The act of building

On circular materials and processes

Within this academic design office (ADO) students in architecture research and learn about natural construction resources and processes.

Climate mitigation requires a new attitude to materials and innovation in ecological and environmental engineering. In order to have a positive impact on our society, architects need to intervene beyond the narrow definition of the professional who designs and controls the execution of buildings. By researching circular building materials and developing more socially supported building processes, the architect can contribute to a better world. Hence this studio ventures into the study of local raw building materials and construction waste and into the design of new building materials influencing durable and locally anchored design and construction processes.

Wood

Fibres

Earth Rough

Earth Fine

Natural stone/lime

Barn Reuse

To settle in work

Compressed Earth Block

To gather

Wool

To mend

Plaster

To embrace

Escargot shell plaster

To nurture

Flax

To preserve

Wool

To wander

Timber

To collect

Oak

To slide

Unbaked earth tiles

To resonate

Barn Larch

To soften

Felt

To reframe

Raw Sheep Wool

To learn

Fibers

To co-create

Larch Planks

To transform

Oak

To protect

Sheep wool

Uketsugu - 受け継ぐ

Wool Sheet/Felt

To sculpt

Terrazzo tile #C.10

To bake

Adobe

To capture

Lime – Mussel plaster

To dream

Glaze

To play

Wool

To weave

Flax

To borrow, to cook, to (s)hip, to chip, to mold, to unmold

Wood

Wood

Fibres

Earth Rough

Earth Fine

Natural stone/lime

Barn Reuse

To settle in work

Compressed Earth Block

To gather

Wool

To mend

Plaster

To embrace

Escargot shell plaster

To nurture

Flax

To preserve

Wool

To wander

Timber

To collect

Oak

To slide

Unbaked earth tiles

To resonate

Barn Larch

To soften

Felt

To reframe

Raw Sheep Wool

To learn

Fibers

To co-create

Larch Planks

To transform

Oak

To protect

Sheep wool

Uketsugu - 受け継ぐ

Wool Sheet/Felt

To sculpt

Terrazzo tile #C.10

To bake

Adobe

To capture

Lime – Mussel plaster

To dream

Glaze

To play

Wool

To weave

Flax

To borrow, to cook, to (s)hip, to chip, to mold, to unmold

Wood