Architects:Helen & Hard

Area :4950 m²

Year :2019

Photographs :Sindre Ellingsen, Jiri Havran, Stian Dirdal

Structural Engineer :Sweco

Landscape Architect :Multiconsult Stavanger

Acoustics Consultants :SINUS/Brekke & Strand Akustikk

Energy Analysis :Niras, NIRAS

Creative Director Mnal : Siv Helene Stangeland

Creative Director : Reinhard Kropf

Project Architect Mnal : Ane S. Dahl

Architect : Håkon Solheim

Architectural Technician And Timber Specialist : Simon Aeschimann

User Involvement : Gaia Trondheim, Helen & Hard

Building Manager And Main Contractor : Kruse Smith

Project Manager : Solon Eiendom

Timber Engineering : Holzbau Saurer, Herman Blumer

Fire Safety Advisor : KonseptA

City : Stavanger

Country : Norway

Vindmøllebakken is a collaboration between Helen&Hard architects and Kruse Smith real estate: The whole development comprises 40 co-living units, 4 townhouses, and 10 apartments. The project is planned using a low-rise typology with 3-5 stories and is built of prefabricated timber elements. This refers to the traditional timber housing typology of the neighbourhood.  Vindmøllebakken has become a modern housing typology that fulfills human, social, and environmental needs in a sustainable way.

The residents – who own the apartments – have been involved in the planning and development process. This pilot project in Stavanger is based on the Gaining by Sharing model.