Purpose and Procedure

The project partners have developed a manifesto with five design principles for the green transition: Circularity, Belonging, Biodiversity, Movement and Aesthetics.

The principles are tested at eight demonstration sites: three in Denmark (Herlev, Høje-Taastrup and Kalundborg), two in Italy (Milan and Turin) and one in each of the following countries: the Netherlands (Amsterdam), Slovenia (Ljubljana), and Latvia (Riga).

DESIRE works under the following headlines:

• Creating social and inclusive housing
• Transformation through symbiotic relationships
• Reconciling cities with nature.

At Knowledge Hub Zealand - and in Kalundborg - we explore what creates an irresistible community through symbiotic relationships starting from the relationship between Kalundborg and the Copenhagen-based Royal Danish Academy, which welcomed the first class of architecture students in Kalundborg in 2023.

The purpose of the project is to develop an irresistible circular campus in Kalundborg.

We use digital collaboration tools to collect ideas, images, and impressions from people who are connected to the area in different ways.

The proximity of large companies, vocational schools, and not least the Kalundborg Symbiosis, where one company's surplus product becomes a resource in another, helps younger generations get involved in co-designing their own future context.