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This urban renewal project consists of cohousing for students in the musical field. This project is located in the historic centre of Barcelona, where the building coexists with the Roman wall of the city, which is recovered thanks to the intervention of this project and becomes the focus of the area, thus making the city look at the Roman wall instead of turning your back on it. At the same time, the public space generated recovers ruins of Roman constructions adjacent to the wall.

A design of a square is an example of an open form of urban furniture – leaving various possibilities for use by inhabitants. The platform enables lying, organizing picnics – treating this place like a backyard terrace, yet still in the public space. This is an example of micro-intervention in public space – the development of a small lot which does not belong to owners of local buildings. Previously, this space was in a very bad condition and was used, above all, as an illegal parking space.

Bamboopod® is the first and only system combining the natural beauty of bamboo with the cutting-edge technology of tensile architecture, fully prefabricated and buildable easily by a pair. Suitable both for temporary installations and for permanent uses, it is calculated to stand snow loads and wind speeds over 120 km/h. It provides the unique experience of being instantly transported to a peaceful state of mind, bringing the feeling of impressive order due to the natural beauty of bamboo.

The Ringpark Leiden is a citizen-driven initiative to surround the old city centre of Leiden with a green and infinite park. The park is both envisioned and managed by citizens and offers a sparkling leisure spot for all Leiden’s inhabitants. It lays like a ring around the city-centre, is accessible to everyone, including all mobility needs. The meetingplace for all citizens offers both art and a wide biodiverse nature, combining aesthetics and sustainability in an in-itself architectural park.

shirting… is a sustainable fashion platform. The project forefront is an alternative sustainable model of circular clothing sharing. That is implemented through ethical and ecological design principles and by fostering a personal relationship and responsibility towards clothing. We reshape the paradigm of accessibility of high-quality designer products. shirting... platform presents unique designer shirts, designed by local designers which are available to wider community.

Concept: In the future, consumers will no longer throw away one-way packaging, but will refill it in stores at suitable "refilling stations“
Forecast: Substantial reduction in plastic waste -one product replaces 50 products.

This urban renewal project consists of a cohousing for students in the musical field. This project is located in the historic center of Barcelona, where the building coexists with the Roman wall of the city, which is recovered thanks to the intervention of this project, and becomes the focus of the area, thus making the city look at the Roman wall instead of turning your back on it. At the same time, the public space generated recovers ruins of Roman constructions adjacent to the wall.

“Harvest - Sample -Assemble” is a design philosophy I imagined. It has been experimented at the Cirva (an art centre dedicated to glass, visual arts and design in Marseille) with a project called “Dance Flore”. Dance Flore is a new way to design a vase : rather than a decorative object for a “dead” flower, it is a “home” for a growing plant. It welcomes a Desmodium Gyrans : a plant that dances.
This playful and cross disciplinary approach is a new step toward ecology and I want to develop it.

Based on the holistic approach of permaculture, La Plume will give you an experience that can radically change the behavior and habits of residents, towards an ecological society, open and respectful of the earth and people. La Plume is a place of creativity, renewal and learning with Nature as a teacher.

It is a 5-day project that takes place during the summer holidays in 7 small towns of Lithuania regions. It aims at encouraging children and youth to become active in creating their own environment, making communal activities more dynamic and raising the public spirit. With this project we want to show that taking care of your environment can be an interesting, playful and engaging activity, and it can be implemented with realistic means that do not require many material or human resources.