Architecture studio 3XN is developing a carbon-negative extension for Hotel GSH on the Danish island of Bornholm that will be built almost entirely from wood.
Designed by 3XN in collaboration with its sustainability-focused sister studio GXN, the new eco-friendly wing will provide 24 rooms, a conference room and rooftop spa for the hotel.
It follows the studio's completion of Hotel GSH, which is an acronym for Hotel Green Solution House, in Rønne in 2015.
Hotel first of its kind in Denmark
The Danish studios' goal for the extension is for it to be carbon-negative over its lifespan, which they claim "has not been seen in a commercial building in Denmark before".
Carbon-negative buildings, also described as climate positive, are designed to absorb more carbon than they consume during their lifetime. To achieve this, it will be built with a cross-laminated timber structure, insulated with wood fibres and clad with wooden panels. It will also utilise passive design and renewable energy technologies, and contain furnishings made from recycled materials.
Hotel GSH's extension will have a cross-laminated timber structure
"If we in Denmark want to be able to achieve our climate goals, the construction industry needs to think and act differently, and there is, therefore, a great need for lighthouse projects like this," said Kasper Guldager Jensen, partner at 3XN.
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