City sustainability

Considered as a very first innovative co-working space for startup companies in Vietnam, the 8 storey green office building is located at Ho Chi Minh City District 3 central area and invested by Ho Chi Minh City Government with total investment of nearly 18 million dollars. Total GFA of 16,000 sqm provides mixed spaces for events, working, conference as well as re-enforcing the development and collaboration between startup companies not only in Ho Chi Minh City but also the whole country. Innovation and Startup Hub was certified for EDGE Green Building.  Courtesy Of STUDIO8 VIETNAM CO., LTD Courtesy Of STUDIO8 VIETNAM CO., LTD Courtesy Of STUDIO8 VIETNAM CO., LTD By incorporating modern technologies such as prefabricate... More

Benjakitti Park is an urban park located in the former Tobacco factory area, owned by The Treasury Department, Ministry of Finance. The site covers 720,000 sq.m. After The Tobacco factory was relocated, the site was developed to become an urban park in Bangkok. Royal Thai Army - 1st Development Division The design concepts are, firstly, to improve public understanding and knowledge about the ecology, forest, hydrology, and environment to the urban community. Secondly, to become ‘Initiative’ of Ecological Park Development. Lastly, to serve the urban communities and preserve the ecological environment of the city retaining the 128,000 cu.m. of water in the rainy season and producing clean water 1,600 cu.m./ day. Royal Tha... More

In partnership with property developer Little Projects and builder Cobild, leading Australasian architecture practice Plus Architecture has delivered one of Australia’s most cutting-edge designs for a residential project – leveraging computational and engineering technology to realise the vision for a complex angular tiled façade. Tom Roe Located at 17-22 Grattan Street, the Viridi apartments are a new visual landmark in the heart of Prahran, Melbourne, characterised by a wide-pitched, ‘hill-like’ roof, cladded in a mosaic-like tessellation of over 15,000 terracotta roof tiles glazed in shades of lush green. Tom Roe Mimicking the colours of the adjacent gardens, the tile design was brought to life... More

GORA (meaning FOREST in Bulgarian) stands for Green Residential and Office Area complex. The concept is about creating a sustainable and inspiring city environment where people can work and live close to nature.  Located on the slopes of the Vitosha mountain, near the city center, it offers a mix of high-tech business environment and multi-family residential areas. It consists of 4 apartment buildings and 1 office building.  Todor Todorov Todor Todorov GORA like no other. Contrary to urbanized and overdeveloped cities, the project offers the opportunity to breathe in and experience nature in the city. Every element in the complex is designed to function in symbiosis with the others as a single organism like a small real... More

A neighborhood transformation that has come about through an intensive collaboration with Buro013 ARCHITECTEN, housing corporation Casade, BAM Wonen and a sounding board group from the neighbourhood. The urban redevelopment of the Salvia and Magnolia Park in Waalwijk contains a total of 250 homes, which will be carried out in two phases. Salvia Park, the first phase contains 3 buildings with 118 apartments. rené de wit architectuurfotografie The urban plan provides much more space and experience of greenery for both residents and the surrounding district. The area has opened up compared to the original closed character. The car has been removed from the inner area and clustered in a parking case. This creates a park with a lot... More

with the global population expected to reach 9.8billion by 2050, food demand will be %60 more than it is today, and climate change, urbanization, soil degradation will not help any, in addition to water shortages, and pollution. it will not do any good losing farmers into city life either. we need to come to our senses before it is too late and we need to act now!  superspace   Hudson River was where the Highline roughly stands now when explorer Henry Hudson arrived in 1609, long before the city started selling ‘water lots’ which developers rushed to buy some of the Hudson rivers to turn into factories, warehouses, and living quarters for immigrants. the area of the project was as important as fishing, hunt... More

