FFNS architects - Ekonologia House

Winning design
FFNS architects
Ekonologia House
European Village, Sweden

Photo courtesy FFNS

The Ekonologia, a 180 square meter three-storey house designed by FFNS architects, was selected as the winning Swedish submission in the Boverket/Bo01 open competition for builders in the "European Village" division of Bo01.

Photo courtesy FFNS

The aim was to create an ecological house using modern day, predominantly inorganic, building materials. The choice of highly durable materials and systems requiring a minimum of maintenance was important for the design to give the house the best achievable environmental advantages along with minimal production and maintenance costs.

Photo courtesy FFNS
The Living Room

Photo courtesy FFNS
View towards the canal

The Ekonologia project does not only serve as a prototype for the Malmø Bo01 exposition, but also as an instrument in the search for new markets for this type of housing. The flexibility of the plan offers several spacial solutions to suit the future occupants. Economy and ecology in symbiosis was what inspired the name for the project.

The program for the Ekonologia House :
A damp-proof construction using dry construction techniques
A long life span for all materials and systems
Minimal maintenance and recyclable materials
Effective energy management in combination with a high degree of natural sunlight
A minimum of fills and painted surfaces Avoidance of grouts and surface leveling products
Avoidance of compounds and glues
Low-emitting and a limited amount of materials
Mechanical details designed in preparation for future reconstruction, demolition and recycling
The use of the latest IT for effective, energy efficient operation and surveillance

Drawing courtesy FFNS
Ekonologia Plans

Drawing courtesy FFNS
Ekonologia Section

The European Village, a section of Bo01, will consists of at least 14 single-family houses. It will be a miniature Europe where each participating country will show their building and architectural style, adapted to local climatic and building conditions, in accordance with the production methods and materials of their country.
The goal of the European Village is to create a more cohesive European view of the construction sector, to create competition and to bring about a change for free circulation of products, labor and ideas in the construction sector.

Our hope, says Kristiina Kosunen Eriksson, Head of the Secretariat of the European Village at Boverket (National Board of Housing, Building and Planning), is for the European Village to be the starting point of a future common European building sector.

Photo: Kirsten Kiser
The European Village site to the far right (May 3, 2001).

The first 14 countries with site - leasehold agreements are: Denmark (2 houses), Greece, Latvia, Lithuania (2 houses), Norway, Slovenia, Sweden (2 houses), Germany (2 houses) and Hungary (2 houses). More are expected to join the project at a later date.





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		Winning design FFNS architects Ekonologia House European Village, Sweden Photo courtesy FFNS The Ekonologia, a 180 square meter three-storey house designed by FFNS architects, was selected as the winning Swedish submission in the Boverket/Bo01 open competition for builders in the "European Village" division of Bo01. Photo courtesy FFNS The aim was to create an ecological house using modern day, predominantly inorganic, building materials. The choice of highly durable materials and systems requiring a minimum of maintenance was important for the design to give the house the best achievable environmental advantages along with minimal production and maintenance costs. Photo courtesy FFNS The Living Room Photo courtesy FFNS View towards the canal The Ekonologia project does not only serve as a prototype for the Malmø Bo01 exposition, but also as an instrument in the search for new markets for this type of housing. The flexibility of the plan offers several spacial solutions to suit the future occupants. Economy and ecology in symbiosis was what inspired the name for the project. The program for the Ekonologia House : A damp-proof construction using dry construction techniques A long life span for all materials and systems Minimal maintenance and recyclable materials Effective energy management in combination with a high degree of natural sunlight A minimum of fills and painted surfaces Avoidance of grouts and surface leveling products Avoidance of compounds and glues Low-emitting and a limited amount of materials Mechanical details designed in preparation for future reconstruction, demolition and recycling The use of the latest IT for effective, energy efficient operation and surveillance Drawing courtesy FFNS Ekonologia Plans Drawing courtesy FFNS Ekonologia Section The European Village, a section of Bo01, will consists of at least 14 single-family houses. It will be a miniature Europe where each participating country will show their building and architectural style, adapted to local climatic and building conditions, in accordance with the production methods and materials of their country. The goal of the European Village is to create a more cohesive European view of the construction sector, to create competition and to bring about a change for free circulation of products, labor and ideas in the construction sector. Our hope, says Kristiina Kosunen Eriksson, Head of the Secretariat of the European Village at Boverket (National Board of Housing, Building and Planning), is for the European Village to be the starting point of a future common European building sector. Photo: Kirsten Kiser The European Village site to the far right (May 3, 2001). The first 14 countries with site - leasehold agreements are: Denmark (2 houses), Greece, Latvia, Lithuania (2 houses), Norway, Slovenia, Sweden (2 houses), Germany (2 houses) and Hungary (2 houses). More are expected to join the project at a later date.