Sustainability Archives

Rehabilitation of the Vapor Cortès. Prodis 1933 / HARQUITECTES

January 19, 2026 Pilar Caballero 0

The new Prodis headquarters is located in old industrial buildings that were originally part of the Vapor Cortès. The buildings are made up of the traditional perimeter structure of ceramic brick load-bearing walls following a regular rhythm of pilasters and openings every 3 meters. The 12-meter span of the buildings is covered by wooden trusses -some quite affected by roof leaks- that follow the same rhythm as the pilasters. The roof also follows the traditional structure of wooden straps and battens topped with Arabic tiles.

A House To Gather / Sibling Architecture

January 19, 2026 Pilar Caballero 0

A House to Gather is a project designed for the ultimate hosts. The young couple is renowned for their generous hospitality, opening up their home multiple times a week for everything from a quick aperitif to an expertly planned long luncheon. On a modest site and budget, this extension aims to match their generosity by giving them a new space to be with friends and family.

La Regalona House / Azimut 180°

January 18, 2026 Pilar Caballero 0

Located on the banks of the San Pedro River, just outside the city of Valdivia, Chile, La Regalona house is a balancing act between local cultural heritage and the needs of a contemporary home. The guiding thread of the Regalona’s design is sustainability, which steered the creative process to reconcile the aesthetic aspects of the work with its integration into the landscape.

La Regalona House / Azimut 180°

January 18, 2026 Pilar Caballero 0

Located on the banks of the San Pedro River, just outside the city of Valdivia, Chile, La Regalona house is a balancing act between local cultural heritage and the needs of a contemporary home. The guiding thread of the Regalona’s design is sustainability, which steered the creative process to reconcile the aesthetic aspects of the work with its integration into the landscape.

Multnomah County Library Operations Center / Hennebery Eddy Architects

January 17, 2026 Pilar Caballero 0

The “beating heart” of the Multnomah County Library system – because it keeps the entire system running – the new Operations Center is essential for effectively managing more than 500,000 catalogue materials and outreach services. This adaptive reuse project transformed a vacant 1995 grocery store into a bustling 73,000-square-foot workplace in vehicle-dominated east Portland. The Operations Center is the first project to meet Multnomah County’s ambitious fossil fuel-free buildings resolution and anticipates LEED Gold certification as well as Living Future Net-Zero Energy certification. The design prominently features more than 600 solar panels that will fully offset the building’s energy use.

Brooklands Workplace Campus / Allies and Morrison

December 2, 2025 Pilar Caballero 0

Brooklands is a new workplace campus in central Cambridge, containing the city’s first major Net Zero Carbon* office building. It fills a gap in the Cambridge workspace market, meeting tenant expectations for high-quality space while at the same time offering sustainable, characterful buildings that contribute to the city. 6,000 sqm of flexible workspace is arranged across two buildings (B1 and B2) around a courtyard garden, linked by a colonnade. Brooklands aligns closely with the government’s strategic growth agenda for Cambridge and its ambition to boost the knowledge economy. Growth in Cambridge is not limited to expanding the city’s fringes; it also involves optimizing existing urban areas and bringing underused sites to life in a sustainable and sensitive way.

Zero-Carbon Eco Home / Bindloss Dawes

December 2, 2025 Pilar Caballero 0

Bindloss Dawes Architects has completed a unique zero-carbon eco house created from the adaptive reuse of a former tractor shed on the edge of the idyllic village of Nether Compton in Somerset. The project embodies qualities central to Bindloss Dawes’ approach: agricultural architecture, contemporary design, and exemplary environmental performance. The result is a home that feels both spacious and intimate.

St Kilda Residence / ADDARC

December 1, 2025 Pilar Caballero 0

Located on a prominent north-facing corner allotment, with frontage to a primary road with tramlines and a quiet cul-de-sac, this inner southeastern site required a considered balance between creating street presence and scale commensurate with its position, whilst also establishing internal amenity and privacy for its occupants.

St Kilda Residence / ADDARC

December 1, 2025 Pilar Caballero 0

Located on a prominent north-facing corner allotment, with frontage to a primary road with tramlines and a quiet cul-de-sac, this inner southeastern site required a considered balance between creating street presence and scale commensurate with its position, whilst also establishing internal amenity and privacy for its occupants.

Staal-Kade Office Building Transformation / Office Winhov

November 30, 2025 Pilar Caballero 0

Staal-Kade – A New Future for a Modernist Icon. On the southern bank of the river Schinkel in Amsterdam stands a thoroughly renovated office building that bridges the past and future. Since its transformation in 2024, the structure – originally designed by Arthur Staal in 1962 – has gained renewed significance through a revitalisation and extension by Office Winhov, commissioned by Flow Development. Among Staal’s most iconic works is the Shell Tower, now known as the A’DAM Tower.