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15/10/2024

HOW HOUSING CAN CUT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND RESOURCE USE

⏩ Housing accounts for 52% of the EU’s material footprint, largely due to non-metallic minerals like sand and gravel, which make up nearly 75% of the total.

⏩ High Material Use, Minimal Efficiency Gains
In 2021, housing represented 29% of EU consumption, with little improvement in material efficiency since 2010.

⏩ Addressing the Built Environment is Key
Reducing the EU’s material footprint requires changes in housing, where targeted policies like the Construction Products Regulation can promote the use of low-carbon, renewable materials to lessen environmental impacts.

♻ Sustainable Building Use Strategies

✅ Increase Use Intensity: Repurpose existing spaces for multiple functions, like using office cafeterias as evening restaurants, reducing the need for new buildings.

✅ Retrofitting: Adapt buildings for new uses when demand changes, such as converting offices to residences, lowering the need for new housing.

✅ Use Long-lasting Materials: Replace short-lifespan components with durable alternatives during renovations, minimizing frequent updates and delaying demolition.

✅ Delay Demolition: Repair aging structures to postpone the need for new construction, reducing resource demand.

28/06/2024

Building Better with Less: Efficiency, Sufficiency, and Consistency

At the core of sustainable development are three fundamental tenets: efficiency, sufficiency, and consistency.

➡️ Efficiency, often encapsulated by the concept of "better," emphasizes the need to enhance processes and technologies to achieve more with fewer resources. By optimizing resource use, we can reduce waste and improve productivity, ultimately leading to a more sustainable future.

➡️ Sufficiency, or the principle of "less," advocates for moderation and mindful consumption. It calls for a conscious effort to minimize excess and focus on what is necessary, thereby reducing the strain on our natural resources and promoting a balanced lifestyle.

➡️ Consistency, described as "different," involves adopting practices and systems that are inherently sustainable and regenerative. This means rethinking and redesigning our approaches to align with the long-term health of our planet, ensuring that our actions today do not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

By embracing efficiency, sufficiency, and consistency, we can achieve a sustainable future that balances resource use, mindful consumption, and regenerative practices.

13/06/2024

Green Threads: Sustainable Connections Between Textiles and Architecture

The words "textile" and "architecture" have long been intertwined, both evoking elaborate and organic structures. Expressions like "urban fabric" illustrate their connection. German architect Gottfried Semper analyzed the etymology of architectural terms, highlighting the "textile origin of architecture."

For instance, the German word "Decke" means both "cover" and "ceiling," and "Zaun" (fence) shares roots with "Saum" (seam).

Semper argues that these terms are not metaphors but remnants of architecture's textile origins. Textiles and architecture have always played similar roles in defining and sheltering our spaces. Textiles influence architecture in yurts, tents, and even clothing, our first "home," showing how textiles and architecture encase the body and provide shelter.

By exploring the woven foundations of our built environments, we can also appreciate the sustainable and ecological potential of these ancient practices. Integrating textiles into modern architecture not only preserves cultural heritage but also promotes the use of renewable and biodegradable materials, contributing to a greener futurer.

Image of the project by Patrick Bouchain, La Ferme du Buisson
at Marne-La-Vallée

09/05/2024

Permeable Soils: A Sustainable Solution Amidst Urban Challenges

Permeable soils are essential in modern environmental management and urban planning, promoting sustainable development through their natural ability to enhance water filtration, curb urban runoff, and boost groundwater recharge.
➡️ Why Permeable Soils Matter
These soils are crucial for various reasons.
-Ecologically, they aid in filtering water naturally, lightening the load on urban drainage systems, and allowing rainwater to infiltrate the earth to replenish essential groundwater supplies.
-Economically, permeable surfaces help reduce the necessity for expensive, extensive drainage infrastructure.
-Socially, they are instrumental in managing water levels to prevent the increasingly common urban floods, intensified by climate change and urban densification.
-Furthermore, permeable soils enhance biodiversity in urban settings by supporting more green spaces. These areas provide habitats for various species and contribute to ecological balance within cities.

Incorporating permeable soils into urban planning not only addresses immediate environmental and infrastructural challenges but also contributes to the long-term sustainability of urban areas, making them more resilient and adaptable to changing environmental conditions.

01/02/2024

WORKSHOP MSA (Manchester School of Architecture) - UFV (Universidad Francisco de Vitoria)

"ROCKSPORT. REVEALING THE SPIRIT OF PLACE"

Stockport is a historic market town in Greater Manchester (south-east of Manchester).
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Stockport played a significant role in the textile production of the region and grew to become the capital of the hat-making industry in the United Kingdom. There is even a hat museum in the town.
Today, Stockport is often overshadowed by the proximity of the popular city of Manchester. However, Stockport has undergone significant regeneration in recent times.
The workshop focused on the areas along the River Mersey. The main strategy obejctives were to soften the boundaries between city, landscape and infrastructur, to activate the area(s) promoting new activities that unravel the full potential of this part of the city and to facilitate social interaction and integration.

30/11/2023

MEP Voiles du Léman Préverenges
Finalist - Construction of Two Extracurricular Buildings
Our design promotes a seamless connection between the existing structures, incorporating transparency to integrate nature into the environment. Furthermore, we prioritize architectural versatility, allowing for future expansion while preserving distinctive spatial features, materials, and character.
The proposed slab system is an innovative and highly sustainable solution, featuring mixed wood-earth slabs with excellent ecological properties. Additionally, interior walls are constructed with environmentally friendly h**p bricks, known for their low water and pesticide requirements, biodegradability, recyclability, and beneficial thermal, acoustic, and humidity control qualities. The construction's ecological focus extends to off-site prefabrication, reducing carbon emissions from transportation, shortening construction timelines, and minimizing foundation requirements. Furthermore, meticulous material assembly planning aims to minimize the use of adhesives or other hindrances to material disassembly and recycling.

