House of the Flying Bowtie / Frankie Pappas
Raising private spaces into the sky.
Sustainability
EÑE House / Estudio Albar
The clients’ premise was to achieve Nearly Zero Energy Consumption and minimum environmental impact at home. For this reason, the decision was made to certify the house under the Passivhaus standard, ensuring that the house meets the highest standards of sustainability and energy efficiency.
Animal-centric interspecies design goes “beyond sustainability”
A new design trend prioritises the needs of bugs and animals above human beings. Rima Sabina Aouf finds out if “interspecies design” is the next step in creating more sustainable spaces and objects. An exhibition designed to invite in animals, a garden optimised for the senses of pollinators rather than humans and architecture designed with
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Treehouse Villa / Stilt Studios
Resting gracefully amidst the sublime landscapes of Grün Resort Uluwatu, a family-run nature-focused luxury boutique resort in Uluwatu, Bali, the Treehouse Villa introduces a new paradigm in sustainable luxury. This villa encompasses 7 distinct units seamlessly woven into the surrounding verdant tapestry, embodying an exquisite synthesis of contemporary design and ecological reverence.
International Institute for Geo-Information Sciences / Civic Architects + VDNDP
ITC – a sustainable symbol for an international faculty. ITC, the International Institute for Geo-Information Sciences, is a standout faculty within the University of Twente. Students pursuing Master’s and PhD degrees, alongside researchers worldwide, gather in Enschede to explore sustainable solutions. This faculty acts as their meeting place and sustainable icon. The building is designed by Civic Architects, VDNDP, Studio Groen+Schild, and DS Landscape Architects. It provides classrooms, labs, a study center, offices, a restaurant, and three courtyard gardens across a 13,605m² structure.
Hoola London / CZWG Architects
CZWG’s mixed-use Hoola London scheme is located on Tidal Basin Road, Royal Victoria Docks in London. The elegant 23- and 24-story towers, which comprise 360 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, are a shining example of CZWG’s ability to create striking architecture while optimizing the building’s footprint through efficient design.
Community Added Value Center / CIMBRA
The Center for Added Value is inspired by the shade roof and column-horcón that characterize the ranches of the Chaco countryside. The Culata Jovai typology of facing rooms is contained within a continuous space under a roof for thermal comfort that unifies the whole. Reinterpretations of the wattle and daub walls are materialized with a system of sunshades with galleries that expand the dimensions of the building and facilitate its connection with the environment.
Engaging with communities will “enrich” projects says Sumele Adelana in Climate Salon podcast
In the fourth episode of our Climate Salon podcast series with SketchUp, architects discuss how involving communities in the design process is paramount to achieving sustainability. Titled “Collaboration and co-creation as a tool for positive change”, the fourth episode explores the need for working cohesively when it comes to tackling an issue as complex as
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PRAVAAH Workplace / The Grid Architects
Pravaah, signifies the movement or flow of something, often used metaphorically to represent the flow of time, ideas, energy, or even water. In a broader sense, it can also symbolize the continuous and evolving nature of life, thoughts, and processes.
PRAVAAH Workplace / The Grid Architects
Pravaah, signifies the movement or flow of something, often used metaphorically to represent the flow of time, ideas, energy, or even water. In a broader sense, it can also symbolize the continuous and evolving nature of life, thoughts, and processes.