Sustainable Architecture Green Architecture
Sustainable design and solutions focusing on the environment, architecture with a “green” heart.
Curated by Christiane Burklein
25-09-2020 - Sustainable Architecture
The new headquarters of the Boa Mistura collective in Madrid
Located in the Puente de Vallecas district, near Madrid’s M-30 ring road, the new headquarters of the famous creative collective of artists, Boa Mistura occupies the ground floor of a 1960s building. A project completed with the professionals from Estuyo Studio and Imaginean.
17-09-2020 - Sustainable Architecture
Makeover of the Sunriver Resort & Spa in Huangshan by CCD
The Chinese studio Cheng Chung Design (CCD), has renovated a historic hotel in the scenic area of Huangshan. They retained the five original buildings of the former Yungu Hotel, and they gave the interiors a complete overhaul to bring them into the modern-day world, infusing the facility with elegance.
07-09-2020 - Sustainable Architecture
BAAQ’ puts its name to a sustainable refit in Mexico City
The Mexican architecture studio BAAQ’ founded by Alfonso Quiñones is behind the refurbishment and conversion of a 1960s building in a neighbourhood where the population density is rising. The project generates inclusive spaces, improves the use of daylight and implements sustainable solutions, including the harvesting of water.
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27-08-2020 - Sustainable Architecture
Rooi Design and Research, Pavilion S and the circular economy
The studio Rooi Design and Research designed Pavilion S, a sustainable project under the banner of the circular economy. Within their pavilion, the multidisciplinary team addressed one of the big problems of temporary showrooms in the exhibitions and fairs that come and go, at a time when it is essential to save resources.
17-08-2020 - Sustainable Architecture
An elementary school by SOA architekti with passive energy standards
The Amos primary school, designed by the Czech studio SOA architekti is the first school - and one of the Czech Republic’s few public buildings - designed to passive energy standards. Taking its cue from the region’s vernacular architecture, this building just outside Prague doubles as a community centre for the village of Psáry.
13-08-2020 - Sustainable Architecture
MO de Movimiento, a masterful makeover in Madrid
MO de Movimiento is a smart conversion of what was once Madrid’s Espronceda Theatre and part of the old EFE News Agency. Owned by Proyectos Conscientes, the restaurant was crafted by Gonzalo Machado and Mafalda Muñoz with conceptual designer Lucas Muñoz, and is heavily geared towards sustainability, social responsibility and inclusion.
28-07-2020 - Sustainable Architecture
A sustainable bank in Montana by Cushing Terrell
Multidisciplinary studio Cushing Terrell designed the Stockman Bank Missoula Downtown building. Located in the old downtown of Missoula, Montana, the project was only the fifth building in the world to earn LEED v4 Core and Shell Platinum environmental certification.
23-07-2020 - Sustainable Architecture
Whidbey Island Farm Retreat by mwworks
The Seattle-based architecture office mwworks is behind the Whidbey Island Farm Retreat project on Whidbey Island, near the Salish Sea, north of Seattle, in Washington State. The home is nestled into its natural surroundings and steeped in family history, breathtakingly connecting to the landscape.
09-07-2020 - Sustainable Architecture
LANDFORMhouse, sustainable architecture in Riyadh by theOtherDada
The latest residential project by the Lebanese architectural firm theOtherDada is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. LANDFORMhouse stands out for its landscaping strategy and for the use of a formal language derived from the study of the region’s past indigenous civilization, the Nabateans, proposing a green approach.
