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?".
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.
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.
Prototype for circular building: LXSY Architekten and asp Architekten realise a new building within planetary bounds on Berlin's Karl-Marx-Allee.
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.
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.
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.
What does circular building actually mean? TRIVIAL CIRCUIT is a board game that addresses this question.
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.
When transforming and repurposing the former post office, LXSY ARCHITEKTEN considered the history of the building and how it could be reinterpreted. Selected historical elements were incorporated into the design thanks to a close collaboration with the Denkmalamt.
The offices of the Catalonian government’s representation in Berlin are given a fresh symbolic and communicative framework via a language of modern design.
The new design of Berlin's Impact Hub provides a platform for innovation and society in which people work together across cultures and generations.
The Kiezbett (neighbourhood bed) is a sustainably and fairly produced solid wood bed, designed for significant social change.
Topics around thresholds, transition and separation are central to the design. At the cross section of residential and commercial areas, a new inclusive neighbourhood quarter is being built in Berlin Weißensee.
The prototype for a school building in Africa is characterised by its simple construction and its use of local materials and building techniques.
In the workshop "This House works for You!" simple and cost-effective extensions of the existing RDP houses in townships in South Africa were developed in cooperation with residents. The do-it-yourself building instructions convey the knowledge gained in the process.
The community-oriented housing project plays with the concept of threshold space, a transition that can be both an interior and an exterior space.
A multifunctional building acts as a communication space, nurturing a sustainable neighbourhood and providing attractive living spaces in a township in South Africa.