Resilience
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about resilience
Project • By STAR strategies + architecture • Housing
START-Ivry
Rethinking housing from the inside out: a new generation of social and private housing, where the dwelling adapts to its inhabitants – and not the other way around.
START-Ivry sets out to redefine housing culture. It rejects the prevailing standardisation of housing production and responds to the growing diversity of contemporary lifestyles. It rethinks housing from the inside — starting from the resident — restoring the central role of the floor plan, and boldly reversing the conventional process by starting with architecture: the architect is selected first, and developers are then invited to compete. START embodies a genuine paradigm shift.
START stands for Social, Transformable, Affordable and Resilient Typol... More
Project • By Work Program Architects • Offices
Elizabeth River Project's Ryan Resilience Lab
Elizabeth River Project, a growing non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the Elizabeth River, has developed a brand-new, nationally-recognized “Resilience Lab” in the rapidly redeveloping North Colley neighborhood. The focus of the project is to demonstrate accessible, approachable methods of resilience and sustainability for the homeowner, developer, or small business owner.
Yuzhu Zheng
Yuzhu Zheng
Yuzhu Zheng
Yuzhu Zheng
The new building is located on an urban site, formerly a small marina and social club, situated between bustling Colley Avenue and Knitting Mill Creek. The river-facing site has been redeveloped with a living shoreline replacing the aging bulkhead,... More
Project • By CAST architecture • Offices
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe's Hatchery + Beach Shelter
Located on land occupied by the tribe since time immemorial, this project combines pragmatic uses with symbolic content—the fishery is central to both the Tribe’s traditional identity and its contemporary outlook. The 1,800 SF two-story building accommodates both office and utility space for the Tribe’s salmon hatchery program, along with a separate open-air structure used by the Tribal commercial fishing operations. It recognizes the cultural importance of both place and program while providing solutions for these activities to flourish in the 21st century.
Lara Swimmer
Lara Swimmer
The lower level of the hatchery houses a garage, maintenance shop, and egg-incubation room. The upper floor provides space for off... More
News • News • 22 May 2023
Holcim + Norman Foster Foundation unveil homes for displaced people in the Venice Architecture Biennale
On the occasion of the 18th Biennale of Architecture in Venice, Holcim and Norman Foster Foundation inaugurate the Essential Homes Research Project. The housing concept was designed by Norman Foster for displaced communities who are used to living in temporary settlements for years, providing the necessary needs of safety, comfort, and well-being.
@Chiara Becattini
Norman Foster, President Norman Foster Foundation, quotes “How can we ensure everyone, including some of our world’s most vulnerable populations, can have access to decent living conditions? During the Venice Biennale we show our work-in-progress on this idea; the outcome of a few months of intensive activity in collaboration with Holcim.”
Holci... More