premio europeo de diseño y medio ambiente european - Dimad

PREMIO EUROPEO DE 

DISEÑO Y MEDIO AMBIENTE 

EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL 

DESIGN AWARD


DESIGN AWARD 

BEST_ED_1 (1 st Edition) 

Jury and Experts’ Committee: 

Chairpersons: 

Rosa Arce, Scientific Director and 

Manuel Estrada, DIMAD’s Chairman 

Enrique Jiménez Larrea, IDAE 

Alberto Corsín, EOI 

Pedro Feduchi 

Santiago Miranda 

Carlos San José 

Antonio Serrano 

Elisa Sáinz, ddi 

César Ruiz-Larrea, ASA 

Felisa Arribas, EOI 

Jan Carel Diehl (The Netherlands) 

Henrique Cayatte (Portugal) 

Alberto Corazón 

Carmelo Di Bartolo (Italy) 

Javier Díez 

Javier Fernández 

Manuel Lecuona 

Santiago Miranda 

Sophie Thomas (United Kingdom) 

Ignacio Valero 

Sergio Volturo 

DIMAD - CENTRAL DE DISEÑO 

organisation team: 

Manager: 

Concha Moreno 

Coordination: 

Giorgia Sorarù 

Communication: 

Paloma Castro 

Press: 

Valentina Volpato 

BEST_ED_1 team: 

Technical Coordination: 

Kateleine van der Maas 

Teresa Fernández 

Exhibition design: 

Ignacio Valero 

José Miguel Celestino 

Graphic Design: 

David Pérez Medina 

Typesetting: 

Margarita Hernández Omar 

Andrés José Gómez 

Page setting: 

Pablo Díaz 

Translated by: 

Paloma González 

Text Editors: 

Gloria Escribano 

Javier Fernández 

Printing: 

Gráficas Muriel 

Paper: 

Cyclus Print, 

100% post-use recycled paper, 

under RAL UZ-14 Blue Angel 

standards, distributed by Antalis, 

and Escudo Grey recycled 

cardboard, distributed by 

Torraspapel. 

Acknowledgements: 

To the students at Escuela de Arte 

4 in Madrid: Stephany Bermúdez, 

Laura Fominaya, Patricia Garrido 

Tapia, Carlos Guisasola Suárez, 

Andrea Places Suárez and Adrián 

Prieto, for their cooperation with 

their proposals on the exhibition 

assembly. 

Organisers: 

Sponsors: 

The European Social Fund, with its aim of 

contributing towards sustainable development, 

takes into account in a crossdisciplinary 

way the support given to 

actions such as this, which foster respect 

for environmental care. This particular 

action falls within the scope of the Adaptability 

and Employment Multi-regional Operational 

Programme, giving momentum to 

the culture of sustainability in business and 

the use of the environment’s potential as a 

source of creating employment. 

With cooperation from: 

With the support of: 

PREMIO EUROPEO DE 

DISEÑO Y MEDIO AMBIENTE 


DESIGN AWARD

Throughout the centuries human beings have greatly developed their capacity 

to use Nature for their own benefit in order to achieve a more comfortable, 

pleasant life. But at the same time their activity is becoming more and more of 

a risk for nature, which so generously guarantees their survival. It is no longer 

questionable that climatic change is clear proof that this risk is near. 

Design is one of the exponents of humans’ transforming and creative capacities, 

and it also represents a first class cultural and economic value. Creative factors 

contribute to boost economic life and may play an essential role in the improvement 

and protection of the environment. 

But design and creative capacity may become a horse running on behalf of irresponsible 

consumption and industries or, on the contrary, may be of invaluable 

help to contribute towards human activities more in line with preserving life on 

Earth as we have known it up to now. 

From the beginnings of design as a project discipline, the concern for the effects of 

industrial activities on our environment has been constant among many designers. 

From Breuer’s writings in the Bauhaus in 1927 on a rational use of green materials, 

or Buckminster’s Dymaxion as a paradigm for sustainable materials. To the 

increasingly common concern of young architects and designers in search of new 

more sustainable materials to reduce the environmental impact of their designs. 

The time has come to move from good ideas to good deeds. Looking for the best 

examples and practices to spread them among society, companies, universities, 

institutions and the professional designers themselves. In order to turn what today 

is an exceptional practice into an essential requirement to promote, request 

or carry out design. 

To put design at the service of people and at the service of society is one of Dimad’s 

power ideas since its origins and it has also been one of the reasons for the 

establishment of this European Environmental Design Award, promoted by outstanding 

public figures and institutions in the fields of architecture, design, training 

and the environment. An award that has been born with four basic goals: 

I. To value and foster actions carried out in Europe by companies, institutions 

or designers which are particularly outstanding examples of good design 

from an environmental viewpoint. 

II. To raise awareness among companies, public institutions, designers and society 

of the importance of allocating sustainability values to their designs and 

products. 

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III. To make society at large and productive sectors in particular aware of the importance 

of conceiving design as a welfare and wealth trigger and as carrier of 

cultural values and a utility. 