80% of the world will be living in the urban areas when the bells toll 2050; sprawling as a solution will lead to the inefficient and lavish use of resources and add more to our carbon footprint day by day, meaning around 2.200 people in a km2 will also concretely feel the effects of climate change, not to mention other living creatures we share the world with. are we ready to live together? do we have a backup plan that cares for all that, nature, the human, the cities... superspace Istanbul is one of the most chaotic and dense cities in the northern hemisphere of the world, with a daily population of around 20million people traveling around the wonders and disgraces of this lively and relentless city day and night jumbled rough... More

Sustainable Office Shelves for the Work World of the Future The design delivers on the promise of a future of flexible work by creating an office building as an open-shelf system that offers multiple versatile green spaces: Expanded work areas on balconies, terraces, or a garden house not only provide for a perfect setting for collective activity; the office complex also makes a valuable contribution to the local microclimate and biodiversity. Guiding ideas such as resource-saving construction, climate-friendly operation, and foresighted life-cycle planning are the backbone of a design with an attitude. mattweiss The main structure of the seven-building complex consists of wood, while the thermal-storage prefab-slab ceilings and the... More

The newly opened Wren Urban Nest, based in the heart of Dublin, is a 137-room, nine floor hotel designed and built using the most advanced carbon reduction technologies, making it one of Europe’s most sustainable hotels in a major city centre.     Eliminating the need for fossil fuels, the building uses 100% renewable energy and is the first hotel in Ireland to comply with the World Green Building Council’s definition of ‘Net Zero Operational Carbon’, without having to purchase carbon offsets. Caption With architectural, civil and structural and mechanical and electrical engineering design from interdisciplinary practice, BDP, the team has taken a number of steps to set the agenda and exceed ‘N... More

Sapphire 83 is a distinct example of a neighbourhood shopping complex that gives the user an opportunity to ‘shop while walking.’ The project is a combination of multiple amenities, including a Cinema hall run by INOX, 120 service apartments, almost 100 retail outlets and numerous family restaurants. As sustainability concerns are taking predominance and the need for safer public spaces is rising, our approach towards commercial spaces needs to provide a relevant solution. One of the unique models to explore is reflected in Sapphire's design language, straying away from the conventional malls and instead exploring the open-haat typology, thus promoting a sustainable design – access to multiple retail stores and safe open s... More

Kokedama Forest is a 1,000 SQF miniature sculptural forest consisting of more than 1,200 forestry seedling kokedamas nested within an inverted dome carved out from a fragile and intricate metal network. Acting as a green amphitheater, the visitor is both a spectator and a protagonist which is simultaneously embraced by its peaceful parlance and invited to actively question her/his role at the center of that symbolic arena.  Guests are welcomed to enter the micro-woodland and be surrounded by the levitating kokedamas: hundreds of seedlings proudly displaying their intimate relationship with soil supported by a 7.5 feet high three-dimensional metal structure. This assemblage is woven with steel inviting the contradictory blend of streng... More

Snøhetta and Park Associati are the winners of the competition organized by Coima for the refurbishment of the existing 1960’s office block Pirelli P35 in the heart of Milan, Italy. The proposals for the Pirelli 35 competition by the two practices perfectly interpreted the client’s brief on project’s complementary aspects. Coima came up with the idea of offering the two practices the chance to cooperate and create the perfect collaboration. Park and Snøhetta have taken up the challenge and then they have been working hard together to tackle the complexities and develop the two ideas.   The new project – Snohetta’s first in Italy – is the result of a decidedly great collaboration, in w... More

Merwedekanaal zone development Utrecht appears to be the fastest-growing city in the Netherlands. A large part of the extra housing will be built over the coming years on the City Island. OKRA, together with the municipality, urban planners, owners, developers and users, is developing an attractive, high-density housing neighbourhood, accommodating app. 6.000 new dwellings, within the island. The current phase includes the sub-area 5, a 24 hectares area. Healthy urban living The design process has been strongly led by the principles of the healthy city. Thanks to a favourable location in relation to the new centre of Utrecht, the sub-area 5 proved to be an ideal testing ground for innovative mobility concepts. An integrated water system,... More