Architectural beauty | Troldtekt online feature

A meaningful combination of function and aesthetics. Link between urban life and buildings. Art and design on ceilings and walls. Architectural beauty covers many aspects that – in combination – have a huge impact on our everyday life and well-being.

For this very reason, aesthetics and design are weighted in several of the leading sustainable building certification schemes. In this feature, you can read about DGNB Diamant – and about the WELL certification scheme, where beauty and design are two of the criteria.

There is also an interview with Jörg Schmitt, Innenarchitekt und Art-Direktor bei raumprobe. He explains how sustainability has become a player in the design of new products. And watch the film in which Troldtekt’s in-house architect Michael Christensen reveals the thinking behind the award-winning Troldtekt^® design solutions.

Sustainability shapes the design of our time

For centuries, design has solved problems or changed something inadequate. In recent years, a new and distinctive stakeholder has joined the design process: sustainability.

According to Jörg Schmitt, interior designer and art director at the German materials agency raumprobe, sustainability is shaping both the era we live in and the design which adorns it.

>> Read the interview with Jörg Schmitt

Sustainability shapes the design of our time | Troldtekt THEME

A tribute to architecture’s strokes of genius

The Kasper Salin Prize is the most prestigious award in Swedish architecture. Katarina O Cofaigh, senior advisor at Architects Sweden, talks about the award and what has been crucial for buildings to receive it over the years.

>> Read the interview

DGNB Diamond shines on architectural excellence

A well-designed building is more sustainable because the users will take better care of it. But superior design can be difficult to certify. To remedy this, DGNB has developed a special distinction called DGNB Diamond.

The CEO of DGNB, Dr. Christine Lemaitre, explains how DGNB Diamond celebrates exceptional aesthetics and architectural quality in a building.

>> Read the interview with Dr. Christine Lemaitre

Ceilings with Troldtekt acoustic panels in school buildings

Architectural beauty for greater well-being

When we experience a meaningful merger of function and aesthetics, it increases our well-being. This is shown by research from Australia, for example.

Architectural beauty and design play such a major role that they are weighted in the US WELL Building Standard, which focuses on health and well-being.

>> Read about the importance of beautiful design

Troldtekt acoustic panels as wall cladding in office buildings

A tribute to the beautiful buildings of Copenhagen

For over 100 years, the City of Copenhagen has presented a building award for particularly distinguished buildings and urban environments.

Meet Copenhagen’s City Architect Camilla van Deurs, who explains how the city’s architecture has changed over time – and see the winning projects from spring 2020.

>> Read interview with city architect

Sound-absorbing cement-bonded wood wool panels from Troldtekt are often used as acoustic ceilings in schools and educational institutions

Award-winning design line for architectural freedom

The line of Troldtekt design solutions has garnered many awards since its launch in 2019: An ICONIC Award and a German Design Award – and also as finalist in the Danish Design Award. In autumn 2020, the line will have the chance to take home a German materialPREIS award.

Read about the solutions and watch the video, where Troldtekt’s in-house architect, Michael Christensen, shares his thoughts behind the design line.

>> More about Troldtekt design solutions

Randers Arkitekten’s design studio

Acoustic ceilings from Troldtekt in offices and commercial properties

With a strong sustainability focus, Randers Arkitekten has transformed the building in which the design studio is housed. Troldtekt line design, with its varied pattern of milled grooves, ensures superior acoustics and a visual vibrancy.

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Private home in Skanderborg

Ceilings with Troldtekt acoustic panels in private homes

Quality materials dominate throughout the completely renovated dream home on the banks of Skanderborg Lake in central Jutland, Denmark. Troldtekt line in a special shade of grey makes both a visual and acoustic difference in the high-ceilinged rooms.

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Hjertet in Ikast

C.F. Møller Architects has chosen Troldtekt acoustic panels for the community centre “Hjertet” - The Heart, which has won several international architecture awards. The centre offers a distinct identity with wood as a continuous material.

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Theme overview

With our Troldtekt themes we continually bring focus to topical trends within the fields of acoustics, indoor climate, architecture and sustainable building.