IV. To turn Madrid into a benchmark for sustainable design. To place the Central de 

Diseño and Matadero Madrid at the centre of the design values included in the 

three previous goals. 

These objectives have managed to bring together such different entities as the Madrid 

Designers’ Association (DIMAD), the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving 

(IDAE) of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, the Association Sustainability 

and Architecture (ASA), the Foundation Arte y Derecho (Art and Law) and the 

European Social Fund through the Business School EOI, Escuela de Negocios. All the 

above institutions contribute with their means, ideas and human resources to select 

and acknowledge every year the best projects that: 

• Promote improvements in the field of architectural design and sustainable building. 

• Introduce new products or changes in existing products, to improve our daily life. 

• Foster the publishing of books and publications with innovations in their elaboration 

and with environmentally-related contents. 

• Develop graphic design campaigns or actions promoting environmental values. 

• Lead business, institutional or private initiatives than include design and the environment 

among their main elements. 

All the actions are precisely covered within the five categories of this Award: Building, 

Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Communication Campaigns and Initiatives. 

In this first edition, 146 projects from all over Europe have taken part in the above 

categories. This can be considered a reasonable success, taking into account the 

number and quality of the projects registered. 

This first edition, covered and organised from DIMAD by an enthusiastic group of 

design practitioners who have made the Scientific Committee’s work possible, and 

the Jury who have selected 4 projects as absolute First Prizes and have awarded Special 

Mentions to other 7 projects. 

Combining aesthetic values, innovation, usefulness and viability, environmental protection 

and social values. We are convinced that the projects registered and the final 

selection of winners are in themselves good exponents of the significance our society 

already places on environmental concerns. The quality of the work speaks of how 

Design can transmit this concern to industries, improving aspects of our everyday life 

that may contribute towards a better future. 

Rosa Arce 

Scientific Director 

Manuel Estrada 

DIMAD’s Chairman 

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Category: Sustainable Building 

First Prize 

“WWF Netherlands Head Office” 

carried out by RAU (The Netherlands) 

Special Mention 

“Wikado” 

carried out by 2012Architekten (The Netherlands) 


“Spanish Pavilion for the Expo Zaragoza 2008” 

carried out by Mangado y Asociados S.L. (Spain) 

Category: Industrial Design 


“W+W (Washbasin+Watercloset)” 

carried out by Gabriele and Oscar Buratti for Innovation Lab Roca, 

Roca Sanitarios S.A. (Spain) 

Category: Publishing 

First Prize 

“The eco design handbook” 

carried out by Alastair Fuad-Luke (United Kingdom) 


“Écodesign, chemins vertueux” 

carried out by P’Reference (Francia) 

Category: Graphic Design Campaigns or Actions 

First Prize 

“Ecofont” 

carried out by SPRANQ (The Netherlands) 


“Reinicia” (logo and applications) 

carried out by Eduardo de Fraile (Spain) 


“WWF paper dispenser” 

carried out by Saatchi&Saatchi CPH (Denmark) 

Category: Business, Individual or Institutional Initiatives 

First Prize 

“Eco by Cosentino” 

carried out by Cosentinogroup (Spain) 


“Trashdesign” 

carried out by Trashdesignmanufactory (Austria) 

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For the last few years IDAE has upheld the strategy of managing to have energy 

efficiency unavoidably integrated with design as a further attribute, added to the 

defining ones relating to aesthetics, functionality or the senses. 

Behind every design product there lies a reflection and a need to meet. Exactly 

the same lies behind efficiency, and probably the same renewed way of looking 

at the world, i.e., life. 

Energy is a scarce, precious resource, and wasting it goes against common sense, 

intelligence, aesthetics and, I would even say, ethics. We must turn the energy 

efficiency motto –i.e., get more with less- into a paradigm of our way of life, 

and a question, as I said before, of common sense, intelligence and opportunity 

to carry on progressing, achieve a better quality of life and build up a common 

future for everybody. 

Thus, the concept of ECODESIGN comes in, in all its power; i.e., the optimisation 

and design of products, both regarding efficiency in energy consumption 

when it refers to products requiring power to work, and life cycle. 

If the concept of design is new, so is that of energy efficiency. Energy efficiency 

policies and the promotion of renewable sources of energy enjoy today –both 

internationally and certainly in Spain- a strategic value which was unthinkable 

only three decades ago; environmental concern seemed then to affect only those 

considered naïve who had started to theorise on the need to strike a balance 

between economic growth, energy consumption and respect for Nature. 

I would like to point out here that, in any case, it is no longer a question of 

willingness or awareness. Everything related to ecological design requirements 

applicable to products that use power has been laid down in Royal Decree 

1369/2007, transposing in Spain the European Directive on Ecodesign (Directive 

2005/32/EC), later amended by Directive 2008/28/EC. 

These two directives have recently been recast into Directive 2009/125/EC [1], 

establishing ecodesign requirements for energy-related products; not just those 

for consumption as it was up to now. Later on, Regulation (EC) 66/2010 [2] 

ensures coordination between the design of these products and their ecological 

label of the European Union. 

