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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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12-04-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
Îlot Balmoral, sustainable creative building in Montreal designed by Provencher_Roy
The 13-storey Îlot Balmoral building, designed by the Canadian Provencher_Roy studio is one of the last developmental pieces for completing the Quartier des Spectacles in the centre of Montreal. The spectacular façade architecture aims to obtain the Gold LEED-NC Environmental Certification.
04-04-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
El Refugio, new housing model
The álvaro sánchez de miguel architects studio has created El Refugio, a house near Salamanca, in Spain, that caters to a new generation of inhabitants. A home conceived to offer a refuge for people who come to live in the countryside, but who don't want to give up on a certain contemporary and urban feeling. Moreover, the evolved minimalism of the project limits the environmental impact of the architecture.
24-03-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
monovolume architecture + design, smart and sustainable living in Bolzano
The monovolume architecture + design studio has designed a new residential complex in the Riel district, south of Bolzano. The project involves the construction of two new buildings and the revitalisation of an old barn, hence the name "Riel - il Fienile", for a total of 38 residential units certified according to the ClimateHouse Nature scheme.
22-03-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
Moxon, Brent Cross Town’s sustainable Visitor Pavilion
British architectural studio Moxon designed a Visitor Pavilion for the Brent Cross South urban regeneration project: the first building in a North London project to include 6,700 new homes plus offices and services. All with the goal of creating a new park town with “zero carbon” emissions.
21-03-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
Sanjay Puri Architects’s Studios 90: simplicity and efficiency
Sanjay Puri Architects of India has built a construction including studio apartments, a hostel and a guesthouse for workers in a new cement plant, who can find the type of accommodations they need here. Studios 90 responds to the region’s hot climate with passive architectural solutions guaranteeing users’ wellbeing while minimising environmental impact.
16-03-2022 - Sustainable Architecture
Central Park, GROUP A’s sustainable tower in Utrecht
Dutch architectural practice GROUP A has built a new tower near the railway station of Utrecht, in the Netherlands. The 90-metre-tall building is named after the park inside it, a true green oasis for users, all in compliance with the highest standards of sustainability to achieve BREEAM Excellent certification.
