Climate & Resources
How can architecture and the construction industry combat the climate crisis? What concepts and solutions do we need to make the system more sustainable? In this online section, we present best-practice examples for the circular economy and CO2 reduction, highlight designs that work with low-tech and recycling, and look at how to achieve optimal solutions with fewer resources.
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Grain sacks as a facade
Pop-Up Café and Bakery in China by F.O.G. Architecture
F.O.G. Architecture designed the Cycle Cycle mobile bakery – a temporary pop-up café with an integrated bakery. Grain sacks form the facade of the small wooden structure.
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Care for body and soul
Health Centre in Belgium by Ark-Shelter and Archekta
Inspired by the Maggie's Centres, the wooden modular building in the Belgian coastal town of Knokke-Heist is designed to provide healing for body and soul.
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Green foyer
Copenhagen Opera Park by Cobe
Cobe has designed a green oasis in Copenhagen's inner harbour, right next to the opera house. Originally, the 21,5 ha meadow in a prime inner-city location was earmarked for residential development.
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Four floors of solid wood
House of the Mountains in Sesto by Delueg Architects
Siegfried Delueg and his team of architects used glued laminated timber from local forests for the new visitor centre in the Dolomite village of Sesto.
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Micro house on stilts
Zen House in Austria by Jan Tyrpekl
On a farm in the Austrian town of Hainburg an der Donau, Czech architecture studio Jan Tyrpekl is building a 33 m² Zen house on stilts.
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More light, better insulation
Camberwell Cork House in London by Delve Architects
In South London, Delve Architects renovated a Victorian terraced house and added a 20 m² cork extension.
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Timber buildings
Sustainable building, timber construction, climate-neutral, CO2-neutral, timber construction, ecological building material, natural building materials, renewable raw materials, timber facade, wood processing, energy efficiency, climate-friendly, natural materials, timber architecture, sustainable timber construction, ecological timber construction projects, CO2 balance, timber construction, timber frame construction, sustainable forestry, circular economy, building ecology, climate protection, sustainable timber construction solutions.
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Grain sacks as a facade
Pop-Up Café and Bakery in China by F.O.G. Architecture
F.O.G. Architecture designed the Cycle Cycle mobile bakery – a temporary pop-up café with an integrated bakery. Grain sacks form the facade of the small wooden structure.
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Care for body and soul
Health Centre in Belgium by Ark-Shelter and Archekta
Inspired by the Maggie's Centres, the wooden modular building in the Belgian coastal town of Knokke-Heist is designed to provide healing for body and soul.
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Four floors of solid wood
House of the Mountains in Sesto by Delueg Architects
Siegfried Delueg and his team of architects used glued laminated timber from local forests for the new visitor centre in the Dolomite village of Sesto.
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Micro house on stilts
Zen House in Austria by Jan Tyrpekl
On a farm in the Austrian town of Hainburg an der Donau, Czech architecture studio Jan Tyrpekl is building a 33 m² Zen house on stilts.
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A different kind of greenhouse
Orchid Pavilion in Mexico by CCA
In Puerto Escondido, on Mexico's Pacific coast, the architecture firm CCA has built a wooden pavilion that doubles as a place of contemplation and orchid cultivation.
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A retreat by the sea
Holiday Cabin in British Columbia
On behalf of a writer, Canadian studio Laura Killam Architecture (LKA) have designed a tranquil retreat with an impressive view.
Videos & Podcasts
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A house that is possible after all
DAV Headquarters by Element A Architekten
With a resource-saving wood construction and a clever, low-tech climate concept, Element A Architekten have transformed a former publishing house in Munich into the headquarters for DAV.
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A haven in nature
Small Garden Pavilion by Mcmullan Studio
In a commission for the charity organisation Horatio's Garden, the London architectural practice Mcmullan Studio has designed a wooden garden room as a sheltered place for people with spinal injuries to immerse themselves in natural surroundings at all times of the year.
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Surrounded by nature
Modular House in Madrid
The DelaVegaCanolasso architecture studio specialize in small houses using modular techniques. In this video, Ignacio de la Vega and Pilar Cano-Lasso shed light on their latest project, the Fresnos house in Madrid.