The aim is to create a single framework for the ecological design of products related 

to energy that ensures efficiency and coherence, with a common approach 

for the whole EU. Besides laying down the minimum requirements to market the 

products, their environmental benchmarks are established regarding the most 

ecological products on the market. 

Under the existing Directive on ecological design, this is already feasible for 

products relating to energy, which may enjoy public employment and/or tender 

and tax benefits. 

The current publication presents the European Environmental Design Awards, 

envisaging them as a cultural value affecting the economy. In times of crisis we 


need to build creative factors into production in order to increase productivity. All 

this, directly addressing the severe environmental challenges while at the same time 

maintaining our welfare standards. 

The search for practical solutions that turn our life habits and our productive ways 

into more efficient, environmentally-friendly patterns is a social and economic need. 

And if we do find them, we must disseminate them as much as possible to serve as 

models; this is the main aim of the awards. 

One of the essential goals of IDEA is to carry out awareness-raising actions targeting all 

sectors, thus contributing to building up a new energy culture based on sustainability. 

We want to shake both the consumers’ and the manufacturers’ consciences, move 

them so that energy is appropriately dealt with, giving it priority in those aspects 

in which it is present in our lives, which are almost all of them. For this reason, 

and because design, creativity and art are means, like no other, to shake consciences 

through reflection and emotion, we are proud to take part in this initiative which 

rewards ECODESIGN. 

Finally, I would particularly like to stress the need to incorporate design into so-called 

sustainable building. That is, the significant role architectural and space design may play in 

this process of the search for new solutions to achieve sustainable, bioclimatic buildings. 

At IDAE, we think it is essential to foster measures that act on energy consumption 

in buildings, that help to achieve energy sustainability. 

Buildings are constant energy consumers, right from the moment they are built, during 

their life cycle until they are demolished, in very significant amounts, while producing 

at the same time polluting emissions. 

Just as a point of information, the building sector in Spain –per use and exploitation- 

represents around 20% of end-user energy consumption. 

This energy consumption and the environmental impact related to it can and must 

be dramatically reduced, through a series of measures connected on the one hand 

with urban town planning and on the other, through the articulation of a series of 

strategies that contribute to considering energy as a starting point criterion when 

designing projects. 

If everything in project is still made following conventional views, the city of tomorrow 

will still have to face the challenge of preserving quality of life and being committed 

to our future. However, it is possible nowadays to plan and design introducing in 

the processes and projects, concepts and criteria that allow for a more rational use of 

energy and for urban environments more in line with sustainable development. 

It is also possible, and I would say essential nowadays, to think that energy may 

become an essential part of project design criteria and of their conditioning considerations, 

gearing the dynamics of land use towards sustainability and a better use of 

resources. 

Enrique Jiménez Larrea 

Chairman of IDAE 

February 2009 

[1] DIRECTIVE 2009/125/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL, of 21 October 2009, establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign 

requirements for energy-related products. Recast of Directive 2005/32/EC and Directive 2008/28/EC, which amended and expanded its scope 

to allow the Community ecodesign requirements to include energy-related products, not just those using energy. 

[2] Regulation (EC) 66/2010, of 25 November 2009, on the EU ecolabel, which ensures coordination between the EU ecolabel system and the establishment 

of requirements within the scope of Directive 2009/125/EC. 

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CATEGORY 

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING 

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN 

PUBLISHING 

GRAPHIC DESIGN CAMPAIGNS 

BUSINESS, INDIVIDUAL OR 

INSTITUCIONAL INITIATIVE 

10 

CATEGORY AND AWARD / PROJECT > PAGE 


OUTSTANDING 

WWF HEAD OFFICE NETHERLANDS 

> 12 

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MERIT 

WIKADO 

> 14 

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MERIT 

SPANISH PAVILION FOR EXPO ZARAGOZA 

2008 

> 16 

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN MERIT 

W+W (WASHBASIN + WATER CLOSET) 

> 18 

PUBLISHING OUTSTANDING 

THE ECO DESIGN HANDBOOK 

> 20 

PUBLISHING MERIT 

ÉCODESIGN, CHEMINS VERTUEUX 

(ECODESIGN, VIRTUOUS ROADS) 

> 22 


OUTSTANDING 

ECOFONT PROFESSIONAL 

> 00 

GRAPHIC DESIGN CAMPAIGNS MERIT 

RESTART (REINICIA) 

> 24 

GRAPHIC DESIGN CAMPAIGNS MERIT 

WWF PAPER DISPENSER 

> 26 


INSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE 

OUTSTANDING 

ECO BY COSENTINO ® 

> 28 



MERIT 

TRASHDESIGN 

> 30 

PROJECT > PAGE 

6 SOCIAL-RENT-HOUSES IN ZELHEM THE 

NETHERLANDS 

> 34 

60BAG.COM 

> 34 

ARKA ECOPOD 

> 34 

ARTICULADO BOOK. OPINIONS AND 

REFLECTIONS ABOUT THE DESIGN 

> 35 

BAKUS 

> 35 

BELLOCH CHAIR - 100% RECYCLED AND 

RECYCLABLE 

> 35 

BILLBIRDHOUSE 

> 36 

BILLDOGHOUSE 

> 36 

BIOCLIMATIC COMMUNITY 

> 36 

BIONICTILE: DESIGN OF GLAZED 

CERAMIC PRODUCTS FOR THE SELECTIVE 

REDUCTION OF ENVIROMENTAL NO X 

> 37 

BOBHANGER (THE ECOLOGICAL HANGER) 

