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![Tarabot by theOtherDada: Biodiversity and sustainability at the Jameel Arts Centre for COP28
Tarabot by theOtherDada: Biodiversity and sustainability at the Jameel Arts Centre for COP28](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/17690/01_Tarabot_Weaving_a_Living_Forum_Courtesy_of_Art_Jameel_Ph_Kristina_Sergeeva_SeeingThings_last_sez.jpg)
27-12-2023
Tarabot by theOtherDada: Biodiversity and sustainability at the Jameel Arts Centre for COP28
Tarabot: Weaving A Living Forum, inspired by an idea by architect Adib Dada of studioOtherDada in Beirut, is a sustainable pavilion inaugurated during COP28 at the Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai. Made with locally sourced materials such as clay, mycelium, date palm waste and upcycled fabric, the pavilion incarnates a circular, ecological ethic and promotes biodiversity.
![The Pyramid of Tirana: transforming a historic monument
The Pyramid of Tirana: transforming a historic monument](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/17689/01_-MVRDV-Pyramid-of-Tirana-4_ph_Ossip-van-Duivenbode_last_sez.jpg)
13-12-2023
The Pyramid of Tirana: transforming a historic monument
Dutch architectural practice MVRDV has completed an important project transforming an old monument in the Albanian capital. A facility opened in 1988 as a museum about the dictator Enver Hoxha has now been given new life as a vibrant cultural centre and educational facility in the heart of Tirana, demonstrating the great potential of historic constructions in Brutalist style.
![Vereda, a restaurant for sustainable conviviality
Vereda, a restaurant for sustainable conviviality](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/17677/01_3_VEREDA-by-A-Space-About_Photo-Nuria-Gali-min_last_sez.jpg)
22-11-2023
Vereda, a restaurant for sustainable conviviality
A SPACE ABOUT (ASA), the design studio founded by Laura Blanch and Noa Massanet, transformed a small empty shopfront into Vereda bar and restaurant. ASA’s spatial vision gives material form to the culinary concept of Vereda’s chef and owner, creating an authentic space appropriate for the community of Barcelona’s Eixample district.
![Helvetia, Austin Maynard Architects’ sustainable home in Fitzroy, Melbourne
Helvetia, Austin Maynard Architects’ sustainable home in Fitzroy, Melbourne](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/17676/01_AMA_Helvetia09_last_sez.jpg)
15-11-2023
Helvetia, Austin Maynard Architects’ sustainable home in Fitzroy, Melbourne
Located on the edge of Melbourne’s CBD or Central Business District, Fitzroy used to be a degraded suburb but has evolved into a trendy district first made popular by artists, combining history with urban chic. In this eclectic neighbourhood stands Helvetia, a Victorian terraced home renovated by Austin Maynard Architects. After being converted into a boarding-house with a fragmented layout, Helvetia has undergone a new metamorphosis incarnating the ideals of sustainability, practicality and beauty.
![Versilia: Renovation of a villa with Mediterranean charm
Versilia: Renovation of a villa with Mediterranean charm](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/1/17641/01_VSP_CasaAlMare_ByPaoloValentini_last_sez.jpg)
14-08-2023
Versilia: Renovation of a villa with Mediterranean charm
Vudafieri-Saverino Partners transforms a holiday home into a sophisticated villa of Mediterranean charm, an oasis of light and colour.
![Mimosa Architects transforms the outdoor cinema in Prachatice
Mimosa Architects transforms the outdoor cinema in Prachatice](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/17634/mimosa-open-air-cinema-boysplaynice-01_last_sez.jpg)
09-08-2023
Mimosa Architects transforms the outdoor cinema in Prachatice
In their transformation of the old outdoor cinema in the Czech town of Prachatice, Mimosa Architects drew their inspiration from the imagery of film, with its reels and projectors. The complex now has a new face, offering a new attraction for summer evenings with a special focus on urban greenery and maintaining all the charm of its past.
![U / U Studio designs Řeporyje Skatepark in Prague
U / U Studio designs Řeporyje Skatepark in Prague](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/17630/01_u-u-studio-skatepark-reporyje-jiri-kotal-12_last_sez.jpg)
19-07-2023
U / U Studio designs Řeporyje Skatepark in Prague
A leisure park intended for a variety of different ages and social spheres, redefining the concept of public space: U / U Studio designed Řeporyje Skatepark, transforming what was until then a vacant area in a predominantly residential neighbourhood in western Prague.
![Luca Gnizio‘s Forsoultree sculpture for reconnecting with nature Luca Gnizio‘s Forsoultree sculpture for reconnecting with nature](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/17610/Forsoultree_LucaGnizio_ph_AlessioGuarino_0_last_sez.jpg)
05-07-2023
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.
![NODE Architecture & Urbanism (NODE) designs the Shenzhen Lotus Water Culture Base
NODE Architecture & Urbanism (NODE) designs the Shenzhen Lotus Water Culture Base](https://www.floornature.com/media/photos/38/17608/01_ShenzhenLotusWater_NODE_ph_ZhangChao_last_sez.jpg)
14-06-2023
NODE Architecture & Urbanism (NODE) designs the Shenzhen Lotus Water Culture Base
The NODE Architecture & Urbanism (NODE) studio founded by Doreen Heng Liu designed the restored surface landscape above the water purification plant and the related underground offices of the Shenzhen Lotus Water Culture Base complex, located within a municipal lotus-themed park in Luohu District, Shenzhen, China.