Our studio is located at
Kokhaven 6 – 5800 Nyborg – Denmark
E-mail: contact@atelierkristoffertejlgaard.com
Phone: +45 31 46 64 13
Mission
Atelier Kristoffer Tejlgaard works to create functional, aesthetic and sustainable architecture with honest and rational construction principles and a natural integration of light and nature.
We seek to challenge the standardized construction methods in the industry, to experiment with alternative types of space and to make buildings less stressful to the environment by doing more with less resources.
Kristoffer Tejlgaard has run his own studio since 2011, with a great focus on challenging the way we use wood in architecture today, both technologically and culturally.
Geometry
Kristoffer has since his graduation from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts worked towards creating sustainable solutions in building methods and material production.
Fascinated with the geodesic dome as a construction taken from nature and its character as an optimal geometry, with the ability to span widely with minimal use of materials, he saw great opportunities in working with geodesic structures and developing a deeper understanding of geometry as a mean of optimizing the way we build.
Through our experiments and work with optimizing the construction of geodesic domes, we have left the standard geodesic geometry in favour of the stereographic projected geometry, in order to optimize the production for the industry and minimise the amount of waste.
Philosophy
Beyond the consideration of construction and aesthetics, building materials plays an extremely important role in the large CO2 accounts.
Some materials such as wood are capable of storing CO2, contrary to other building materials. And therefore we see wood and other organic and renewable materials as a necessary contribution to the future of sustainable architecture.
For the past years the atelier has experimented intensively with the use of Laminated Veneer Lumber, Cross-Laminated Timber and Plastics as the main construction materials.
LVL and CLT extends the possibilities for modern buildings in wood and plastics allows us to produce transparency with a lesser environmental impact, due to its elasticity in fabrication and as part of the construction and low weigth and carbon footprint.
All materials are very suitable for prefabrication, which provides an efficient construction process and makes it possible to do delicate and simple constructions.
The atelier questions the concept of permanent versus temporary architecture. Through a focus on circular economy in our projects, we make an effort to design constructions that allows the materials to be a part of a renewable circuit.
This is a significant factor in our choice of materials and construction methods and why we aim to make all our projects equally disassemblable.
With our projects we wish to convey and increase understanding of the interactions of different systems. Our constructions constitute an evolving, focused research, opening questions for future development.
Media
Kristoffer Tejlgaard offers his views on sustainable architecture:
Interview with Talking Wood
[In Danish]
Kristoffer Tejlgaard and others expand on the process behind the ongoing development of Dome Of Visions:
[In Danish]
An interview with Kristoffer Tejlgaard about his relation to wood:
[In Danish]
Interview with Kristoffer Tejlgaard on trae.dk on his appreciation for wood and sustainable architecture:
Screenshot from trae.dk – ©trae.dk