The No Footprint Wood House is located along the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Its bioclimatic design integrates with the surrounding lush tropical forests and natural habitat. Folding and sliding doors of different sizes and proportions open or close the individual spaces towards each other. The building is designed to blur the boundaries of interior and exterior spaces, resulting in a unique symbiosis of nature and the built environment. All materials for building the structure and its integrated furniture pieces are made with locally harvested and processed teak wood. An important part of the project includes the training of workers from the construction industry to engage with the innovative building components and techniques. The wooden prototype forms part of the multi-award winning No Footprint House series, which proposes climate-responsive building variations that are all based on passive design strategies such as site-specific positioning and the use of natural resources. Industrial building techniques and prefabricated components are combined with locally harvested and regenerative construction materials to create a systemic approach for sustainable construction.
Bio A-01 is an interdisciplinary network organization for the development of integrally sustainable solutions. In a globally urbanizing society, we work at the borderline of city and countryside or help identify new synergies between the urban and rural domains. Our work methodology is designed to break the boundaries of a single professional perspective to allow for a holistic approach that shapes our products. We envision a long-term impact that involves economic growth, high-quality spatial surroundings, responsible use of natural resources and equal social development.
Other prizes Various awards for sustainable design and development, including more than 50 international awards for the different prototypes of the No Footprint House series (NFH). The NFH is based on a modular systemic design that allows for a broad variety of integrally sustainable residential typologies.
