Design sustainability

This new exhibition space is the opposite of the traditional concept of museum. There are neutral spaces connected between them, only to content the artworks inside themselves, giving them the main role of the place. Javier Orive Between the careful combination of materials and colors, the white tinted wooden lattice stands out down the space of “The Cube” and the permanent collection area. Javier Orive All the space near the circulation area in access floor _ticket sales, coffee shop, cloakroom_ and the hall in ground floor are paneling with bamboo elements in contrast to white vertical surfaces and grey floorings and ceilings. This material is also in permanent equipment in the building, like seats, ticket offices,... More

The holiday home ‘’Caravan House’’, located in Vathy, Aegina Island has northerly views towards the Argosaronic Sea and southerly views towards a rocky Mediterranean landscape and was designed to accommodate a family of four travelers. Their main criterion was the connection with nature which determined the architectural composition. Caption THE HIVE ARCHITECTS The challenge was to limit the building’ footprint and keep the plot as free as possible, minimally altering the natural landscape. The existing wild pistachio, olive and almond trees are preserved and guide the outdoor life of the family. The dry-stone walls that run through the plot, perhaps the most important anthropogenic intervention for... More

As a public building in a transitional urban area, the goal for the Ambulance Service and Medical Examiner Facility was to create a highly functional, sustainable, and pragmatic building that is also a space where employees in high-stress jobs can relax, socialize, and connect with nature. Surrounded by a railroad, convenience store, and a storage facility on three of the sides and a mundane parking ramp across the street, the challenge was to create an oasis in a banal context. Main Street Studio Main Street Studio The two-story, 34,000-square-foot facility needed to efficiently house multiple user groups — the medical examiner, county facilities personnel, EMTs, and six ambulances — in a way that clearly demonstrate... More

An upcoming lease expiry was the catalyst for Allens’ new Perth office. After relocating, the resulting reduction in floor space meant they needed to make bigger changes to their working style than they had first envisioned. Dion Robeson With this in mind, Unispace held a series of co-creation workshops with a cross-section of staff to determine their needs. The workshops were so well attended that Allens asked us to open the sessions up to all employees, resulting in 80% of Perth staff in attendance. These comprehensive responses formed the basis for all strategy, design and construction decisions for the project. The leading law firm’s objectives for the new space included attraction and retention of top talent, improve... More

The architectural design plans for the mass timber basketball arena with a composite timber load bearing system were developed after being directly commissioned by the Cultural and Athletic Organisation of Galatsi Municipality as a special building requiring specialised technical know-how and related research in timber construction. The construction schedule for the timber arena includes the main basketball court with spectator stands, an inbuilt mezzanine/gallery around the perimeter, changing rooms for athletes and referees, sanitary spaces, administration offices, club offices, and auxiliary spaces with a total surface area of 4000 sq.m.  The new building will replace the existing timber gymnasium in the same location, and now marke... More

The “Casa Abacateiro” emerges from the desire of a couple to create a spacious and welcoming environment to host their family, where the boundaries between interior and exterior, house and garden, seamlessly merge, providing a sense of connectivity and spaciousness. With this proposal in mind, the house is divided into two distinct blocks. oolhar.co oolhar.co The Southwest block houses the bedrooms, bathrooms, and service area. It is more reserved and solid, composed of two levels and structured in concrete. On the other hand, the Northeast social block is more expansive and defined by a robust structure made from reclaimed wood, whose marks tell a story. This structure rests upon two metal beams, allowing for the cre... More

Designing the Manav Village Academy is to provide new opportunities for theeducation of many children and teenagers, through plural and planned environments that encourage independence and coexistence among students, parents, teachers, and the community.The school project located in the village of Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, wasbrought to us through Manav, an Indian citizen from Delhi who created a Foundation with a mission to improve the conditions of education and the environment where children in some remote villages of the country live. The school’s founder's main idea was to combine open space for outdoor learning with an L-shaped educational block with two floors - enough to house every child who studies there. Stu... More

The brief was to create an additional floor on top of the existing home that was designed by JAM* architecten fifteen years ago. The new space needed to be flexible for all the members of the family to use. The addition needed to be multi-functional so that it could accommodate their personal and professional lives while always having a connection to the natural surroundings.  Kees Hummel The house is situated on an island known as IJburg in Amsterdam. The island was part of a new development that involved reclaimed land, creating the perfect site for a family home that would take full advantage of the natural surrounding flora and fauna. Kees Hummel Due to the existing site conditions, three principles informed the design:... More

In Tanzania, roughly 8% of children under the age of 18 are orphaned, with an estimated 90,000 orphans in the northern region of Kilimanjaro alone. Ranked 154th out of 187 countries in the UN Human Development Index, Tanzania remains one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world.  Article 25 Children are driven away or leave their homes due to poverty, neglect, family crises, abuse, or the death of one or both parents. Burdened with a lifetime of suffering, they often arrive at the existing Koa La Amani orphanage malnourished and in need of medical care.  Article 25 These vulnerable children of all ages need a home, a place to learn, be loved, and develop into healthy members of the community. Despite h... More

This T-shaped "clever" house is designed to accommodate the environmental sensibility of its occupants. It consists of several intersecting volumes, each one strategically placed in relation to the whole and to the site, in order to achieve maximum bioclimatic performance Costas Kontos Costas Kontos Costas Kontos Costas Kontos The residence incorporates heating and cooling pipe system in the concrete and masonry elements of the architecture, rendering them invisible. Low power consumption geothermic pumps in combination to standard petrol boilers produce heating and cooling all year round.  Also, "clever home" systems of automation are introduced, controlling the mechanical and electrical functionality of the house... More

GORA (meaning FOREST in Bulgarian) stands for Green Residential and Office Area complex. The concept is about creating a sustainable and inspiring city environment where people can work and live close to nature.  Located on the slopes of the Vitosha mountain, near the city center, it offers a mix of high-tech business environment and multi-family residential areas. It consists of 4 apartment buildings and 1 office building.  Todor Todorov Todor Todorov GORA like no other. Contrary to urbanized and overdeveloped cities, the project offers the opportunity to breathe in and experience nature in the city. Every element in the complex is designed to function in symbiosis with the others as a single organism like a small real... More

Hotel Boutique Aysla by Kimpton is situated in Santa Ponsa in Majorca, 2.6 km from the beach. A lovely holiday address among lush indigenous gardens with cosy terraces made of MOSO® Bamboo X-treme® Cladding with 75 mm Rebated profile and Decking with 137 mm width. Tomeu Canyellas Photography Tomeu Canyellas Photography The rooms are decorated in Mallorca style where the MOSO® Bamboo Industriale flooring stands out beautifully. For the common areas of the hotel ilke the gym and the meeting rooms, the 2-ply flooring Bamboo Supreme Density is installed. Tomeu Canyellas Photography Tomeu Canyellas Photography More

LPP is a Polish clothing manufacturer that has been in existence since 1991 and currently operates on nearly 40 foreign markets. It is one of the most dynamically growing apparel companies in the Central and Eastern European region. Kroniki Studio: Hanna Polczynska At the turn of 2021 and 2022, the company's new investment was established in the form of a Distribution Center in Brześć Kujawski. We became part of it, designing interiors with a total area of 3 000 square meters. Kroniki Studio: Hanna Polczynska One of our inspirations was an element without which fashion would not exist –textiles. Interpretations of the artisanal ways of weaving, different kinds of weaves, structures and stitching can be found in the designe... More