Regaining a sense of belonging

"Die HausWirtschaft" combines participation, modern workspaces, and affordable housing. It’s organized as a cooperative that has been directly developed by its members. The building itself consists of 48 apartments for living, 9 guest rooms, multiple spacious community areas and 3,500 m² of work-related space. It includes therapy and meeting rooms, coworking areas, an event hall, and a bilingual kindergarten. A perfect place to live, work, collaborate and grow – as a business and an individual!

The project saw the refurbishment of a school in a depopulated village. Based on the concept of Collaborative Rooms (a term found in offices for spaces for grouping and generating ideas) through a participatory building process bringing together local/global communities, the Casa is a hub of education and culture, a home for a Glocal community and a vessel to develop methodologies for reactivating marginal areas through knowledge exchange: challenging structures evolved in capitalist settings.

SORĠI is a creative start-up finding opportunities for circularity in the construction industry, whose first outcome is an outdoor furniture collection for public spaces, highly critical of the booming construction industry. Unique benches inspired by iconic buildings affected by the local construction frenzy and made of recycled construction waste. The pieces stand both as a memento of today’s choices and a suggestion for tomorrow’s actions.

“Laguna nel bicchiere – le vigne ritrovate” aims at (re)building the fragmented Venetian social fabric by regenerating forgotten vineyards, gardens, and orchards scattered across the lagoon of Venice, Italy. It seeks to revive the city’s overlooked historical urban-rural relationship, enhancing a renewed sense of belonging through sustainable, collective, and care-full land stewardship. Its fruits foster the ties among such a diverse, intergenerational community in a symbolic glass of wine.

The Muerbelsmillen project involves the conversion of the old mill known as the Muerbelsmillen (former Moschterfabrick) by refurbishing and converting the former mustard factory at 67-69, rue Mohrfels. It comprises three separate buildings: the mill itself, the "Flohr" residential building and the outbuilding.

A former boiler house in Valmiera—an industrial city in far northern Latvia—Kurtuve was acquired by the municipality with the vision of creating a dynamic art space. Through a collaborative effort involving architects, artists, and local residents, the venue has been transformed while preserving its raw industrial aesthetic and integrating modern, flexible features. Kurtuve now fosters resilience, and cultural access beyond Riga, redefining the region’s cultural landscape.

In Europe’s last divided capital, we’ve turned a military container into the world's first innovation hub within a buffer zone, uniting Cyprus' communities after 50 years of division. The Social Impact Generator fosters entrepreneurship, sustainability, and social cohesion, transforming a space of conflict into one of collaboration. By reimagining a military site as a hub for learning and innovation, we empower youth, marginalized groups, and entrepreneurs to co-build a more inclusive future.