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N2 Gateway Housing Pilot Project

2005-present · Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

16°C · 11.0h daylight · 15 km/h wind

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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Climate: 16°C · 11.0h daylight · 15 km/h wind

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N2 Gateway Housing Pilot Project

2005-present · Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Bjarke Ingels GroupBjarke Ingels Group

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Typeworkbureau
Year / years2005-presentUnrecorded
PlaceCape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Place contextCape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaRepresentative site: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Climate16°C · 11.0h daylight · 15 km/h wind8°C · 14.7h daylight · 14 km/h wind · via Copenhagen Harbour Bath / BIG + JDS
FocusHousing project6 works in corpus
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  • Bjarke Ingels
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Notable works

  • Copenhagen Harbour Bath / BIG + JDS
  • VM Houses / BIG + JDS
  • Denmark Pavilion, Shanghai Expo 2010 / BIG
  • Sluishuis
Typologies
  • housing
  • social housing
  • housing estate
  • sports
  • recreation training
  • swimming pool
  • wood
  • public facilities
  • residential
  • housing
  • apartments
Materials
  • concrete
  • brick
  • wood
  • glass
  • concrete
Carbon signals

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

  • Concrete
  • Brick

Concrete and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Glass
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Track sourcing, certification, and assembly logic rather than assuming timber is automatically low impact.
AccessibilityPrivate or restricted1 of 1 recorded works are publicly accessible
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