23/11/2023

PLATFORM Architecture Festival 23-26 June 2023 | THE NEW TOGETHER in conjunction with THE VENICE BIENNALE
https://youtu.be/CsUFiIEh76A?si=F2_iAsEp-PH8ldHN

We have the pleasure of sharing our brief speech during the PLATFORM Architecture Festival, held in conjunction with the Venice Biennale.

Throughout our short speech, we've underscored the values at the forefront of our architectural principles:

- Making with emphasizes considering all environmental aspects in architecture, even microorganisms, and their impact.

-Geometry and Place Making involves using geometry as a foundation for creating spaces that enhance their surroundings.

-Time-Woven Forms focus on adapting architecture to time, drawing inspiration from history, and integrating with landscapes.

-Embracing Simplicity means simplifying design with essential forms and functionality to promote clarity and calmness.

-Balancing Reversibility and Specificity involves striving for easily reversible buildings while meeting specific site and program requirements.

-Harvesting the Care prioritizes environmental and cultural preservation in architectural design and materials

15/11/2023

FIRST PRIZE AWARDED

Pariset Foundation - Extension and Transformation of the Medical-Social Establishment and Temporary Care Center

We are deeply honored to embark on this exciting new project for the Pre Pariset Foundation in Pully, Switzerland. Our commitment to revitalizing existing structures not only breathes new life into buildings but also contributes significantly to energy conservation and sustainability efforts. In addition to our environmental efforts, we are also dedicated to enhancing social sustainability by creating a welcoming and inclusive space that fosters a sense of community, provides a safe haven for those in need, and promotes social well-being

06/10/2023

PEQUEÑO DESEO FOUNDATION
I am deeply honored to serve as an ambassador for the Pequeño Deseo Foundation.

Join us on October 23rd as we come together to celebrate the at Madrid's Jorge Juan Space.

Sometimes fulfilling a child's wish is their best medicine. Since the year 2000, at the Pequeño Deseo Foundation, they have been improving the emotional state of children with serious illnesses by granting their greatest wishes, with the goal of helping them face their treatment with greater strength.

We will be auctioning off exclusive experiences with the invaluable support of Christie's.

You can access the catalog for a sneak peek here
https://lnkd.in/eSze9QbG...

Our mission: To grant the wishes of 100 ailing children.

The event will be hosted by the esteemed Anabel Alonso and Carles Sans (Tricicle).
Don't miss out! Register here

https://bit.ly/3RHsCPZ

03/10/2023

"Bâtisseurs Suisses"
We are very happy and grateful for the publication of this booklet made in collaboration with Espazium and Tracés.
The "Bâtisseurs Suisses" series documents large-scale operations and exceptional works in Switzerland.
This booklet presents FWG architecture as a profession that weaves connections. The transformation of existing workshops and the construction of new accommodations for the Fondation de l’Espérance in Étoy (VD), which serves children and adults with disabilities, was a patient co-creation effort; a back-and-forth on the fabric of extended time.

Featuring essays by Chris Younès, Camille Claessens-Vallet, and an introduction by State Councillor Rebecca Ruiz.
Photography by Thomas Jantscher and Delphine Burtin.
Layout and graphic design by Valérie Bovay.

Our heartfelt thanks also to all the sponsors who have made the publication of this booklet possible.

28/06/2023

PLATFORM Architecture Festival 23-26 June 2023 | THE NEW TOGETHER in conjunction with THE VENICE BIENNALE

I was thrilled to participate in the Platform Architecture Festival, an event that aims to bring together an international audience through diverse international cultural initiatives.

The architecture firms involved in The New Together had the opportunity to present their visions firsthand during the PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL, which took place from June 23rd to 26th, 2023, at the Scuola Grande di Misericordia. The architects animated four days of debates and discussions with the goal of creating an active platform to gather various visions, commonalities, and even contrasting perspectives on a new way of coming together through architecture and the diverse languages highlighted in the exhibition.

05/05/2023

We are delighted to announce that our studio will be participating in "THE NEW TOGETHER" exhibition in conjunction with THE VENICE BIENNALE at the prestigious setting of the Scuola Grande di Misericordia in Venice, which will take place from 20 May to 30 July 2023.

14 buoy structures collect and house the exhibition panels, creating thematic islands. Each buoy groups projects according to a keyword linked to the theme The New Together. "

Each buoy focuses on an action, a desire for a newfound sense of being together in all those places and for all those needs that shape the daily lives of each of us," explains the Curator. "In each family come together projects that differ in size, adaptation to the context, purpose, settlement principle, material quality. They are projects that hybridise and fluidify functional and typological hierarchies to rediscover the value of 'spaces of possibility' where many facts of life can happen. They are projects that suggest simple directions to be pursued in community: to care, to move in the landscape gently, to meet, to transform with use what has been used in the same way, and then, to regenerate, to look around, to live and work openly to mix the moments of life in generous architectures-spaces that welcome the life that awaits us".

In addition to the official programme associated with The New Together exhibition, Platform will organise several side events to enliven the prestigious location throughout the opening period with a busy programme of forums, conferences and lectures.

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