We want to positively shape the building of tomorrow and think differently.

We are LXSY. Based in Berlin, we are involved in the field of circular planning and building and are actively committed to the transformation towards a climate-friendly construction industry that conserves resources and avoids waste. As ambassadors of the building revolution, we set new standards for the future of architecture and question established processes in the construction industry. We transform existing buildings and are pioneers of circular construction.

Beyond making architecture, we aim to spark a positive social, cultural and ecological impact. As architects, we are concerned with the question of how we as a society want to live and work together in the future. We think conserving resources while adopting circular planning and building techniques will play a key role in steering towards a more sustainable future.

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PROJECTS

Living

DER NEUE STÖCKACH

The construction project DER NEUE STÖCKACH is part of the IBA `27 StadtRegion Stuttgart and is intended to provide an answer to the question "How do we want to live?".

Work

SCHWANENWALL 11

Transformation of an urban building block: Schwanenwall 11 in Dortmund is becoming a showcase project for future-orientated construction. The transformation combines resource conservation, social and ecological sustainability and timeless design. The building is being revitalised with new uses, a reused façade and innovative concepts.

Work

IMPACT HUB BERLIN at CRCLR-HOUSE

The material concept of circular building operates in the range between "using something as it is" and "upcycling". In terms of aesthetics, we consciously want to dispel preconceptions about second-hand design. Despite the use of diverse materials, there is a strong focus on a clear-cut, homogeneous and high-quality design.

Work

BOELL.LAB

Prototype for circular building: LXSY Architekten and asp Architekten realise a new building within planetary bounds on Berlin's Karl-Marx-Allee.

Research

BAUKULTUR IN DER BAUWENDE

The transformation of the building industry as a new model for building culture? As part of the ExWoSt research project "Baukultur in der Bauwende", we take a look at the resulting opportunities and limits for Baukultur.

Work

WQ

The vision of the WIEGAND QUARTER in Merseburg is to develop an urban neighbourhood of the future for innovation and exchange, for living and working, for experiencing nature, culture, leisure and sport.

REFURBISHMENT OF WILHELMINIAN STYLE HOUSE

Living

REFURBISHMENT OF WILHELMINIAN STYLE HOUSE

In the balancing act between sensitively preserving an old building and carrying out necessary modernisation, this Wilhelminian-style residential building in Berlin Kreuzberg is gaining new residential units in its roof structure.

Education

TRIVIAL CIRCUIT

What does circular building actually mean? TRIVIAL CIRCUIT is a board game that addresses this question.

Work

WE DON'T WORK

What will our working worlds of tomorrow look like? With each edition of the workshop series, we want to shed light on different facets of the term New Work and thus explore a kaleidoscope of socially relevant topics.

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Circular planning and building is not a nice-to-have.

For us, architecture is an attempt to find answers to the most pressing social, societal, economic, and ecological challenges of our time within the built environment.

As architects, we set new standards for the future of architecture and challenge established processes in the construction industry. We transform existing structures and are pioneers in circular construction. Achieving a shift in the construction sector requires a transition to a comprehensive circular economy. In doing so, we combine ecological and social sustainability.

NEWS

Talk

BAU 2025

never waste a good resource: At BAU 2025 in Munich, Wiebke Ahues will speak on 17 January 2025 at 12.00 noon in Forum Hall C2 on the topic of Circular building under the thematic block "Resource and material efficiency". This will be followed by a panel discussion with the other speakers and the moderator Boris Schade-Bünsow (editor-in-chief of Bauwelt). We look forward to exchanging ideas with you.

About

„Gemeinsam für die Bauwende“

The new university network "Gemeinsam für die Bauwende in der Lehre", founded in summer 2024, is actively committed to establishing ecological and socially just planning and building as central topics in academic teaching and promoting exchange between universities. Margit Sichrovsky is one of the founding members, consisting of committed university representatives of future-oriented architecture education in Germany. The network aims to prepare today's students for the challenges of tomorrow and to contribute to sustainable transformation in the sense of the building revolution.

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A WIE ZIRKULÄR

The new publication "A wie zirkulär. A guide to circular planning and building" by the Berlin Chamber of Architects provides a comprehensive insight into the current state of circular construction. Margit Sichrovsky is one of the 19 authors who contributed to the guide. In addition to contributions on circular planning and construction or interior design, our project Impact Hub Berlin at CRCLR-House is mentioned as one of the good examples. The guide can be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Berlin Chamber of Architects.

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Professorship at HFT Stuttgart

From the winter semester 2024/2025, Prof Margit Sichrovsky will swap her everyday office life in Berlin for the lecture theatre in Stuttgart. She has been appointed Professor of Climate-Friendly and Resource-Efficient Architecture and Design at the HFT Stuttgart. We are looking forward to an exciting exchange with the students at the Faculty of Architecture and Design.

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LXSY welcome Wiebke Ahues as partner

We are pleased to announce that LXSY Architekten is now run by three of us. We have welcomed Wiebke Ahues, most recently Studio Director Berlin at Henning Larsen, as a partner in our office. Together as a team, we want to drive the building revolution forward by transferring circular construction from prototypical, experimental projects to a large scale.

Press

Bauwelt 11.2024 – Structure and work

Both our relationship to the climate and to work are changing. But what is work? How do we design? How do we create an office culture in a team? In the current issue of Bauwelt, you can read Margit's views on these questions and today's shift in values.

Press

HOLZMAGAZIN – Circular economy needs courage to implement

Margit gave an interview for the current issue of HOLZMAGAZIN and we are incredibly proud to be part of it! You can read the article here and at www.holzmagazin.com

Press

JUNG Talk – DESIGN BY AVAILABILITY

Margit can be heard in the JUNG Talk under the title DESIGN BY AVAILABILITY. It is about the question of how the necessary change can be brought into the mainstream through resource-conserving, circular planning and building, right up to living together in the society of the future.

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BAK Podcast – COURAGE TO IMPLEMENT

In the podcast by the Federal Chamber of Architects, Margit talks about her experiences of how the transfer of theoretical knowledge into a new building practice can succeed. One thing is clear: expertise in circular building can only be developed through practice and the courage to put it into practice. Listen for yourself.

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