We have chosen to make full use of the site's qualities by placing the buildings centrally on the plot in a compact, circular configuration.

The development is planned as three small point blocks, comprising 4, 5 and 6 storeys, respectively. The tallest building is positioned closest to the neighbouring block to the west, while the lowest, four-storey building faces the development to the east.

All three buildings are positioned as far towards the centre of the site as possible. This creates a central square (No. 1 on the site plan) where residents can meet outdoors, partly beneath covered communal areas with established seating groups.

To further strengthen outdoor social sustainability, the project includes a fitness park (7), playground (6), herb and vegetable garden (12), shared rooftop terrace (13), and an exclusive outdoor area for the co-housing community (3). In addition, the site contains relatively large areas of open green space.

The indoor meeting spaces are planned along the square on the ground floor of Buildings A and B. One of the three communal areas includes a kitchen.

The “living rooms” are also planned with the necessary toilet facilities. Their location has been chosen so that residents can maintain visual contact with these spaces without having to enter them solely to check whether they are in use.

Resident parking is planned in the underground parking area. For both practical and social purposes, facilities for washing cars, bicycles and dogs will also be provided here.

The co-housing community has its own private, sheltered garden. Access is also provided to all other outdoor and indoor communal areas and their intended activities. This has been achieved through the positioning of the co-housing apartments and communal spaces, allowing residents to participate in the wider social life of the development.

Aesthetically, the buildings are designed with an approximately pitched-roof profile, timber cladding and an emphasis on ensuring that each apartment balcony has at least one sheltered side to provide protection from wind and rain. Experience shows that exposed, unsheltered balconies have significantly less “usage time” compared with sheltered balconies.

Rett Hjem Bolig primarily uses timber as the dominant construction material. The developer’s latest project, “Heimdalsporten,” was constructed using timber as the load-bearing structure all the way up to eight storeys.

To further document the proposed development, we have chosen to include supplementary drawings and tables.

In general, it should be emphasised that the material submitted as part of the bid by the developer and architect represents only an idea and a proposal for how the site could be developed. Should the municipality, seller or other participating parties have suggestions or requirements for changes, the bidder is of course open to these.

It is also emphasised that the bidder accepts and will comply with all other guidelines and requirements concerning the organisation of the housing association, pre-emption rights, price reductions and, in other words, all provisions and recommendations described in the competition brief.