Pioneer project in reuse and circular design

The aim is to create a structure that integrates principles for circularity into practice; that it is flexible, can be disassembled, can be adapted to future needs, and recycled. The building’s load-bearing construction will be made of wood, while the protective outer envelope and certain interior elements will feature reused and biogenic materials. 

On the site today, there are two existing brick houses. The ambition is to reuse as much as possible from these buildings. But also reused materials from around the local area is part of the proposed plan; ”Reusing materials from the local area provides us with a unique opportunity to integrate the local community into the project; they will gain hands-on experience with sustainability, and it creates a strong local foundation for the project, " says, Casper Østergaard, Sustainability Lead at COWI.

“The competition programme strongly emphasised reuse, transformation, and circularity, and through great cross-disciplinary co-creation between colleagues at Arkitema and at COWI we have managed to make a design that meets the criteria,” says Senior Creative Leader at Arkitema, Anna Kathrine Bisgaard Sørensen.

The culture center will host the local public library, Citizen Service, a culture school with workshops and music rooms, a stage hall for theatre and music, 2 cinema halls, a communal kitchen and more, and serve as a cultural hub for the entire area of Hornslet in Syddjurs Municipality in Denmark.