Degnejorden
Award-winning green masterplan for new residential area
Our award-winning masterplan for the area has a central element in a green 'spinal cord', which meanders from east to west, connecting housing clusters and offering meeting places such as a communal kitchen, laundry and community house.
- Location
- Lejre, Denmark
- Category
- Residential
- Year
- 2016 - In Progress
- Client
- The Municipality of Lejre
- Collaborator
- MOVE Arkitektur
- Size
- 5 ha
The new residential area, Degnejorden, is being developed in Lejre as a modern, social and sustainable village community close to the bustling town. Back in 2016, Dissing+Weitling won an open competition for a masterplan for the new sustainable residential area on a green and lush 5-hectare site.
In collaboration with MOVE Arkitektur, we developed a proposal focusing on the community, nature and freedom – a modern village, driven by the residents, and offering a diverse and spacious environment with room for all ages and social groups.
The green 'spinal cord' is a modern interpretation of the village pond – a green communal space between the housing clusters.