arquitectura
White Arkitekter
Gotemburgo, Suecia
Scandinavian studio behind the Sara Kulturhus in Skellefteå (Sweden), one of the tallest timber buildings in the world, combining theatre, gallery, library, museum and hotel in a CLT and glulam structure. White Arkitekter calculates that the building will be carbon negative throughout its life cycle: it stores twice the CO₂ emitted during its construction. The timber comes from forests within a 60 km radius and the building runs entirely on renewable energy, with a geothermal pump and 1,200 m² of solar panels on the roof.
- Category
- Architecture
- Region
- Gotemburgo, Suecia
- Official website
- whitearkitekter.com
Why we chose it
Because they demonstrate at the scale of a large public facility that a timber building can be carbon negative throughout its life.
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Proyectos asociados · 2
Magasin X
Uppsala, Suecia
Edificio de oficinas en Uppsala, Suecia, con estructura íntegra de madera (CLT), de White Arkitekter, terminado en 2022.
Sara Kulturhus
Skellefteå, Suecia
Centro cultural y hotel de 20 plantas en Skellefteå (Suecia), de White Arkitekter, en madera maciza local, uno de los edificios de madera más altos…
Frequently asked questions
- Where is White Arkitekter located?
- White Arkitekter is based in Gotemburgo, Suecia.
- Why is White Arkitekter in the Descarboniza directory?
- Because they demonstrate at the scale of a large public facility that a timber building can be carbon negative throughout its life.
