When we met outdoor furniture manufacturer\u00a0Vestre\u2019s then-CEO (and current Minister of Trade and Industry of Norway) Jan Christian Vestre about a year ago, he enthusiastically took us through his plans to create The Plus, \u2019the world\u2019s most sustainable factory\u2019. Now, thanks to his efforts and with a design courtesy of...
BIG and Vestre launch the world’s most sustainable furniture factory, The Plus, in the middle of a Norwegian forest
The team aimed for everything in this building to be as sustainable as it gets – which is a tall order, but one they worked hard to achieve. ‘We had to develop new methods to make things work. There is a lot of glass, for example. We have more than 2,000 sq m of windows [which could have resulted in poorer heat control], but we dealt with thermal bridges, insulation and a façade that has never been done before. We tried to make no compromises,’ Vestre explained to us in the 2021 interview.
The factory is a low structure that takes its name from its cross-shaped plan. Spanning 130m on each side and with 7,000 sq m of floor space, the building is relatively modest, using indoor space efficiently in order to free up as much outdoor space as possible. The site is open to visit, and members of the public can walk or rest around the building, or on its planted, accessible roof. There is no fence and it will be accessible 24/7.
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