Vonsild - Solar Row Houses

The project is the result of a collaboration with IEA Solar Heating Task and Denmark’s Technical University to develop housing with very low energy consumption.

The project consists of 33 spatially varied and daylight rich row houses that maximize solar heat utilization while creating a neighbourhood not dependent on uniform southern orientation.

The project consists of two very different housing types. The first has a north-south orientation, with a skylight giving light to the interior via a double high central room. The other has an east-west orientation, with a raised shed skylight bringing light deep into the double high common room.

The project is constructed of massive concrete elements to facilitate the accumulation solar heat. The facades are clad in cedar and zinc siding.