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Healthy Home townhouses in Stjørdal

“The unique feature of these townhouses is a range of exclusive details and Active House standards that come at a square-metre price similar to that of a traditional newbuild townhouse in the same area.”

- Torstein Nordby of Stjørdal

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Healthy Home Townhouses in Stjørdal with VELUX roof windows

Architect: Ketill Skogholt; Photos: Anniken Zahl Furunes

Located in the Stjørdal Active House residential complex outside the Norwegian city of Trondheim, the six townhouses form two rows of terraced houses, surrounded by nature. Wood - one of the main materials used in those houses, used as a building material in Norway for centuries - was sourced locally.

Each townhouse has a floor area of 138 m² distributed between two floors on a narrow, deep plot. While the depth enables an economical layout and energy savings, roof windows are crucial for ensuring enough light and a healthy indoor climate.

With three bedrooms, a convenient laundry room and a spacious terrace, each unit has a range of facilities for families of different sizes and lifestyles. The focal point of the house is the large kitchen-dining room on the upper floor. Here, roof windows provide daylight from above and facade windows ensure a great view to the Trondheim fjord. Also in the ground floor living room, residents can enjoy sunlight from above. Thanks to a sun tunnel in the ceiling, natural daylight is led into the room, thereby reducing the need for electrical lighting.

Healthy Home Townhouses in Stjørdal with VELUX roof windows Architect: Ketill Skogholt; Photos: Anniken Zahl Furunes

Torstein Nordby

of Stjørdal

Living in an energy-efficient building does not have to be a complicated or expensive challenge. Nor do you have to sacrifice appealing architecture or fresh air quality indoors.

Architect: Ketill Skogholt; Photos: Anniken Zahl Furunes

The VELUX Daylight Visualizer 2 design tool was used in the design process to measure and ensure optimal daylight conditions. Illuminance renderings were prepared to measure the daylight factor - a recognized performance indicator to evaluate the amount of available daylight in the room.

Thanks to collaboration with VELUX, a light design tool was used from the concept design phase, which enabled adjusting floorplans to let some of the light from the high-positioned roof windows to reach the ground floor through an open staircase.

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Architect: Ketill Skogholt; Photos: Anniken Zahl Furunes

The Healthy Home Townhouses have a hybrid ventilation solution that provides excellent indoor air quality throughout the year. Fresh air is supplied by natural ventilation through the VELUX INTEGRA® roof windows. The roof windows can be programmed to perform automatic, natural ventilation when needed, operated with remote control. The natural ventilation is combined with a balanced mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery, which saves both energy and money.

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