Materials

Hungary | BUDAPEST
In March 2009, Mérték Építészeti Stúdió won the competition for the redevelopment of a former waterworks (Hungarian...
Conversion, Ecocentric

United Kingdom | KENT
The most exciting feature of Crossway, a pioneering zero-carbon house in the United Kingdom, is not necessarily its...
Ecocentric, Interior

Denmark | COPENHAGEN
Nearly every European city of any size has them – long rows of low-rise blocks of flats set perpendicular to the street and...
Ecocentric

Sweden | STOCKHOLM
According to architect Camilla Schlyter of Schlyter/Gezelius Architects, the increasing use of computers and software design...
Ecocentric, Wood

Netherlands | ROTTERDAM / DORDRECHT
In their book Superuse, Césare Peeren and Jan Jongert of 2012 Architecten argue for a more creative approach to recycling in...
Conversion, Ecocentric

Spain | MADRID
What would happen if urban infrastructure were to invade public space? Or become a visible part of the city? In some recent...
Ecocentric

United Kingdom | LINCOLN
Lincoln, a city in the middle of England with a history stretching back to Roman times and beyond, is also associated with the...
Colour, Ecocentric, Facade

United Kingdom | LONDON
Murray Grove, designed by Waugh Thistleton Architects, is a nine-storey block containing 29 apartments, ranging in size from...
Ecocentric, Wood

Netherlands | DRACHTEN
In Drachten, in the north-eastern part of the Netherlands, stands a house that at first glance appears to conform to the rural...
Ecocentric, Metal

France | MARQUEZE
Summer 2008 saw the reopening of France's first ever Ecomuseum after architect Bruno Mader had been commissioned to renovate...
Conversion, Ecocentric, Facade, Wood