavnen area in Copenhagen, Denmark. The contemporary cargotecture project is designed to minimize energy usage and is built to withstand the Scandinavian climate’s harsh extremes. The architects describe the cost-effective project as “an experiment in prefab architecture that challenges universal waste issues and traditional building techniques.”
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Building Process
1000 sqm Shipping Container Office Building
Design for disassembly - high quality office space in repurposed shipping containers.
| Drawings |
| Building Process |
| About Arcgency |
Architecture: Arcgency
Project: Container office building
Area: 1000 sqm
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Year: 2015
Photo: Arcgency
Drawings
Building Process
About Arcgency
Architectural office situated in Copenhagen, Denmark.
In the making of architecture, a high percentage of the worlds resources are used. As architects, it is our responsibility to create a better world, with better cities without exploiting nature.
At Arcgency we design and build sustainable architecture by using new building methods and always thinking of life-cycle and reusability.
We have a strong belief, that better design last longer and creates less waste.
RCA. Resource Conscious Architecture:
Research is a fundamental part of Arcgencys strategy for RCA, Resource Conscious Architecture.Through professional networks we develop and test the strategies.
Arcgency is a member of CONCITO, Denmark's green think tank. We are happy to be a part of the network that pushes forward the low-cost transition towards a climate-neutral society in Denmark and in other parts of the world.
| Address | Skudehavnsvej 1. 2.th, 2150 København Ø, Denmark | |
| Phone 1 | +45 6128 0012 | |
| Phone 2 | +45 2613 0473 | |
| Email 1 | moller@arcgency.com | |
| Email 2 | vinzent@arcgency.com |
Temporary, Sustainable and Mobile Shipping Container Offices by Arcgency, Copenhagen, Denmark