Sustainable interior design
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about sustainable interior design
Project • By olay studio • Offices
The hidden echo
Located in the historic Kasbah-Mechouar district of Marrakech, Hidden Echo is a conceptual cultural project that interprets Moroccan architectural traditions through a contemporary environmental approach.
Developed for the Riad Garden 51 site near Agdal Gardens and Bab Agnaou, the proposal combines passive climatic systems, rammed earth construction, water management strategies, and local craftsmanship within a spatial framework inspired by kasbahs, riads, and Moroccan gardens.
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The project was conceived as a low-energy and climate-adaptive architectural proposal rather than a technology-driven building. Its environmental approach relies on thermal mass, evaporative cooling, natural ventilation, solar control, daylight optimiz... More
Product • By Clayworks • Clayworks Rustic Finish
Clayworks Rustic Finish
Clayworks Rustic Finish embraces the full richness of clay, with a robust, earthy quality that carries natural depth and variation. Its coarser texture brings raw materiality to interiors, offering an elemental and enduring character.
Made from natural clay, this finish is breathable, non-toxic, and contributes to healthier indoor environments. Its ability to regulate humidity and soften acoustics complements its visual strength, ensuring that its striking presence also enhances comfort and wellbeing within a space. More
Product • By Clayworks • Clayworks Smooth Finish
Clayworks Smooth Finish
Clayworks Smooth Finish is a natural clay plaster, offering a refined, quietly textured surface with a soft sheen and subtle tonal variation. The natural qualities of clay bring warmth and tactility, with a quiet depth that enhances interior space. Calm and understated, the finish can serve as a minimalist backdrop or a defining surface in its own right.
This finish is breathable, non-toxic, and contributes to healthier indoor environments. Its ability to regulate humidity and soften acoustics complements its aesthetic qualities, making it both a practical and beautiful choice for interior surfaces. More
Project • By Studio Bower • Apartments
Sustainable renovated city apartment in Amsterdam
This apartment, a characteristic 1930's house in Amsterdam West, located in the De Baarsjes neighbourhood, has been renovated in a fully sustainable and responsible manner.
The renovation focused on three main pillars:
1. Insulating the house and eliminating the use of gas.2. Using as many sustainable and healthy materials as possible.3. Optimizing the use of available square metres.
Bart Molenaar
1. Saving Energy According to the Trias EnergeticaThe house has been made energy-efficient following the principles of the Trias Energetica model:
- Step 1: Minimize energy loss.The facades have been insulated from the inside using wood wool, a circular and sustainable material.- Step 2: Use renewable energy.The gas meter has been removed... More
Project • By Trifle* • Offices
BenchSci
Our project for BenchSci saw a empty 70s shell transformed into a beautiful, inspiring home for our Canadian client's first international office.
Jack Harrison-Bunning
BenchSci’s mission is to exponentially increase the speed and quality of life-saving research and development with the use of biomedical AI. They strongly believe in hiring the best people and providing the best working environments to succeed in their goal. They wanted to have ‘the coolest office in the UK’. One that would support their staff and demonstrate their values to attract new talent.
Jack Harrison-Bunning
The brief was to space plan and design a welcoming and functional destination for teams operating in a virtual-first work style and... More
Project • By AVA Design Pvt. Ltd. • Hotels
Storii by ITC Hotels Moira Riviera, Goa
The resort is a "More Hotel" that gives you MORE space per room, More peace and quiet and more private spill out space to each room than can be imagined, with a personal pool and garden in 10 rooms! Its laid-back feel is accentuated on the White undulating plastered finish that evokes shades of Goa being India's Mediterranean. Scooped Out Volumes bring in a bright Orange, representing the local Stone of Laterite, into an otherwise serene colour palate.
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As a practice we followed world renowned architect Bill Benseley, who famously says that boutique hotels need to = Build Respectful... More
Product • By Clayworks • Clayworks Demi-Rustic Finish
Clayworks Demi-Rustic Finish
Clayworks Demi-Rustic Finish reveals the richer, more pronounced texture of clay, bringing depth and character to interior surfaces. Its tactile quality creates a sense of weight and grounding, while natural tonal variation enhances the surface with warmth and presence. Expressive yet balanced, Demi-Rustic celebrates the raw beauty of clay in a finish that feels timeless and elemental.
Made from natural clay, this finish is breathable, non-toxic, and contributes to healthier indoor environments. Its ability to regulate humidity and soften acoustics complements its aesthetic qualities, ensuring that its visual richness is matched by comfort and wellbeing in the spaces it defines. More
Product • By Clayworks • Clayworks Tonal Finish
Clayworks Tonal Finish
The Clayworks Tonal finish produces interiors that seem to breathe. Walls are left silky, with rich tonal variations that catch the light and imbue a feeling of motion. The effect can be cloud-like, loaded with subtle sensory interest.Our Tonal finish is often specified as a sustainable, versatile alternative to polished cement, polished plaster, Venetian Plaster and Marmorino. More