Studio Loes . photos: © Nate Cook
“Build less, much less, but dense, valuable and durable!” writes the architect and building historian Vittorio Magnago Lumpugnani in his latest essay “Gegen Wegwerfarchitektur” (“Against Throwaway Architecture”). A plea that the architects of STUDIO LOES also endorse: Their ensemble “Element & Lingot” has been extending an existing residential building from the Wilhelminian and post-war periods with a garden house in the inner courtyard (“Element”) and four roof extensions on the existing buildings of the front and rear buildings (“Lingot”) since summer 2023. Both projects are characterized by the use of wooden modules and prefabricated concrete elements, which allowed for a very efficient and ecologically sustainable construction method. The architects of STUDIO LOES thus set an example for intelligent redensification in a confined inner-city space and realize their vision of future-oriented urban residential architecture. Continue reading STUDIO LOES
