Architecture sustainability

The new Cantonal School in Wattwil is located directly on the banks of the Thur River and, together with the Vocational and Continuing Education Centre on the opposite bank, forms a new educational campus. A bridge across the river connects the two schools and their outdoor spaces. Federico Farinatti Federico Farinatti Federico Farinatti Federico Farinatti The landscape of the Thur is brought into the school, becoming the centre of school life. A walkable terraced landscape forms a generous atrium that connects the different floors and accommodates the shared facilities. Here, students meet, learn, work and spend their breaks. Federico Farinatti Federico Farinatti Federico Farinatti Federico Farinatti... More

Celebrating the region’s rural roots and creative spirit, this highly sustainable creative hub will foster year-round artistic collaboration and community engagement.Located in Blyth, Ontario, the Sparling Centre will be home to the Canadian Centre for Rural Creativity (CCRC), the first of its kind in Canada, aiming to establish the town of Blyth as a model 21st century rural community and cultural centre. Building upon the rich, creative 50-year history of the Blyth Festival for the performing arts and the strong community spirit of the region, the CCRC is envisioned as a highly sustainable year-round cultural hub to spark creativity and create a draw for the wider region. Caption The 33,000 SF centre will accommodate many diff... More

The project transforms Treviso’s former slaughterhouse into a new day centre for people in vulnerable circumstances, building on the building’s layered identities. The original structure is retained, strengthened and left exposed, preserving the spatial character of the former industrial building while meeting contemporary safety and functional requirements. Energy performance is improved through the insulation of the existing envelope and the integration of renewable energy systems. Two compact service volumes organise the interior while preserving a generous central multifunctional space. Tobias Kaser Tobias Kaser Tobias Kaser Tobias Kaser Tobias Kaser A restrained industrial palette of exposed concr... More

The new Punto Luce of Save the Children in Milan is a socio-educational centre dedicated to children and adolescents between the ages of 6 and 17. It is built in a peripheral area of Milan, offering day care to the young residents of the neighbourhood, built as a continuous circular space, where aesthetic quality and sustainable construction meet a social purpose. AOUMM's intervention transformed a site formerly occupied by a deteriorated prefabricated structure—abandoned since 2008—into a hub of creativity and inclusion. Giacomo Bianco The 3,027 sqm area, of which 900 sqm is built space, houses educational labs, music and digital activity rooms, a teaching kitchen, gardens, and outdoor recreational areas. It also include... More

OASIS is rooted in the singular geography of the Plaine du Var, a transitional landscape between the city, the river, the Mediterranean and the hills of Nice. At the meeting point of the Grand Parc Méridia and Avenue de l’Université, the project seeks to extend the landscape, establishing a precise dialogue between human settlement and the realm of nature, between urban density and the presence of living systems. Set within the former riverbed of the Var, on ground shaped by the river’s successive shifts and sedimentation, OASIS inherits a fertile territory whose memory it seeks to recover. On this narrow plot marking one of the edges of the Méridia development zone, the project reduces its footprint to rel... More

La Embajada de Luxemburgo está presente en Costa Rica desde septiembre de 2023, pero hasta ahora había operado desde oficinas provisionales. Cuando decidió establecer la sede definitiva de la representación diplomática y su agencia de cooperación, Luxembourg Development Agency (LuxDev), confió el proyecto a Contract Workplaces. El principal reto consistió en diseñar una sede compartida para estas dos organizaciones que, aunque comparten su origen, representan funciones, valores y formas de trabajo diferentes. La Embajada comprende dos áreas principales: el Consulado, destinado a la atención del público y la gestión de trámites, y la Embajada,... More

Casa Estelí transforms a deteriorated adobe silo into a contemporary dwelling through a strategy of structural autonomy and material continuity. Rather than reconstructing or aestheticizing the existing fabric, the project preserves the weathered earthen walls, stabilizing them while maintaining their visible patina and erosion as part of the building’s memory. Ariadna Polo Ariadna Polo Ariadna Polo Ariadna Polo Ariadna Polo The 45 m² adobe silo was consolidated through the integration of a continuous timber ring beam and structural anchoring of new openings. This intervention allows the historic masonry to act cohesively under seismic forces, reinforcing rather than replacing the original mass. T... More

