The challenges facing the built environment are shared. The knowledge to address them should be too.
Living Places brings together projects, publications and practical experience developed through real-world application. By making this knowledge openly available, we aim to help others build on proven experience, adapt successful approaches and accelerate progress.
Explore the cases and publications that continue to inform healthier, more sustainable and more affordable buildings.
Living Attic
Unlocking new possibilities within existing buildings. Living Attic demonstrates how underused attic spaces can be transformed into healthy and attractive homes. By building on existing structures, the project shows how renovation and adaptive reuse can create new housing opportunities while improving daylight, indoor climate and quality of life. Explore the project to discover how existing buildings can become part of the solution to future housing needs.
LEV Huset
Applying Living Places principles at an urban scale. LEV demonstrates how Living Places principles can be translated into multi-storey housing. The project explores how health, sustainability and quality of life can be integrated into urban residential development while responding to the realities of density and growth. Explore the project to discover how Living Places principles can support housing that performs for people, planet and business in growing cities.
Living Places Book
Living Places: Principles and Insights for a New Way of Thinking Buildings shares the knowledge behind the award-winning initiative. Developed through practice, research and collaboration, it brings together methods and insights for others to apply and build upon.
LKR Innovation House Book
LKR Innovation House Book shares the knowledge behind a remarkable architectural transformation. Developed through practice and experimentation, the book presents insights and lessons from transforming an existing building into a healthy, future-oriented workplace.