Copenhagen's Mayor of Culture and Leisure Carl Christian Ebbesen has awarded this building as a particularly beautiful building in Copenhagen. 

“With Turbinehuset, Danielsen Architecture and Danielsen Spaceplanning have created a building that functions functionally, aesthetically and with a pronounced respect for Copenhagen's architectural heritage and city life. At the same time as Turbinehuset helps to elevate the neighborhood architecturally and lovingly greets the past, the building is an innovative office building that forms the framework for the modern workplace of the future in the middle of the city, where inspiration and job satisfaction have the best possible conditions. The turbine house meets high demands on flexibility, quality and aesthetics that people have come to expect from modern architecture and working environment.”

Munktellstaden is centrally located in Eskilstuna by rushing waterways, bridges, and islets. The place offers industrial history as well as sports activities, cultural events, good food, exciting museums, education, innovative business, and hotels. A new residential area and new district, Norra Munktellstaden, has emerged where, among others, Magnolia Fastigheter has built several constructions of both tenancies and condominiums.

In the planning work of the current project, Magnolia Fastigheter worked together with the architectural firm Hidemark & ​​Stintzing Arkitekter, which works with both new production and older cultural-historical environments.

Magnolia Bostad's overall goal and requirements are to environmentally certify all buildings, according to at least Miljöbyggnad Silver. Regarding materials and products, these are carefully evaluated from a life cycle perspective to ensure that they do not pose any environmental or health risks either to the residents or to those who work with production. In the current project, it was decided right from the start that the facade material would at least 70% consist of brick or plaster. The choice fell on bricks.

Sofie Dahlstedt, architect SAR / MSA at E / S-A Arkitekter, talks about the Jubilee and what sustainable architecture really means to her.

The level of ambition was very high for the Jubilaren neighbourhood because the name Jubilaren comes from Riksbyggens 75th anniversary. Already from the customer's side, it was decided in advance that the block would-be built-in brick. The cost over time is also an aspect that was very important and interesting for Riksbyggen. Even though Jubilaren is a tenant-owner association, Riksbyggen has a continued administration towards Jubilaren. The administration therefore creates another incentive for Riksbyggen to build buildings that are truly sustainable over time.

"You show a high level of ambition by building with bricks compared to, for example, a plastering system. Brick has a higher cost in the initial construction cost stage, but over time it is actually a lower total cost. This is partly due to lower maintenance costs."

The first of four house bodies consist of larger apartment bodies, aimed primarily at families with children. The house body facing south is an attic house with only two-room apartments, which this suits the couple who are moving to the perfect home. The northern house body is a traditional apartment building, while the eastern house is intended for single households.

"The Jubilee's overall concept was that it would work for all phases of life."

As architects, we wanted each house to have its own design idea and identity. We really wanted to use the brick design. The expression for this was that we drew in and used reliefs, as well as elaborated windowsills and brick decorations. We used molded bricks to get rounded windowsills and we actually worked exclusively with Randers Tegl's standard range, but in slightly different ways to create the buildings' identity and expression.

One of the ideas was that the rounded window sash would lead in trailing light along the facades. On the northern façade, the creepers are rounded on both sides, to maximize both morning and evening light. On the eastern façade, the slip is rounded to the south, so that the southern light is directed in, while to the north, the slip has a straight edge. Above each gate, we used the brick to create a brick pattern on the facade, different patterns for each gate. This resulted in each gate having its own expression and identity.

"Above each gate, we used the brick to create a brick pattern on the facade, different patterns for each gate. This resulted in each gate having its own expression and identity."

The sustainability aspect when it comes to bricks as a building material can be divided into three equal parts. Brick is economically sustainable, it may be a bit more expensive in the beginning, but in the long run bricks are both architecturally and economically sustainable, a solid brick building requires much less maintenance in the long run.

"In the long run, bricks are both architecturally and economically sustainable, a solid brick building actually requires much less maintenance in the long run."

Another sustainable aspect of building in brick is that the design is sustainable. Brick as a material is not as sensitive as other materials to trend fluctuations. Brick is timeless and therefore brick is also durable. It is now four years since people moved into Jubilaren but the building does not feel dated, it could just as easily have been built today. In 50 years, the building will not feel outdated either, it is simply timelessness. Another aspect of brick is that as an architect you can bring the material with you to so many different areas in a project. Partly in the facade, partly in stairwells, fireplaces, and interior design to name a few uses.

"Bricks are timeless and therefore bricks are also sustainable."