> 37 

BOLD CHAIR – BENCH 

> 37 

BONA DUST CARE SYSTEM 

> 38 

BONA THINK DO GREEN 

> 38 

BOOK LAMP 

> 38 

CAVALLUM 

> 39 

CC8. CLIMATE CONFERENCE. CLIMATE 

CONCERT 

> 39 

CENTRE FOR ECOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES 

“SLUNÁKOV” 

> 39 


CENTRE FOR ENVIROMENTAL EDUCATION, 

ARCHAEOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN 

ZUTPHEN, THE NETHERLANDS 

> 40 

CINEMA BOOK 

> 40 

CITY GARDEN MODEL 

> 40 

COMBOX, THE NEW GENERATION OF 

COMPOSTERS 

> 41 

CROSSWAY 

> 41 

DESIGN ACTIVISM: BEAUTIFUL 

STRANGENESS FOR A SUSTAINABLE 

WORLD 

> 41 

DESIGNERS, VISIONARIES AND OTHER 

STORIES: A COLLECTION OF SUSTAIN- 

ABLE DESIGN ESSAYS 

> 42 

DEUTSCHLAND IM HERBST. A PROJECT 

BY ROTOR 

> 42 

DOG POO BAGS 

> 42 

DONATE YOUR MOBILE 

> 43 

DUCHI 

> 43 

DVELAS 

> 43 

ECOALF, FABRICS FOR A NEW GENERATION 

> 44 

ECO-BULEVAR DE VALLECAS. MADRID 

> 44 

ECOHOSTEL 

> 44 

ECOLOGICAL DESIGN: TOWARDS DESIGN 

AND PRODUCTION IN HARMONY WITH 

NATURE 

> 45 

ECONO 

> 45 


ECOPACK’S ATTITUDE AT THE DESIGN- 

PACK GALLERY 

> 45 

ECOPÉRGOLA MODEL TAO 

> 46 

ECOPROYECTA 

> 46 

EL-RECETARIO.NET. CONSTRUCTIVE 

SOLUTIONS FROM WASTE 

> 46 

EMBELL SYSTEM, FIRST MOPPING KIT 

USING CLEAN WATER 

> 47 

EMOTIONALLY DURABLE DESIGN: OB- 

JECTS, EXPERIENCES AND EMPATHY 

> 47 

EPHEMERAL RESTAURANT CASSIA 

> 47 

ERGONOMIC BONA MINI EDGER 

> 48 

EXPOSITION XPOELDER: CLIMATE 

CHANGE 

> 48 

F. H. I. F. F. 

> 48 

FAT BOB ROCKER 

> 49 

FUJY SOSTENIBLE HOUSE 

> 49 

GARDENY 

> 49 

GOOD FOR ENVIRONMENT! (G4E!) 

> 50 

GREEN BOX 

> 50 

GREEN SPOT “CEMEX LIMPIO” 

> 50 

HEADBOARD PALLET 

> 51 

HOM, AUTONOMOUS SOLAR STREET 

LIGHT 

> 51 


HOUSE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN SPAIN 

> 51 

I’M NOT JUST A BOX 

> 52 

IMPULSE COLLECTION 

> 52 

INTERNATIONAL GREEN ROOF CON- 

GRESS 

> 52 

ARTEMATICA VITRUM BASE 

> 53 

ISER 

> 53 

KYOTO HOUSE 

> 53 

LAUREANA HOUSE 

> 54 

LUCE LAMP 

> 54 

MADE IN GREEN LABEL 

> 54 

NEOROMÁNTICO SUSTAINABLE BENCH 

> 55 

NEW BRIDGE OVER THE HENARES RIVER 

NEXT TO THE ARABIC BRIDGE IN GUAD- 

ALAJARA, SPAIN 

> 55 

NEW PACKAGING 

> 55 

OKO BUILDING 

> 56 

PARC DEL PINAR DE PERRUQUET 

> 56 

PENMAN 

> 56 

PNEU_FABRIC COVER TO MAKE A SEAT 

OUT OF TWO OLD TIRES 

> 57 

POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT: FROM VICIOUS 

CIRCLES TO VIRTUOUS CYCLES THROUGH 

BUILT ENVIRONMENT DESIGN 

> 57 

BEST_ED_1_EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AWARD_PREMIO EUROPEO DE DISEÑO Y MEDIO AMBIENTE_CONTENTS 


POSTERS 

> 57 

PRET A PORTER 

> 58 

R4 HOUSE 

> 58 

RECYCLOOP 

> 58 

REFUNC 

> 59 

RELAJA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN FURNI- 

TURE) 

