Sustainable development
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about sustainable development
Project • By Nissen Richards Studio • Private Houses
Hartdene Barns
Hartdene Barns is a stunning, newly-completed collection of nine luxury, carbon-net-zero eco homes, set within forty acres of land within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in the UK’s green belt, close to the villages of Hartfield and Cowden on the border of West Kent and East Sussex. The development was designed by architects Nissen Richards Studio for Q New Homes. The whole-life carbon assessor regulating the project declared the properties to be 10-15 years ahead of the majority of new-builds, per floor area, stating early on in the process that the Hartdene Barns development ‘will easily be among some of the most environmentally friendly houses in the entire UK.’
Images by Gareth Gardner, with additional... More
News • News • 20 Nov 2024
Key architectural projects by Snøhetta that highlight sustainable development
Snøhetta (meaning “snow hood”) is the highest mountain in the Dovrefjell mountain range in central Norway. Norwegian and international transdisciplinary practice Snøhetta shares its name with this remote and picturesque peak.
Snøhetta’s work encompasses architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture, art, product, graphic, and digital design. The studio’s first major commission was in 1989 for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt (completed in 2001). From the outset, Snøhetta’s approach has been driven by environmental and cultural concerns. When the studio first began its work, Our Common Future — also known as the “Brundtland Report” — was... More
News • News • 13 Mar 2024
Studio Egret West develops plans for new Passivhaus homes
London-based multidisciplinary architecture and design practice Studio Egret West has developed plans for thirty-eight Passivhaus homes in Swindon, England. The sustainable development is centered around the concept of “allotment living”. A variety of housing typologies will reinterpret the locality’s pitched-roof building vernacular and embrace Passivhaus (also known as Passive House) performance standards of energy efficiency.
Studio Egret West
The new development will provide community allotments — community gardens — that encourage residents to garden together, grow food, and build community. The site aims to respond to and connect with the wider natural landscape, including numerous green spaces... More
Project • By CAA architects • Exhibition Centres
Maldives Airport Economic Zone Development
This project is a national key overseas project of the Belt & Road and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and is located in the east coast of Hurumare Island, an artificial island in the Capital New Area of Maldives, close to the Central Park. The whole plot is penetrated by the central landscape axis of the city center. A building complex with a total floor area of 100,000 square meters will be built on a plot of 60,000 square meters, including an airport service center, an international trade center, an exhibition center, a transportation hub port, a shopping center, a five-star hotel, retail stores, and a cultural plaza facing the ocean and ancillary infrastructure services.
CAA architects
CAA architects
As the world larg... More
News • News • 3 Jun 2021
Innovative development with community and sustainability at its core comes to Mexico’s Riviera Maya
This development of 8 family homes with community and sustainability at its core is part of an evolving masterplan for Tulum on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. The project by Holland Harvey Architects sets a new standard for environmentally conscious design on the Riviera Maya.
Studio Archetype
The footprint of the development is minimized with 60% of the site retained as permeable landscaping or natural jungle floor. The ground floor comprises singular stacked stone walls that support the upper levels. Made primarily of local limestone, the stacked stone walls include construction waste material from other developments in the area.
Studio Archetype
Traditional boundaries between inside and outside are reworked. The ground floor... More
Project • By Hewitt Studios LLP • Showrooms
Morgan Experience Centre
Hewitt Studios were invited by the Morgan Motor Company to reimagine their ageing Cafe, Museum and Showroom spaces as an exciting new visitor Experience Centre.
The Morgan Motor Company has been making cars on the same site in Malvern England since 1914, employing generations of local craftsman to construct their cars from three reusable and recyclable core elements: ash timber, aluminium and leather. Crucially, Morgan cars are some of the longest living cars on the planet - on request the factory will still produce certain parts for cars dating far back into the first half of previous century!
Consistent with a brand that prides itself on ethical sourcing, natural materials, local craftsmanship and a long-lived legacy, He... More
Project • By Alumil S.A • Offices
Via Green
The architectural concept of the building concerns the dismantling of the façade and it’s penetration by nature, providing Via Green with a unique ecological character. Two separate building blocks are combined on the first floors and compose a unique space of offices, luxury restaurants and shops. Through the minimum use of visible concrete and the use of curtain walls, the building succeeds in not dominating its surrounding area. The natural light flows unobstructed into the building, enhancing the growth of plants which are scattered on the façade, providing a breath of calmness to the anxiety of the capital city of Ankara. Simple and minimalistic form, followed by lines bent in the horizontal layout, which formulate... More