CASE STUDY

University of
Southern Denmark
Student Housing
Content
• Location • Elevation & Section

• Architect • Models

• Concept • Gallery

• Form Development • Features and Facilities

• Site Plan • Elements

• Plans • Inferences
 Campus Kollegiet

University of
Southern Denmark
Architect
C.F. Møller
C.F. Møller Architects is one
of Scandinavia’s leading
architectural firms, with 90
years of award-winning work
in the Nordic region and
worldwide
Concept
The Campus House has no “rear” side.
So shape of the building is such that it
is easily recognizable on the campus
and signify that there is something
different inside here
Concept
The university’s clear structure is taken as an inspiration for the student residence with its layout centered on common spaces
on all floors, the new building reinterprets the existing university’s manageable and human-scaled campus laid out around
common environments – a sort of vertical campus
Form Development
The dorm rooms are located on the outer faces of the three towers, where they all enjoy views of the countryside without
overlooking neighboring rooms, due to the building's turns and twists.

Programmatic area subdivided into Three tower arranged around a Views and visual connections to
smaller scale units shared centre the surroundings
Form Development

Volumes are pushed/pulled Shifting and rotating creates Frame and reliefs enhance Rooms and balconies reveal activity
directions and surface shadowplay and texture and pulse on a human scale
 Cortex Park Site Plan
The design of the student housing is based on a strong
Campus Kollegiet
community spirit. The 250 student residences are located in
three interconnected 15-storey building

This means that the residence has no front or back, but

appears attractive from a 360-degree perspective

The site’s terrain slopes gently towards an elongated wetland

to the south
University of
Southern Denmark

Size: 13,700 m² (250 housing units)

 Cortex Park

Campus Kollegiet

Green Area

Wetlands
Plan
Basement Plan
Plan
Ground Floor
Plan
2nd Floor
Plan
6th Floor
Plan
12th Floor
Plan
13th Floor
Plan
14th Floor

LOBBY
Plan
15th Floor ROOF TERRACE

SITTING AREA
Dorm Room Single (22 m²) Dorm Room Accessible (30 m²) Dorm Room 2-Persons (33 m²)
3D View of 2nd Floor
Elevation
Northwest Facade
Elevation
South Facade
Elevation
East Facade
Section
Models
Gallery Exterior
Roof Terrace
Student Lockers at Ground Floor

Gallery Interior Bicycle / Storage Room

Common Kitchen at the centre of each floor
Dorm Room Single
Dorm Room Accessible Dorm Room 2-Persons
Features and
Facilities
• Ground floor café
• Group rooms
• Study areas
Students seen interacting on the
• Party spaces Roof Terraces

• Roof terraces and Sitting

• Kitchens are at the center of each floor
• Shared common space in each unit
• All Rooms have balconies and views
• Transparency and sightlines
• Priority to public transport and cycling
• Passive design parameters

Common space in each unit

Element
Brick Screen Detail
Student Review (Source : Merit Studentermedie )

“Its super cool to live here and you get a very beautiful view of all directions from the common space. Here a community has been
developed almost us all. The housing is close to the university. At 3,000 DK we have get great living conditions, exquisite furniture,
good environment even a bicycle. The only problem that I find is that we only have access to our own floor. If I want to meet my friends,
I have to meet them in the lobby or stairs. But the strong unity in the building is priceless.”

- Maria Amsinck (Local Student)

“It really nice, and quite a change coming from UK as our style of student living generally involves having student rooms at the same
floor. I truly enjoy the freedom of making my own meals and get a chance to try local as well as international cuisines. The room prices
are actually quite similar to that of UK and I’ll anyway prefer living here than anywhere else. It feels quite nice when people always ask
me about living in here, about the facilities and the amazing views. Sometimes it becomes barrier for international students to adapt
with the Danish students due to language and cultural differences. But the same can be seen as an opportunity to learn and grow.”

- Richard Cowie (International Student)

Inferences
• Campus Kollegiet creates a linkage between the University and Cortex Park which signifies a bridge between old and new
• The building's overall energy concept is based on the optimization of passive design parameters such as shape,
orientation, adaptation to climatic conditions, daylighting, ceiling heights and structural thermal mass
• A highly insulated and airtight building develops an envelope, and uses of natural cross-ventilation, and extensive heat
recovery from exhaust air, waste water and showers to ensure building has a low - energy consumption
• Private balcony has an environmental function: The shading internal balconies help manage solar gain, contributing to
significant energy savings
• The orientation and arrangement of dorm rooms and common space which allows light and views from three directions
• The shared areas are carefully graded from small and intimate communities to larger rooms for big occasions, to establish a
balance between the common and the need for privacy
• Communal Kitchen establishes diversity and develops a strong community spirit
• The interior design creates a spacious and warm atmosphere
• Despite its unique height, the student housing blends organically into the surrounding protected forest landscape, with its
own park and small lake.