> 59 

RESSENY 

> 59 

RICICLANTICA 

> 60 

SEAM CHAIR 

> 60 

SHELL SCENARIOS POSTERS 

> 60 

SOLAR COOKER 

> 61 

SOLIDARY ROUTE TO MAURITANIA 

> 61 

SOLTAG, ENERGY HOUSING 

> 61 

SPUD RAINCOAT 

> 62 

STARS 

> 62 

SUPERUSE THE BOOK 

> 62 

SUPERUSE.ORG 

> 63 

SUSTAINABLE BY DESIGN: EXPLORA- 

TIONS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE 

> 63 

SUSTAINABLE FASHION AND TEXTILES: 

DESIGN JOURNEYS 

> 63 


TABLE BOARD 

> 64 

TABLE TELEPHONE BOOTH 

> 64 

TAMAGO 

> 64 

NEWLY DESIGNED WOOD FLOORING 

> 65 

THE B&W HOUSE (THE BLACK & WHITE 

HOUSE) 

> 65 

TOT HOUSE 

> 65 

TRÄD 

> 66 

TRASH? 

> 66 

TUEJAR ARMCHAIR 

> 66 

TYPO CHAIR 

> 67 

VILLA UH1 

> 67 

VITRO HOUSE 

> 67 

WHOLE SYSTEM DESIGN. AN INTE- 

GRATED APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE 

ENGINEERING 

> 68 

X DAYS PROJECT 

> 68 

ZECOCHAIR 

> 68 

ZEYRON TECHNOLOGIES, PIONEERS IN 

DOMOTICS OF WATER 

> 69 

ZEYRON THERMO 

> 69 

ZICLA. INNOVATION IN RECYCLING 

WASTE: NEW MATERIALS-NEW PROD- 

UCTS FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDING 

> 69 

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TITLE / YEAR 

WWF NETHERLANDS HEAD OFFICE / 2006 

AUTHOR / COMPANY 

RAU 

CLIENT 

WWF, THE NETHERLANDS 

COLLABORATORS 

BBN, RAU (BUILDING MANAGEMENT) / ARUP, ÁMSTERDAM (INSTALLATION CONSULTANT) / ABT, 

ARNHEM (STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT) / DGMR, DRACHTEN (ACOUSTICS-BUILDING PHYSICS) / 

VAN ZOELEN, UTRECHT (BUILDING CONTRACTOR) / ULC, UTRECHT (MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR) 

/ VERWEY, UTRECHT (ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR) 

Rau transformed a former 1950’s agricultural laboratory into the first CO 2 neutral 

and (almost entirely) energy autonomous office in the Netherlands. By breaking 

through the rigidity of the existing structure and adding an organic blob at 

the centre, the rejuvenated building got a friendly appearance that blends in with 

the surrounding nature reserve. 

Rau’s intervention did not only give the building a new face, but fundamentally 

changed the user experience. Natural ventilation and the use of natural materials 

offer a balanced and healthy indoor environment. 


DESIGN AWARD 


OUTSTANDING 

It is not often that so many qualities converge to award a first prize as is the case 

now: The team of architects and their long commitment to sustainability, the 

customer and his pioneering effort towards nature preservation, the commission 

itself and the decision to maintain a previous building that would be recycled 

into a new one with substantial reforms to achieve a balance with the environment 

as is achieved here. 

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TITLE / YEAR 

WIKADO / 2008 


CÉSARE PEEREN, JEROEN BERGSMA AND JOS DE KRIEGER / 2012ARCHITECTEN 

CLIENT 

STICHTING KINDERPARADIJS DE MEIDOORN 

COLLABORATORS 

GEBROEDERS KRAAIJEVELD 

Wikado is a design for a playground in Rotterdam made out of windmill pieces. 

Five (discarded) rotor blades are used to create a maze-like space with a panna 

–a type of ball game– court in the centre, placed on the existing concrete circle. 

Four towers are placed around it, each with a distinctive character. Between the 

towers there hangs a net which works as a climbing structure, but also prevents 

balls from ending up in the neighbours’ gardens. 


DESIGN AWARD 


MERIT 

Holland is a country in which the design of urban areas for children’s games 

has a long tradition linked to both social and plastic art experimentation. So 

the 2012Architecten proposal to use for one of them recycled pieces from windpower 

generators comes as no surprise. The outcome is both novel and stimulating. 

A path that is beginning to be used and that is offered here as an example of 

great formal and creative value. 


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TITLE / YEAR 

SPANISH PAVILION FOR EXPO ZARAGOZA 2008 / 2005-2006 (PROJECT), 2006-2008 (CONSTRUCTION) 


FRANCISCO JOSÉ MANGADO / MANGADO Y ASOCIADOS, S.L. 

