Low-impact urban living

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about low-impact urban living

SNOB Architects

Project • By SNOB Architects • Hotels

CONSTRUCTIVIST HOTEL COMPLEX

Located in St. Petersburg, this hotel complex is conceived as a low-impact intervention embedded within a forested landscape. The project prioritises integration with its natural surroundings, using spatial organisation, material selection, and passive design strategies to minimise visual and environmental impact. SNOB Architects SNOB Architects The masterplan is composed of several detached volumes with restrained geometries, connected by a continuous glased axis that functions as the main circulation and viewing spine. This configuration preserves permeability across the site while allowing for both open communal areas and more private zones. The ground level remains porous, with interior spaces extending directly into terraces... More

Eric Staudenmaier

Project • By Koning Eizenberg Architecture • Housing

The Park

In Santa Monica, California, Koning Eizenberg Architecture has designed The Park, a transit-oriented development that integrates residential, retail, and public open space. Located within walking distance of Santa Monica’s light rail terminus, The Park supports low-impact urban living. Eric Staudenmaier Eric Staudenmaier ❌︎ Remove Applied Products block will be inserted here Neighbourly connections Koning Eizenberg Architecture rethinks the typical bland and boxy US mid-rise housing model with its approach to The Park. While much of Los Angeles’ mixed-use housing relies on formulaic street wall massing, the design for this development introduces deliberate shifts in volume, texture, and rhythm to en... More