Passive Architecture
Design approaches that minimize active heating and cooling through building envelope, orientation, and natural systems.
Stark Lifts a Passive House Retreat Into the Canopy of British Columbia's Coast Mountains
A cantilevered timber and metal volume in Pemberton, Canada, meets Passive House Plus standards while framing Mount Currie through the trees.
43 Passivhaus Housing by AMMA: Sustainable Residential Design in Mons-en-Barœul
43 Passivhaus Housing in France combines sustainable design, passive solar strategies, compact architecture, generous outdoor spaces, natural light, and thermal comfort.
Puigpunyent Eco-Passive House by Miquel Lacomba Architects: Sustainable Living in Mallorca
Puigpunyent Eco-Passive House by Miquel Lacomba Architects in Mallorca combines sustainable design, passive solar, natural materials, and energy-efficient luxury living.
MORPHLUID: A Solar-Responsive Passive Cooling Architecture System
Redefining climate-responsive architecture through fluid intelligence and passive cooling systems.
Form Follows Climate: Sanctuary, a Daycare Shaped Entirely by Climatic Logic
A timber-framed daycare facility in a dense urban plot uses sawtooth roofs, clay plaster, and wool insulation to achieve near self-sufficiency.
Form Follows Climate: Passive Design Principles Shape a Children's Learning Space in Mainz
Three stepped volumes, rammed earth cores, and thermal buffer zones create a climate-responsive kindergarten along the Rhine.
Passive House by Mareines Arquitetura: Sustainable Living in Harmony with Nature
Passive House by Mareines Arquitetura blends sustainable design, passive cooling, wood and brick materials, tranquil gardens, and seamless indoor-outdoor harmony.
Let's Breathe for a Second: A Reading Pavilion That Reclaims Urban Stillness
A curved stone and timber pavilion with adjustable shade tracks turns overlooked city space into a public reading sanctuary.
House of the Brick Veil: Passive Design for Six People on a Narrow Urban Lot
An undulating perforated brick facade and split-level section turn a tight infill site into a cross-ventilated home for three generations.
Puigpunyent Eco-Passive House: Sustainable Living in the Heart of Mallorca
Eco-passive house in Mallorca combining natural materials, solar orientation, and breathable insulation for sustainable, low-energy living in harmony.
The Birth: An Egg-Shaped Daycare That Rethinks Passive Design for the Tropics
A shortlisted entry for Form Follows Climate 2020 layers vegetation, climate skins, and dome geometry to cool a Kuala Lumpur childcare center without HVAC.
