Søbredden is a development of 13 terraced homes located within Kirkebjerg Søpark in Brøndbyvester, Denmark. Developed by AKF and designed by Danielsen Architecture, the project marks the first time a professional Danish developer has delivered a full residential development using a timber-straw construction system. The homes form part of Denmark's "4 to 1 Planet" initiative, which aims to reduce the carbon footprint of new housing by 75% before 2030.
The exterior walls are delivered as full wall elements using EcoCocon's industrially prefabricated straw panels, in collaboration with Roust. The wall system is complemented by timber framing, hemp insulation, and seagrass-based ventilation filtration — all selected for their natural, breathable properties. The buildings contain no plastic and no harmful chemistry in the wall assembly.
Natural ventilation strategies replace conventional mechanical systems, reducing both operational energy use and the carbon cost of building services. The independently verified carbon footprint reaches 8.1 kg CO₂eq/m²/year — dropping to 5.4 kg with updated 2025 emission factors. That is 53% lower than the Danish housing average. Prior to the terraced homes, AKF completed two communal straw buildings on the same site in 2023, functioning as a guest room, caretaker office, workshop and laundry — built using the same construction method.
PROJECT PARTNERS
Architect: Danielsen Architecture
Landscape: Danielsen Urban Landscape
Engineer: Artelia
Contractor: JDH-BYG
Client / Developer: AKF
Further collaborators: Ekolab, Cubic Group, Norconsult, Notech, DTU, Rambøll, Bark Rådgivning