Designed for speed, precision, and sustainability, the entire structure is manufactured as prefabricated assemblies in a controlled workshop environment and then transported to site for rapid installation. The result: ✓ Faster construction timelines ✓ Superior quality control and craftsmanship ✓ Minimal site disruption and material wastage ✓ Beautiful, sustainable architecture delivered efficientlyWhether for farmhouses, eco-resorts, or weekend retreats, prefabrication is redefining how we build. Metamorphosis Architecture, Chandigarh Call: 9815010909 Caption Caption Caption More

Bixiga is part of the history of JBMC Architecture and Urbanism and of its founding partner, João Batista Martinez Corrêa. Brother of José Celso Martinez Corrêa, founder of Teatro Oficina, João Batista has developed a close relationship with the neighborhood, its cultural life, and residents’ long-standing demand for an open space dedicated to community life. It was within this context that the firm developed its proposal for the Bixiga Municipal Park Competition, held for the creation of the new park. Although JBMC’s proposal was not selected as the winning entry, the study is based on the environmental restoration of the site and the creation of new connections with its surroundings to establi... More

 A Mock-up That Became a Home  For an architecture practice, a mock-up is often a means of testing an idea before it is translated into a larger project. It is an opportunity to work at full scale, examine materials and construction techniques, understand their limitations, and accept the possibility of failure as part of the process. Such experiments demand considerable investment in time, labour, material and energy. Once the research is complete, however, the mock-up is often left behind—its purpose fulfilled, but its physical existence rendered temporary. This project began with a simple question: can a mock-up have a life beyond research? For a practice concerned with sustainability, the idea of investing substantial... More

Passerelle Zwolle is a new pedestrian bridge connecting the historic centre of Zwolle, the Netherlands, with the developing districts south of the railway. Designed by a multidisciplinary team led by Karres en Brands, with ipv Delft as bridge specialist and Ingenieurbüro Miebach as timber construction specialist, the Passerelle results from an intensive design process to develop an integrated vision for the railway zone. The Municipality of Zwolle, Dutch railway infrastructure manager ProRail, timber and rail specialist Pontico, and civil engineering consultancy Attis were also involved in the design process. Mikkel Eye   An intermediate landscape The Passerelle forms part of a wider development perspective for Zwolle&rsqu... More

Casa Tertulia is a single-family residence located in San Mateo de Alajuela, Costa Rica, on a steeply sloping site with a dominant landscape condition. Its primary operation consists of providing housing through a strategy of minimal intrusion: rather than resting heavily on the ground, the house is elevated on stilts to reduce earthworks, allow ecological continuity beneath the structure, avoid interrupting natural runoff, and prevent flooding and humidity problems; making a complex site habitable without sacrificing accessibility or comfort for its elderly owners. The project's syntactic organization is based on an "L"-shaped configuration that articulates two domains: the social and the private. This geometry does not respond solely to... More

Competition 2023, 1st place. In planning. A pair of bridges as a building block for sustainable mobility development—across Innsbruck and the surrounding area by tram. The concept focuses on the construction of two new bridges as elements of Innsbruck's urban development, to realize a continuous tram network from Rum to Völs, spanning a federal highway roundabout and two banks of the Inn River. Lucas Reisigl, OSTERTAG ARCHITECTS The supporting structure of the bridges is derived with minimal gestures from function, position, and the surrounding urban and topographical structure. The city does not end here, nor does it begin here; the bridges each mark transitions of an expanding urban body. Lucas Reisigl, OSTERTAG ARCHI... More

A special animal collection deserves a building with an equally thoughtful material identity. For LimburgHUIS at GaiaZOO, the starting point was clear: the use of natural materials and a design approach with minimal environmental impact. Caption Located within the green surroundings of the zoo, the building combines local character with a strong architectural expression. The base is constructed from Kunraderstone, a natural stone from the province of Limburg. Above this grounded foundation, Zwarthout | Shou Sugi Ban was used to create a dark, tactile and distinctive upper volume. Caption For the main façade, Naoshima by Zwarthout | Shou Sugi Ban was selected. The charred wood gives the building a powerful black appearance... More