COLLABORATORS 

JOSÉ Mª GASTALDO, RICHARD KRÁLOVI, CRISTINA CHU, HUGO MÓNICA AND CÉSAR MARTÍN 

GÓMEZ (ARCHITECTURE) / NB 35, S.L. (STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING) / FUNDACIÓN CENER-CIE- 

MAT (ENERGY-EFFICIENCY) / ALS LIGHTING, ARQUITECTOS CONSULTORES DE ILUMINACIÓN 

(LIGHTING) / CARLOS RIVEIRO, ANTONIO IGNACIO FRAMIÑAN AND CARLOS PAZ (SITE MANAG- 

ERS-CONSTRUCTORA SAN JOSÉ) (CONTRACTOR) / FERNANDO OLIVÁN AND VICENTE DE LUCAS 

(QUANTITY SURVEYOR) 

The desire to reproduce the space of a forest, or of a group of bamboos on a 

layer of water, has formed the subconscious basis of the project. On the one 

hand there is the creation of a mechanism able to generate extraordinary possibilities 

from the point of view of energy logic and environmental awareness, 

an essential and symbolic aspect for the Spanish Pavilion. On the other hand, 

one of the most attractive spaces one may encounter is transferred to the field 

of architecture. 

Changing spaces, full of hints and nuances, in which concepts such as verticality 

and depth play an essential role. 


DESIGN AWARD 


MERIT 

Spain’s Pavilion at the Zaragoza World Expo 2008 is one of the buildings that 

has received most awards in the last few years. Nevertheless, we did not wish to 

fail to highlight here how its formal values have come to the service of ideas of 

sustainability and respect for the environment. An example to follow and one 

that opens up paths to dispel the misconception that plastic art and environmental 

creativity cannot go hand in hand along the same path. 


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TITLE / YEAR 

W+W (WASHBASIN + WATER CLOSET) / 2009 


ROCA INNOVATION LAB (CONCEPT) AND BURATTI + BATTISTON ARCHITECTS (DESIGN) / ROCA 

SANITARIO S.A. 

W+W combines functionality and water-saving benefits fusing Washbasin and 

WC. 

The project W+W intends to fuse both appliances. 

Through the new Roca “water-reuse” technology, washbasin waste water fills 

the toilet cistern, reducing water usage by up to 25% compared with the standard 

toilet. An automatic cleaning system avoids bad smells and flushing bacteria 

into the cistern. 

W+W is the choice when sustainability and good design are top priorities. 


DESIGN AWARD 


MERIT 

An interesting product joining excellent execution quality and a smart solution 

to re-use washbasin water in the toilet cistern. Roca has managed to tune in 

with the increasing environmental awareness of Northern European markets 

by providing a very interesting solution, which, no doubt, will influence future 

conceptualisations for this type of product. 

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TITLE / YEAR 

THE ECO DESIGN HANDBOOK / FIRST EDITION 2002, SECOND EDITION 2004, THIRD EDITION 2009 


ALASTAIR FUAD-LUKE / THAMES AND HUDSON, LONDON, UK (PUBLISHERS) 

CLIENT 

THAMES AND HUDSON, LONDON, UK (PUBLISHERS) 

COLLABORATORS 

MULTI-LANGUAGE EDITIONS WITH CO-PUBLISHERS: 2002 - CARTAGO, SPAIN / LOGOS, ITALY / 

DUMONT, GERMANY / CHRONICLE BOOKS, USA / 2003 - RIKUYOSHA CO, JAPAN / 2004 - CHRONI- 

CLE BOOKS, USA / 2010 - CHRONICLE BOOKS, USA 

Three international multi-language editions of The Eco-Design Handbook 

(2002, 2004 and 2009) have become a benchmark for celebrating the global 

state of the art of eco-design. 

Each edition has documented the leading designers, designer-makers and manufacturers 

breathing a new eco-consciousness into their products, raising the 

expectations of consumers for fresh aesthetics, functionality and responsibility. 

Clear for all to see are the legion opportunities to design a better, more equable 

world where society and nature become partners. 


DESIGN AWARD 

PUBLISHING 

OUTSTANDING 

The Ecodesign Handbook stands out both for the neat design of its edition and 

for its content, and is a guide of daily use objects which have been conceived 

with environmental protection and user friendly criteria. It covers a list of 570 

products, 125 selected materials, information on a great number of designers, 

manufacturers and ecology organisations and 140 references to eco-design strategies. 

Its publication has contributed to the dissemination of ecodesign among 

designers and consumers and opened the road for other books and other publications, 

and for the spread of opportunities linked to sustainability challenges. 

BEST_ED_1_EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AWARD_PREMIO EUROPEO DE DISEÑO Y MEDIO AMBIENTE_PUBLISHING 

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TITLE / YEAR 

ÉCODESIGN, CHEMINS VERTUEUX (ECODESIGN, VIRTUOUS ROADS) / 2007 


FABRICE PELTIER AND HENRI SAPORTA / P’REFERENCE- DESIGNPACKGALLERY 

The book Écodesign, Chemins Vertueux draws up a panorama of packaging’s 

ecological footprint. It explores the axes of progress inherent to this issue and 

offers innovative solutions in packaging ecoconception. 

