Purpose

«In a society that pays little attention to the messages provided by nature and climate change, we are committed to using new design tools to imagine a more sustainable future.»
J. M. Schivo

Nature – preserve

Reconnection

What is needed is an architecture capable of creating new emotions, of educating and informing about the planetary values to be safeguarded, capable of guaranteeing communities the sharing of primary resources, basically reconnecting what man has separated.

Nature – preserve

Reconnection

Changing the way we manage energy

The planet’s energies, including not only renewable ones, must be integrated into a single global system of technological solutions linked to collaborative urban development, while safeguarding their resources.

Energy – sustainability – produce without depleting resources

“Public space is the key element in connecting experiences as opposed to shopping centres as a place for socialising.”

Manuel Castells

Diversity – resilience – adaptability

Inclusion

Both physical space and the space of flows must be integrated into new urban and territorial models. Creating new networks and adopting an ‘open source’ approach will enable the sharing of ideas and technologies for collective management and intergenerational equity.

Diversity – resilience – adaptability

Inclusion

Equity – innovation

Sustainability is the priority

Goal: 0 emissions

When planning urban infrastructure and its extensions, the presence of nature and its implications must be considered as a fundamental element. Similarly, integrating areas of biodiversity and micro-ecosystems will respond to community needs and promote the development of a circular economy.

Liberty – solidarity

Mobility for all

“Our children will be driving quiet, clean, smart vehicles integrated into a flat, distributed, collaborative interactive network. Even this fact alone is a sign of the end of one economic era and the beginning of another.”

Jeremy Rifkin

Research

Smart materials and living surfaces

Our projects offer innovative solutions to urban challenges from small to large scale, which can sometimes seem radical, using organic materials, bio-regenerative technologies, biomimicry, biophilic design and renewable energy. These approaches work together to create ideas that improve the environment by emulating self-renewing biological systems.

“Designers must consider the city as an ecosystem where all parts are interconnected and influence each other (…) (In architecture), it is necessary to copy nature’s processes and not nature itself.”

Mick Pearce