Ripple Residence

Case Study

A first-of-its kind Danish multi-story timber building.

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Key Facts

Location
Copenhagen
Country
Denmark
Transaction Year
2024
Sector
Residential
Type
New development
Size
13.100 sqm, 115 apartments

Intro

For over a decade, Urban Partners has integrated climate solutions as a cornerstone of its business strategy. For real estate development, this has required adopting innovation as a core corporate competency, rooted in the conviction that low-carbon investments offer a superior commercial case.

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Images from the development of Ripple Residence.

The Ripple project had a clear ambition: To test the limits of a low-carbon footprint while maintaining a commercially viable, high-quality residential product. As the first timber multi-story building developed by Urban Partners in collaboration with Henning Larsen Architects, Ripple is currently taking shape in Copenhagen’s Nordhavn district.

The project achieves industry-leading performance: Embodied emissions of 250 kg CO2e/m² (≈5 kg/yr) and operational emissions of 1.1 kg CO2e/m²/yr.

Both of these metrics sit well below the Danish average for new residential multi-story builds. As regulatory frameworks tighten around whole-life emissions, Ripple serves as a blueprint for commercially scaling the next generation of low-emission, energy-efficient urban development.