The student towers are a part of a larger masterplan densifying an existing student village in Trondheim, Norway. The project uses the site of a former parking lot to create a new heart for the student village with housing units, kindergarten, grocery store and sports activities. All buildings are planned in cross laminated timber (CLT).

© Ivan Brodey

Architects: MDH Arkitekter

Location: Trondheim, Norway

Architects In Charge: Minna Riska, Dagfinn Sagen, Helge Lunder

Area: 21700.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Ivan Brodey, Studentsamskipnaden og MDH arkitekter , Tomas Bekkavik

Contractor: Veidekke

Consultants: iTre, Høyer Finseth, Rambøll, Vintervoll, K.Lund, Brekke og Strand
Client: Studensamskipnaden I Trondheim (SiT)

© Tomas Bekkavik

From the architect. The student towers are a part of a larger masterplan densifying an existing student village in Trondheim, Norway. The project uses the site of a former parking lot to create a new heart for the student village with housing units, kindergarten, grocery store and sports activities. All buildings are planned in cross laminated timber (CLT).

© Studentsamskipnaden og MDH arkitekter

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