Sustainable Design
We design sustainable architecture. Our holistic design methodology recognizes the importance and interconnectedness of the environment with built spaces meant to be habitats for life in all its forms. Our designs emphasize efficiency, and we consistently seek innovative and creative approaches to optimize efficiency while fostering environmental sustainability.
Context
Listen to the site, the landscape, and the surroundings.
Connect
Merge architecture and landscape, blend inside spaces with the outdoors and perfect orientation.
Envelope
Optimize the building envelope and source sustainable materials. Implement efficient equipment and power generation systems.
Site Specific Design
To adopt a sustainable design approach, we let the site tell us what it wants. Our method of site analysis combines the site’s inherent characteristics with the project program, creating a fluid, cohesive, and sustainable link between the building and the land. Rather than supplanting or suppressing, we aim to foster a mutually beneficial exchange between environment and edifice. In this symbiotic relationship, buildings don’t contribute to pollution, contamination, or resource depletion; instead, they cleanse, purify, and inspire.
Adaptive Reuse
When we demolish existing buildings, the resulting waste often finds its way into landfills. Our work explores ways to creatively repurpose defunct buildings to meet the needs of modern-day uses. By architecturally bridging the gap between the past and the present, we are revitalizing our existing building inventory for future generations.
Passive Design & Net Zero
We are getting back to basics. Instead of battling against nature, our efforts now focus on designs that work harmoniously with natural systems to heat passively and cool interior spaces. After properly engaging with the site, we efficiently insulate the building envelope, encourage cross ventilation and stack effect, allow heat gain when we want it, and shade it when we don’t—reducing energy costs while establishing a connection between you, your building, and its surroundings.
Permaculture
A design methodology originating in Australia recognizes interconnection as key. Buildings can be a food-growing medium and provide essential ecosystem services like wildlife habitat, rainwater collection, and filtration. Native plants around the exterior of a building help to build soils and prevent rainwater runoff while creating a biodiverse habitat for all living things. Sometimes, including chickens.