Conceiving packaging that pollutes less all along its life cycle, helps consumers 

get rid of it in a better way and limits their environmental impact, including during 

recycling, this is the new global challenge. 


DESIGN AWARD 

PUBLISHING 

MERIT 

Écodesign, Chemins Vertueux is a great book, both in design and content. Its 

design includes many excellent photos, and its content, related to waste and 

packaging, their history, recycling, ecological impact, resources, energy, air and 

water, materials, etc. is also an analysis of responsible attitudes to the environment 

and packaging. 

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TITLE / YEAR 

ECOFONT / 2009 


GERJON ZOMER, ALEXANDER KRAAIJ AND RICK VAN DEN BOS / SPRANQ CREATIVE COMMUNI- 

CATIONS / ECOFONT B.V. 

How much of a letter can be removed while maintaining readability? After long 

hours of research and work, the author managed to get a font that uses up to 

20% less ink. To do so, extensive tests were carried out, which showed that the 

best results were achieved using small circles. The type selected had to be based 

on a widely used type face. Therefore the Vera Sans was chosen –a Verdana 

look-a-like under GNU license– as the basis of the Ecofont. 

A communication website around it was set up which offered the Ecofont 

“Free to download, free to use”. Within two months after launch, the font was 

downloaded over 700,000 times! 


DESIGN AWARD 


OUTSTANDING 

Ecofont is, first of all, a robust graphic proposal. A type face that keeps its careful, 

legible stroke in small bodies and large formats. 

With this award to Ecofont, we are rewarding an idea’s efficiency. An idea that 

shows how some simple actions may translate into significant savings in our 

daily habits, a more sound use of raw materials and more rational consumption 

of manufactured products. 

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TITLE / YEAR 

REINICIA (RESTART) / 2008-2009 


EDUARDO DEL FRAILE 

CLIENT 

REINICIA 

Reinicia is a project of electronic waste management that provides the citizen 

with a collection system for useless devices. Some of these devices can later be 

reused in other areas or institutions. 

The plug is a symbol that unifies most electronic devices. The name “Reinicia” 

provides new life to devices that looked like having a single use. 


DESIGN AWARD 


MERIT 

Reinicia has a great fundamental quality. It says everything it has to say, nothing 

else. Neatly and clearly. What comes out of one end of the plug, goes into the 

other, restarting the process. 

Ecology and communication also means avoiding unnecessary noise. 


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TITLE / YEAR 

WWF PAPER DISPENSER / 2007 


CLIFF KAGAWA HOLM AND SILAS JANSSON (ART DIRECTORS) / SAATCHI&SAATCHI CPH 

CLIENT 

WWF 

To make people realize that saving the planet starts with them saving paper, the 

authors have used standard public paper dispensers, making a simple modification 

with green paper foil and the silhouette of South America. 

This has allowed them to prove that the survival of the forest is directly connected 

to what people consume in everyday life. 


DESIGN AWARD 


MERIT 

This Paper Dispenser has an innovative design suggesting that saving the planet 

is directly connected to individual paper savings. By using a standard paper dispenser 

with a slight modification, green foil and the silhouette of South America, 

it manages to challenge people and transmit that the survival of the forests is 

directly related to what people consume in their daily lives. This product unites 

creativity and the dissemination of the concept of environmental protection. 


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TITLE / YEAR 

ECO BY COSENTINO ® / 2008-2009 


I+D DEPARTMENT AND PRODUCT AND INNOVATION DEPARTMENT / COSENTINOGROUP 

CLIENT 

LOWE´S FROM USA 

COLLABORATORS 

COSENTINO NORTH AMERICA 

Eco by Cosentino ® is a new revolutionary surfacing product. It is composed of 

75% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled raw material, including glass, 

mirrors, porcelain and stone scrap bound together with an eco-friendly corn-oil 

based resin. 

Eco by Cosentino ® offers a hard durable surface that has high stain, scratch 

and scorch performance. It is non-porous and does not require sealers. Available 

in ten sophisticated designer colours. 


DESIGN AWARD 



OUTSTANDING 

The philosophy behind pre- and post-production material recycling, the concept 

and implementation of a type of material non-existent in Nature and as such 

with innovative, far from false-natural perception aesthetics, turn this product 

into an excellent example of how compatibility and industrial production should 

proceed. 

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TITLE / YEAR 

TRASHDESIGN / 2007 


MAGDALENA HÖLLER / TRASHDESIGNMANUFACTORY 

Trashdesign unites design and social awareness. Long-term unemployed and 

disabled people craft elegant and high-quality jewellery, furniture, accessories 

and trophies out of washer drums, PC cases, circuit boards and so on. These 

leftovers of society are the resources used to produce creative and outstanding 

objects –each piece is handmade and therefore unique. 

Acquiring one of these products means supporting both a social and an environmental 

idea. 


DESIGN AWARD 



MERIT 

Trashdesign brings together design, environment protection and social awareness. 

Long-term unemployed and disabled people craft smart, high-quality 

jewellery, furniture, accessories and other products with recycled materials. 

The objects thus made are unique, creative, contribute to the protection of the 

environment and promote social integration. 

