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Sustainable design and solutions focusing on the environment, architecture with a “green” heart.
16-08-2023 - Sustainable Architecture
MVRDV’s Matrix ONE in Amsterdam, a circular construction
Matrix ONE, an innovative building designed by Dutch architectural practice MVRDV to contain laboratories and offices in the Amsterdam Science Park, is a structure that can be completely taken apart to reuse the elements in similar high-quality constructions: a building combining the principle of circularity with a strong focus on users’ well-being.
05-07-2023 - Sustainable Architecture
Luca Gnizio‘s Forsoultree sculpture for reconnecting with nature
Eco-social artist Luca Gnizio transformed a fallen tree in Fiesole’s Monte Ceceri Monumental Park into a circular artwork. True to the principle of the three „R’s“, reduce - reuse – recycle, Forsoultree is a sculpture that invites people to enter into contact with nature in the womb of a tree.
10-05-2023 - Sustainable Architecture
IAAC builds FLORA, an observatory in the Barcelona forest
FLORA, an acronym for Forest Lab for Observational Research and Analysis, is a facility in the Collserola Natural Park (Barcelona) developed by a team of students and researchers from IAAC's Master’s in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities (MAEBB). Built from sustainable, locally-sourced materials, it allows researchers to monitor the forest from within.
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24-05-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
Sanjay Puri, sustainable offices on the traditional home model
The Indian architecture firm Sanjay Puri has created a new office building in Raipur, India, based on the traditional Indian courtyard house. Using this model has resulted in a contemporary-looking architecture with a sustainable core.
20-05-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
Tropical Space and the Cuckoo House
The Vietnamese architectural firm Tropical Space has designed The Cuckoo House in Da Nang, in Vietnam. A combination of a café on the ground floor and a family home on the upper floors, all created using natural materials, for a lively yet serene atmosphere.
05-05-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
ANARCHITECT’s Modernist hotel in Sri Lanka
Harding Boutique Hotel opened a few months ago in Ahangama, Sri Lanka. The project by British architect Jonathan Ashmore of ANARCHITECT is the result of close collaboration between the client and the architect, paying tribute to the Sri Lanka Tropical Modernism genre of architecture and its founder Geoffrey Bawa.
26-04-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
Interdisciplinary study for a low carbon emissions viewpoint
An observation tower constructed by students and faculty from Virginia Tech in Radford, Virginia, USA combines advanced research in timber with innovative off-site assembly methods. The New River Train Observation Tower sets an example for the construction of low carbon emissions structures, and is the world’s first building to employ modular construction methods with HCLT timber.
22-04-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
TEF Design’s Larkin Street Substation Expansion
TEF Design of San Francisco has completed an interesting urban infrastructure project: a 12,200 square metre building which is America’s first net-zero energy (NZE) electrical substation. The expansion on the historic 1962 substation building not only meets the operator’s practical requirements but brings new value to the community around it.
15-04-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
Ethical living in Austin Maynard Architects’ Terrace House
Terrace House in Melbourne is Austin Maynard Architect’s first multi-residential project as an architect and developer. The project adopts a revolutionary approach to housing offering quality apartments that are environmentally, socially and financially sustainable.
