The studio aims to develop the ability to define an architectural solution that integrates responses to the climatic, morphological, social, and urban aspects of a given context. Through work on a specific assignment, students explore the cause-and-effect relationships of architectural-urban interventions within a given spatial framework, as well as various design approaches that utilise site potentials. The focus of the work is on the creative application of bioclimatic, green, and energy-efficient architecture principles in the design process, from urban-programmatic settings to details and materialisation. The accent is on employing creativity in researching the functional and design performances and technical solutions of energy-efficient structures.
The contemporary approach to sustainability aspects in architecture involves a wide range of topics and a new contextualisation of the architect’s role in the process of environment formation. By learning about current theoretical postulates, filtering them through discussions, and working on a task, the student defines his theoretical starting points and then converts them into an architectural object, with all elements of materialisation.