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Concrete with texture
Flagship Store in Beijing by Neri&Hu
For the Lao Ding Feng baked-goods brand, which was established in Beijing in 1911, Neri&Hu have redesigned an old warehouse formerly devoted to the production of cotton textiles. The brick shell of the existing structure contrasts with the seeming softness of the newly added poured concrete.
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Circular materials from Milan
Recycling, Reuse and Circular Materials
Circular design was the dominant theme at Milan Design Week. Here we present four projects that demonstrate innovative approaches to the sustainable use of material cycles.
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Flexible Seating for New Work Environments
Mobile and easy-to-move to where it's needed: the FULD folding chair, designed by Stefan Diez for Herman Miller, adds a missing element to existing workspace typologies.
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Hybrid Apartment Building in Amsterdam by Olaf Gipser Architects
The Polder Buiksloterham industrial park in Amsterdam is to become a showcase urban district with closed material cycles. This is also what the new hybrid residential building Stories by Olaf Gipser Architects stands for.
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BIM
Open BIM for Wooden Skyscraper Haut
Haut is a new residential building in Amsterdam. The 73-m-high timber hybrid building with 21 floors has been designed by Dutch architectural firm Team V Architectuur in cooperation with Arup Netherlands.
Books
Clay buildings
Earth building, earth plaster, natural building materials, earth architecture, resource conservation, earth building techniques, ecological building material, earth wall, earth ceiling, earth brick, earth plaster techniques, earth design, earth processing, earth thermal insulation, earth plaster surfaces, Climate-friendly building material, Natural interior design, Earthen house, Earthen design, Ecological earthen building projects, Sustainable earthen architecture, Earthen construction, Ecological interior design, Earthen as CO2 storage, Energy efficiency, Climate neutrality.
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New publication
Natural Building Materials S, M, L
„Naturbaustoffe S, M, L – Natural Building Materials S, M, L“ shows 30 pioneering buildings of climate-friendly architecture - constructed from natural materials and in the sizes "small" to "large".
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Exhibition in Berlin
Building with Natural Materials: Closer to Nature
The Berlinische Galerie presents the exhibition Close to Nature – Building with Fungi, Trees, Mud. Featuring three projects in Berlin, the show presents new approaches to natural building materials.
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A wooden building with straw-bale insulation
House near Prague by Studio Circle Growth
With Casa De Mi Luna in Karlštejn, a small town southwest of Prague, Studio Circle Growth have combined traditional building forms with natural materials.
Sanierung
Nachhaltige Sanierung, Energieeffiziente Sanierung, Ressourcenschonende Renovierung, Klimafreundliche Sanierungsprojekte, Ökologische Sanierungslösungen, Altbausanierung, Umweltfreundliche Modernisierung, CO2-neutrale Sanierung, Nachhaltige Dämmung, Sanierung mit natürlichen Baustoffen, Energiesparende Sanierung, Sanierungstechnologien, Nachhaltige Gebäudesanierung, Kreislaufwirtschaft in Sanierungsprojekten, Ökologischer Umbau, Nachhaltige Modernisierung, Klimaschutz in der Sanierung, Nachhaltige Altbausanierung, Nachhaltige Renovierungsprojekte, Ressourcenschutz in der Sanierung, Umweltverträgliche Sanierung, Nachhaltige Bausanierung, Ökologische Baurenovierung.
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Promising transformation
Renovation of a Single-Family Home in Brittany by Parages
On the coast of Brittany, the young architecture practice Parages radically transformed a residential property from the 1970s. Behind the new wooden exterior shell, bright, open-plan living spaces now open towards the sea.
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A landmark of postwar Hamburg
Modernization of the Alsterschwimmhalle Hamburg by GMP Architekten
After forty years, the time had come: GMP Architekten have comprehensively modernized, renovated and expanded the Alsterschwimmhalle in Hamburg.
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A motley school building
Renovation of an Elementary School near Paris
Colour with courage: Near Paris, SOL Architecture et urbanisme have renovated an elementary school. In keeping with the young users, the architects have designed a colourful, participative concept with a special focus on sustainability.