The city of Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, not only captivates with its beautiful historic old town but also garners attention for its outstanding universities, including Copenhagen Business School and the University of Copenhagen. With a growing number of international and domestic students flocking to the city each year, the demand for housing is rising rapidly.

The CREE modular system, which can be also used for small apartments, plays a key role in addressing this enormous need, by enabling construction at significantly higher speeds compared to traditional methods - an essential advantage in dense and busy urban centers where rapid assembly is critical. The “Student Housing Solution” by CREE leverages these advantages to meet the rising demand for student accommodations. Its flexible system allows for rapid deployment and easy integration into a variety of urban settings, making it an ideal choice for modern city living.

This new building, constructed using this modular system, will be the first prefabricated timber-hybrid structure of its kind in Scandinavia. With its six storeys it is designed to accommodate 20 students and will feature an active ground floor with a coffee shop, meeting areas, and inviting green spaces integrated into the surrounding urban environment.

HASSLACHER group contributed to this forward-looking project with 950 m² of timber frame walls made of structural finger jointed solid timber and glued laminated timber, which were already highly prefabricated within the HASSLACHER group, including window installations, façade membrane and connectors. Through a strategic partnership, the expertise in engineered wood products also including cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glued laminated timber, combined with a forward-thinking and sustainability-driven approach, makes the HASSLACHER group a natural fit with CREE’s mission to advance environmentally responsible construction practices.