Nature inclusive

Located within the historic Hembrugterrein, House A12 has been reimagined as a vibrant home for two families with children, marking a remarkable transformation from its origins as a military sanitary facility. Once a utilitarian structure serving personnel at a nearby shooting range, the 100-year-old building had stood decommissioned since 2003, awaiting a new purpose. Now, through the efforts of the clients, it has been reborn as a unique residential space, blending heritage and modernity. Michal Suskiewicz (www.goodoko.com) From 1895, the site housed the Artillerie Inrichtingen, producing firearms and ammunition for the Dutch army. During World War I, it became a bustling hub, employing 8,500 workers. However, its fortunes waned aft... More

This project emerges for a communal housing functioning since 1980, in which 13 houses share and coexist within a 12,500 sqm ground located in Cuernavaca, a city known for its privileged weather, leafy panorama and fertile land.  Andrés Cedillo Our project is inserted at the core of the ground as a place where people seek to coexist in harmony between each other and with nature. Trees over 100 years old habit in this piece of ground because it used to be a vivarium before being converted to communal housing in the early 80´s. Andrés Cedillo The design strategy seeks to blur the limits between the inside and outside. Long concrete roofs overlay over open spaces, daring gravity, to provide cover but not co... More

ZOË Amsterdam is a nature-inclusive apartment complex that creates new living spaces amid a habitat for animals and plants. Balancing the needs of both nature and people in the city, it presents a new, sustainable model for future-proof densification within urban areas. Robustly designed, with a building set at different heights, ZOË Amsterdam will be located within the Sluisbuurt area of Amsterdam. Created by VenhoevenCS architecture+urbanism and DS landscape architects, it was the winning competition design for Sluisbuurt Kavel 4a set by area developer AM in 2022.Natural livingZOË Amsterdam’s biodiverse design is consistent with the environmental characteristics of the neighbourhood. From underwater and garden spaces... More

  “Sloterdijk Kavel N1 and N3”VERTICAL is the highly ambitious endeavor to catalyze the transformation of the Sloterdijk business district from monofunctional office park into a lively mixed-use neighborhood.  VERTICAL is the collaborative and optimistic effort of Team Heijmans to introduce ‘life’ in many as many ways as possible to an at first glance rather hostile environ-ment. How can we stimulate inspiring forms of cohabitation?   SettingSloterdijk is a business district in the west of Amsterdam at the intersection of three railway lines and the ring road around Amsterdam. The so-called ‘Teleport’ came into being in the 1980s as a Dutch variant on La Defense. The area is dominated by... More

The Bataafse Kamp, a characteristic school building in the centre of Hengelo from the post-war reconstruction period, is being transformed by Space&Matter into sustainable Park Homes organised around a collective courtyard. The redesign of the building and the adjacent park enhances appealing qualities and adds new functions. Together, they form an interwoven ensemble, combining clean lines with soft vegetation, living in a heritage building with nature. Caption TransformationThe historic and majestic character of the building form the basis for Space&Matter's design, which leaves the existing building intact as much as possible. Space&Matter preserves the grand stairwells, the formal post-war facades and the main volumes,... More

“a reflection on our landscapes and a return to the essence of childhood to inhabit, play and explore, the refuge, the tree house, summer, the metaphorical value of the created territory, the awareness of the lived place, the passage of time, inside the forest and next to the river" Caption The landscape is what is present in nature and goes beyond the visual or perceptual if we understand it as a system of resources and interactions that allow it to be, giving it value is being able to dialogue with it without damaging its essence. Architecture is when you know how to read that system and join it, if you are environmentally conscious, as one more element that makes the most of resources without damaging them, where, every day,... More

Nature-inclusive Amstelstroom Bridge functions as a new link in Amsterdam’s infrastructural and ecological network. Providing ample space in, on and under this bridge for a wide range of living beings to co-exist as part of urban nature, we made the integral design in a dedicated team with ecologists and constructors. Luuk Kramer Robust and richly detailedSpanning Duivendrechtsevaart, Amstelstroom Bridge functions as the entrance of the rapidly developing Amstelkwartier-area. It caters to all traffic with extra generosity for cyclists and pedestrians since these are eco-friendly modes of transportation that stimulate social interaction and a lively streetscape. From afar, the bridge shows its slim silhouette; coming closer, the... More