Over a thousand houses built on the Store Lungegårdsvann lake will form the heart of Trenezia, a sustainable village masterplanned by Waugh Thistleton for Bergen, Norway.
London architecture studio Waugh Thistleton designed Trenezia in a bid to create a carbon neutral residential and cultural hub for the city that would attract locals to remain within central Bergen.
"Given the scale of the development, to achieve carbon neutrality in terms of operational energy on a net annual basis will be a challenge," senior associate Kirsten Haggart told Dezeen.

The masterplan, designed for BOB Housing Association, imagines 1,500 homes positioned on the lake in the city centre. These will be built on a series of artificial islands connected to the shore by a giant, publicly-accessible boardwalk. Once built, the boardwalk spanning the lake will form the "central spine" of Trenezia. There will be floating structures along its length, including a swimming pool, performance space and moorings, intended to encourage community activity and interaction.
It will also form a link between Bergen's old town on the west of the lake and the city's arts hub on the east, which will be complete with a new beach.

Waugh Thistleton's priority for the scheme is that it is ecologically friendly, with low energy and water consumption and minimal waste generation.
"Firstly, the demand from the buildings and facilities will be minimised through a highly efficient building envelo...