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Exterior view of Walden 7 in Sant Just Desvern, showing the red modular housing mass and stacked terraces.
Walden 7

1975 · Sant Just Desvern, Catalonia, Spain

Walden 7 exterior view

Exterior view of Walden 7 in Sant Just Desvern.

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Walden 7

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Walden 7Walden 7

1975 · Sant Just Desvern, Catalonia, Spain

Arne JacobsenArne Jacobsen

1927-1971 · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19751927-1971
PlaceSant Just Desvern, Catalonia, SpainCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Place contextSant Just Desvern, Catalonia, SpainRepresentative site: Gentofte Municipality, Gentofte Municipality, Denmark
Climate20°C · 13.6h daylight · 4 km/h wind10°C · 14.6h daylight · 10 km/h wind · via Rothenborg House
FocusHousing complex12 works in corpus
Architects
  • Ricardo Bofill
  • Arne Jacobsen
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura

Notable works

  • Rothenborg House
  • Bellavista housing estate
  • Bellevue Teatret
  • Skovshoved Petrol Station
Typologies
  • housing
  • residential complex
  • collective housing
  • house
  • housing
  • performance venue
  • theatre
  • office
  • civic building
  • city hall
  • building
Materials
  • concrete
  • ceramic
  • painted stucco
  • concrete
  • brick
  • steel
  • glass
Carbon signals

Concrete, Ceramic, and Painted Stucco look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Ceramic
  • Painted Stucco

Concrete, Steel, and Brick look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Steel
  • Brick
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Use classification and product-level EPD research to place this material more precisely.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
AccessibilityPrivate or restricted4 of 4 recorded works are publicly accessible
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