"The Wings", the triple-certified building of the future
The Wings is an innovative complex that combines futuristic design and sustainability. With BREEAM Excellent, WELL Gold, and DGNB Gold certifications, the building houses offices, a hotel, and common areas, utilizing advanced solutions such as AGC Stopray glass for energy efficiency.
Created using a modular system – developed by BIG and CJ Group – the Sneglehusene housing project is part of the Nye neighborhood, in the north of Aarhus, Denmark’s second-largest city.
The overall design was based on the Dortheavej Residence, that BIG and CJ Group previously created in Copenhagen. The project contains townhouses, multi-bedroom apartments, and studios that range in scale from 50 to 150 square meters, for a total of 93 homes.
Composed of a total of six blocks from one to four stories, curved in a spiral around a pond and a green boardwalk in the center of the project, the “Sneglehusene” is conceived as a “porous wall”. Two kinds of stacked modules are repeated to create a characteristic checkered pattern, also underlined by the timber board cladding.
“Our modular concept has made it possible for us to maintain simplicity in the execution despite the construction's complexity, and we have been allowed to improve the concept with all our experience,” said BIG partner Finn Noerkjaer.
The design of well-being according to Caimi
Two new products ensure the highest level of environmental well-being through acoustic insulation.
