Cases & Experiments

Discover how Living Places principles are being applied by partners across different markets, housing types and real-world challenges. On this page, you can explore case studies, learn from practical experiences, and see how healthier, lower-carbon homes are being tested, adapted and scaled in different contexts.

Cases

Habitat for Humanity

Affordable housing is often defined by what it costs to build. In York County, Habitat for Humanity and VELUX explore a broader view, one that includes the cost of living over time. By applying Living Places principles, the project tests how healthier homes can also be more resilient and truly affordable to own.

IGLOO Regeneration

In Sunderland, IGLOO is exploring what happens when Living Places moves from idea to reality. The development translates principles into 40+ homes shaped by real market conditions, regulations and long-term needs, testing how healthier, more sustainable housing can scale beyond prototypes into everyday living.

Domea

The quality of a home should not depend on who lives in it. In Denmark, Domea is exploring how Living Places principles can be applied within social housing, testing how healthy indoor conditions, durable materials and low carbon design can become accessible at scale through real projects and everyday contexts.

Thylander

The challenge is not knowing how to build better homes, but delivering them at scale. In Denmark, Thylander is applying Living Places principles within real developments, exploring how healthier homes, lower carbon solutions and strong resident experiences can move from ideas into large-scale housing.

HusCompagniet

Housing innovation has the greatest impact when it reaches everyday homes. In Denmark, HusCompagniet is exploring how Living Places knowledge can shape future houses, testing how healthier indoor environments and lower impact design can be applied at scale in homes built for real life.

SOS Children’s Villages Denmark

In Ukraine, Children’s Living Places explores how rebuilding can support both homes and lives. Led by SOS Children’s Villages Denmark, the project brings housing, care and community together, testing how Living Places principles can help create stable environments for children and families in times of uncertainty.

Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma (BGDD)

What happens when Living Places moves across borders? In the Netherlands, BGDD is testing how the ideas behind it can be adapted to a new context. The Smûk project explores how healthier, low-impact homes can be delivered using local materials, methods and market realities.

Experiments

Living Places Copenhagen

Can healthier, lower-carbon homes be built today? In Copenhagen, Living Places set out to test this through full-scale prototypes, exploring how design, materials and building methods can deliver both strong indoor climates and significantly lower emissions in real homes.

LKR Innovation House

What does innovation look like when it’s built, used and constantly evolving? The LKR Innovation House explores how design, materials and flexible spaces can support new ways of working, testing how buildings can adapt over time while balancing indoor comfort, resource use and everyday performance.

Other Cases

Living Attic

What if better homes could come from what already exists? Near Paris, Living Attic explores how renovation and attic conversion can transform an energy-poor house into a healthier, more comfortable home, testing how simple, well-considered changes can improve both everyday living and overall performance.

LEV Huset

How can Living Places scale beyond individual homes? In Copenhagen, LEV Huset explores how healthier indoor environments, lower-carbon materials and efficient use of space can be applied to multi-storey housing, testing how these principles can shape future living in dense urban contexts.