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FLORA: IAAC build an observatory in Barcelona’s Forest to monitor nature from within

17/07/2023
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The Forest Lab for Observational Research and Analysis (FLORA) is an advanced and ecological building built in Collserola Natural Park (Barcelona), and developed by a team of students and researchers of the Masters in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities (MAEBB)  FLORA is a scientific research facility built with timber from sustainable forest management, allowing a researcher to live and work in the forest canopy.  Inspired by the work of the American biologist Margaret D. Lowman and her hanging walkways, the...

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Solar Greenhouse

08/03/2022
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="2177" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]In September of 2021, the 3rd edition of the Masters in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities completed their final thesis project, the Solar Greenhouse, a full-scale prototype that actively aids in the intensive food production efforts at Valldaura Labs.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="2178" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]The design has two programs fitting within its maximum volume, and features a heliomorphic roof for capturing the maximum solar energy. Circulation and entryways were determined largely by the site conditions and grade changes.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="2242" img_size="full"...

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The Voxel: a Quarantine Cabin

26/03/2021
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| Research Lines: Decentralized Energy Systems & Circular Water Systems, Regenerative Forestry & Sustainable Food Production, Self-Sufficient Buildings

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="1972" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]Collserola park appears starkly from the sky as an island of green, surrounded on all sides by the sprawling Barcelona metropolitan area. The park has been accurately referred to as Barcelona's “green lung”, and its dense forest has become home to a truly ambitious project in the realm of ecological architecture. Just as the natural park supplies the city with a vital supply of oxygen from its trees, the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia’s (IAAC) Valldaura...

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Ecohouse V01 Prototype (The Niu Haus)

26/03/2021
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| Research Lines: Decentralized Energy Systems & Circular Water Systems, Regenerative Forestry & Sustainable Food Production, Self-Sufficient Buildings

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="2029" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]The Ecohouse V01 Prototype (The Niu Haus) is the collective final project of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia’s (IAAC) 2018-2019 Master of Advanced Ecological Buildings program (MAEB). The program is an immersive experience of learning by living in which students engage with the complete seasonal cycle as residents for 11 months at Valldaura Labs, a XIX-century estate renovated to host domestic spaces, a studio and auditorium backed by permaculture facilities, a digital fabrication lab and...

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Green Book of Biocities

25/03/2021
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| Research Lines: Circular Bioeconomy & Natural Materials Innovation, Decentralized Energy Systems & Circular Water Systems, Ecological Technology & Carbon Sequestration, Publications & Exhibitions, Regenerative Forestry & Sustainable Food Production, Self-Sufficient Buildings, Urban Ecology, Green Governance & Citizen Engagement

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="1941" img_size="full"][vc_column_text]Supported by the Europe Forest Institute (EFI) and in collaboration with a number of organizations throughout Europe and beyond, Valldaura Labs has begun co-authoring the Green Book of Biocities, a seminal text which will define the new paradigm of Biocities and the key strategies to make them a reality.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="1934" img_size="full"][vc_column_text]By synthesizing inputs from stakeholders and all of the organizations involved – whose expertise span from sustainable forest management to agriculture, circular/bio-economics, health, ecology, nature-based solutions, social issues,...

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EXHIBITION AT THE DIPÒSIT DEL REI MARTÍ OF PROPOSALS FOR ADVANCED ECOLOGICAL BUILDINGS

13/12/2019
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This exhibition was a presentation of various projects completed at the Valldaura Labs Campus of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. The core of this innovative project is a laboratory to promote investigation and set a new benchmark for self sufficiency. The Valldaura Labs represents a new paradigm for sustainability established by IAAC with the aim to create a progressive, consciously designed ecology using both cutting edge technologies and rich craftsmanship. As such, this exhibition comprises of various aspects:[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Advanced...

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