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Niko Kapa

Bioclimatic Pergola

Saturday, 2 May 2026

Arc

Functionality defines the aesthetics, using new techniques to reinterpret eternal themes in an attempt to synthesize spatial quality through specific architectural gestures. Open to the elements, external space is protected by a canopy that creates a microclimate. Combining modern design with simplicity of shape, curves and crisp lines define a layout adjusting elegantly into any architectural context while permitting occupants to enjoy outdoor spaces regardless of weather conditions all year round.

Oliver Schütte

Residential

Friday, 1 May 2026

Black House

The Black House forms part of the modular No Footprint House series. The climate responsive designs of the project are based on passive strategies such as site specific positioning and the use of natural resources for cross ventilation, solar shading and energy production, as well as rainwater harvesting and biological water filtration. Industrial construction techniques create a high level of efficiency that can be delivered to any target location, combined with locally harvested and renewable materials to promote integral sustainability and regenerative development for the built environment.

Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan

Exhibition

Thursday, 30 April 2026

Living Reef

Living Reef Exhibition is an exhibition design project that transforms sustainable research into an engaging public spatial narrative. Through the sequencing of digital modeling, material testing, fabrication processes, and final coral inspired prototypes, the exhibition guides visitors through both process and outcome. Coral inspired DIW 3D printed forms made from circular and low carbon materials shape the spatial identity, demonstrating how exhibition design can communicate ecological restoration, material responsibility, and innovation.

Rieke LLC

Refill Pod Jar

Wednesday, 29 April 2026

Trimas

The growing demand for sustainability is driving growth in the refill market, yet many jars lack premium appeal and ease of use. Conventional designs rely on films or liners that are discarded after opening, reducing branding value and requiring two handed operation. A refill pod jar with a flip top lid enables effortless one handed access. The product can be dispensed directly from the top without removing the main cap, and the empty pod can be easily replaced. Tethered caps and fewer components support convenience, branding, compliance, and sustainability.

Xinyun Li

Rural House

Tuesday, 28 April 2026

Vernacular Home

The Vernacular Home in Bangladesh is designed using local materials, mud, bamboo, straw, and bricks made from local soil. Responding to hot climates and long monsoons, it features a steep roof, a raised veranda, and cross ventilation for passive cooling. Openings on windward and leeward walls release heat, while double brick cavities insulate. Clay pots embedded in the tea house wall cool the air. Using liter bottles of light for interiors, the home includes bedrooms, a kitchen, a toilet, cow sheds, and a tea house with a retail supporting their livelihood while ensuring privacy.

Chen-Hsiang Chao

Composter

Monday, 27 April 2026

Biovessel

Biovessel is an indoor ecosystem composter, inspired by nature and designed to deal with food waste, it brings nature into your urban home and redefines food waste by turning it into nutrients that feed new life. With the help of earthworms, soil and its microorganisms, and water the ecosystem within Biovessel redefines waste, which is otherwise disposed of in bins. The process of breaking down the organic waste is purely powered by nature and creates a self-sustainable ecosystem that achieves odorless, high-efficiency decomposition.

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Saturday, 25 April 2026

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