Campus Hall, University of Southern Denmark

Client
A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal
Address
Odense, Denmark
Size
15900 m², 250 student housing units + 20000 m² landscape
Year
2012-2015
The design of the new student housing for the University of Southern Denmark in Odense is based on a strong community spirit.
The 250 student residences are located in three interconnected 15-storey buildings. This means that the residence has no front or back, but appears attractive from a 360-degree perspective. The building's distinctive shape makes it easily recognizable on the campus. The dorm rooms are located on the outer faces of the three towers, where they all enjoy views of the countryside without overlooking neighbouring rooms, due to the building's turns and twists. Each room has a private balcony, which both helps make the homes attractive, but also has an environmental function: The shading internal balconies help manage solar gain, contributing to significant energy savings.
Moving inwards from the private rooms towards the communal kitchen in the centre, areas gradually become more and more collective: A shared living room acts as a social meeting place for the small cluster of seven rooms, which all residences are grouped in, and acts as a transition to the fully communal spaces. The kitchens at the centre of each floor are shared by all, and feature generous glazed facades that ensure light and views in three directions. The top floors have spectacular views, and are reserved for common activities such as study groups, party rooms and green roof terraces.
Team
Engineering
Niras
Architect
C.F. Møller Architects
Landscape
C.F. Møller Landscape
Awards
- Civic Trust Award. 2017
- Fritz-Höger-Award, Special Mention. 2017
- Worldwide Brick Award, commendation. 2017
- AR Housing Awards - Highly Commended. 2016
- Odense Municipality Architecture Award. 2016
Energy and sustainability
| High performance thermal insulation |
| Daylight |
| Ventilation |
| Passive solar design |
| Energy efficient design |
| Low energy windows |
| Green Roof |
| LCA |
| Sustainable planning |
| Rainwater harvesting |
| Prefabricated components |
| Healthy building |
| Noise minimization |
| Natural ventilation |
| Low-energy standard (2020) |
References
- 2019 VORTEILE #18, p. 28-33
- 2018 Fundamentals for Sustainability - C3 Special, p. 180-193
- 2018 The Housing Design Handbook, p. 106-109
- 2017 Architecture and Culture, April 2017, p.141-151
- 2017 db deutsche bauzeitung #4, p. 42-48
- 2017 mondoarc #98, p.52-58
- 2017 Urbanism and Architecture #7, p. 108-117
- 2016 Arkitekten #05, p. 54-59
- 2016 Architectural Digest #171, p.69
- 2016 Architectural Review #78, p. 126-134
- 2016 id+c #265, p. 36-41
- 2016 mur+betong #3, p.66-69
- 2016 Nordic Housing - A New Golden Age, p.40-43
- 2015 Byggeplads, #5 nov., p. 16-17
- 2015 Byggeri # 10, p. 10 + 30-33
- 2015 Handicap Idræt, sept. 15, p. 14-15
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