WAO Architecture develops two activities concomitantly: architectural production on the one hand, and research on circular economy on the other. Both activities feed one another in a virtuous circle that favours a type of innovation directly applied to a mode of construction in which materials are given a second life rather than being discarded and replaced by new ones. Our twofold focus informs every stage of the conception and construction of our projects:
WAO works on circular economy via R&D as well as via its practical applications to architectural projects. Each operation is for WAO an opportunity to apply the findings of the R&D arm of the company as a proof of concept. In return, the agency’s architectural production gives concrete answers to the questions brought up by its R&D department. We truly believe in the need to drive the building industry to work towards a new way of seeing architecture, and towards circular architecture...
