Uncompromising design

The newly built home is close to the coast with views of the water and the property’s trees from the first floor. Nature is at eye level in every room, but the house's climate-friendly features are invisible.

The children live on the ground floor, but there is also space for a small granny flat on the same floor. An open stairwell connects the house vertically, giving a sense of spaciousness on both floors. From the outside, the house can be described as a black monolith growing out of the grass, while the large windows provide a good connection between the inside and outside.

The daylight indoors also characterises the spaciousness, highlighting the qualities of the materials. From the open-plan kitchen/living room, you can see directly into the trees, which in summer also provide some shade from the sun. From here there is also direct access to a roof terrace, which compensates for the kitchen’s location on the first floor. To the north, you can see the water, and if you look up towards the roof ridge, you can gaze directly into the sky through the skylights. The lofts serve as a bedroom and workspace for the parents.

Voluntary Sustainability Standard

Troldtekt line is installed on all 190 square metres of living space and in the external workshop, connecting floors and emphasising the lines of the house through the panels' continuous grooves. The panels are made of FUTURECEM, which is a type of cement in which some of the material is replaced by clay, giving it a distinct warm colour. This also reduces the carbon footprint. Not only is the house inviting and modern, however; it's also a home with a very low carbon footprint (5.8 CO₂/sqm/year) and a documented good indoor climate.

Simon and Jette Bullinger wanted to build a home made of familiar and solid materials with a good indoor climate that meets the Voluntary Sustainability Standard (FBK). This comprises measurements of the indoor climate, which include daylight, acoustics, degassing and noise from ventilation systems.

The Voluntary Sustainability Standard is a trial scheme that includes many parameters, such as life cycle analysis and total life cycle costs. Realdania provided financial support for the more thorough planning, but otherwise the climate considerations did not make the house more expensive.

" The challenge of designing and building with significantly lower LCA results than the new 2025 requirements has been fully achieved without compromising on safety and aesthetics, while at the same time documenting an indoor climate that is far better than the general requirements of the building regulations," says Simon Bullinger