Nordic swan label

Egedammen is a municipal kindergarten for 144 children in Gladsaxe a part of Greater Copenhagen. The building is designed with a phenomenological approach, focusing on spatial experiences and the way children perceive scale, light, sound, and materials. Constructed primarily in wood with a brick exterior shell, the kindergarten is certified with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, one of the world’s strictest environmental certifications. Jens Markus Lindhe Jens Markus Lindhe The kindergarten is located next to the historic farmhouse Egegården, now used as an after-school centre. The architecture of the farmhouse served as inspiration for the new building, helping it blend into its local context. The façades are built wi... More