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TITLE / YEAR 

6 SOCIAL-RENT-HOUSES IN ZELHEM THE NETHERLANDS / 2005 


GROTENBREG ARCHITECTEN 

CLIENT 

PRO WONEN CORPORATION FOR SOCIAL HOUSES 

This project won the first prize in a national competition of sustainable buildings. 

The houses have the following features: Extreme low-energy-use, photovoltaic-cells 

on the south-side of the houses, sun-warmed-water-collectors on the 

south-side, high-tech-sun-gaz-combi-boiler for room heating and warm-water, 

warmth-winning out of the ventilation-air, green-house at the south-side of the 

house, grass-sedum-roof to keep the rainwater, small windows at the north-side 

of the house, day-light-concept and wood-frame-high-isolation. 


BUSINESS, INDIVIDUAL OR INSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE 

TITLE / YEAR 

60BAG.COM / 2008 


REMIGIUSZ TRUCHANOWICZ AND KATARZYNA OKINCZYC / DEVON VISUAL GROUP REMIGIUSZ 

TRUCHANOWICZ 

CLIENT 

HSBC BANK SWITZERLAND, POLISH INSTITUTE IN SWITZERLAND AND CENTER OF MODERN 

ART (WARSAW) 

60Bags are biodegradable carrier bags that are manufactured using the natural 

flax based non-woven fabric. The fabric is produced with flax fibre industrial 

waste so as not to exploit natural resources. Once a bag is discarded it decomposes 

naturally within just 60 days. This means 60Bag can be used and stored as 

long as desired and then thrown away without polluting the environment. 

60Bag.com is the natural answer to the environmental needs of today. 


TITLE 

ARKA ECOPOD 


HAZEL SELENA / ARKA ECOPOD LTD. 

Inspired by the process of regeneration and new life, the authors wanted to give 

the Ecopod coffin a unique shape and make it from biodegradable materials. 

By finishing it in brightly coloured papers, the Ecopod helps to move funerals 

away from their more sombre tradition, towards a more inspiring celebration 

of the life that has passed. 

Made by hand from recycled newspapers and hand finished with paper made 

from mulberry pulp, the Ecopod is available in a range of colours with screenprinted 

motifs, plain white, or gold. 


TITLE / YEAR 

ARTICULADO BOOK. OPINIONS AND REFLECTIONS ABOUT DESIGN / 2009 


ANA YAGO AND JOSÉ ANTONIO JIMÉNEZ / SANSERIF CREATIUS, S.L. 

CLIENT 

ADCV (DESIGNERS’ ASSOCIATION FROM THE VALENCIA A. REGION) 

COLLABORATORS 

IMPIVA (SMALL AND MEDIUM VALENCIAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE) 

A not-for-profit publication featuring opinions from leading names in international 

design –Ana Yago, Karim Rashid, Milton Glaser...– and other experts 

–A. Rawsthorn, J. Errea…– on the relationship between design, the environment 

and the economy. 

It has been conceived to transmit values like sustainable growth, recycling, low 

impact production processes. Printed in one colour on ecological paper, it is a 

portable book-product Coordinated by José A. Giménez, with the support of 

ADCV and Impiva. 


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PUBLISHING 

TITLE / YEAR 

BAKUS / 2008 


TATI GUIMARÃES AND NIKOLINE ARNS / CICLUS 

CLIENT 

CICLUS 

Bakus is a table mat designed for Ciclus, a sustainable design studio in Barcelona. 

The concept was to make an object that had an interaction with the user 

and pushed him into the idea of reusing his daily garbage, in this case, the wine 

corks. 

The result is a functional, emotive simple, elegant piece with a stainless steel 

finish, which is a long-lasting material. 


TITLE / YEAR 

BELLOCH CHAIR - 100% RECYCLED AND RECYCLABLE / 2009 


LAGRANJA / SANTA & COLE 

The 100% recycled and recyclable Belloch Chair is Santa & Cole and Lagranja’s 

joint bid to achieve a product committed with the environment. 

The result is a contemporary and economical chair, suitable either for indoor 

(with natural beech wood legs) or outdoor (with matt anodized aluminium legs) 

use, manufactured with an innovative material composed by 60% of recycled 

polypropylene from post-consumer agricultural plastic waste, and 40% of recycled 

dust from sawmills. 

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

TITLE / YEAR 

BILLBIRDHOUSE / 2005 


MICHAEL BOM / BOMDESIGN 

The Billbirdhouse is a birdhouse made from used billboards. Mostly boards 

with typographic, artistic prints have been used. The handles for the birds to 

perch on come from markets, pieces of furniture thrown onto the street or broken 

umbrellas lying in the street after a windy day. 


TITLE / YEAR 

BILLDOGHOUSE / 2008 



Billdoghouse is a dog kennel made from the typical used billboards of a “For 

Rent” or “For Sale” sign used in The Netherlands. The number of billboards 

used depends on the size of the dog, but in most cases, just a billboard is required 

for the complete kennel. 


TITLE / YEAR 

BIOCLIMATIC COMMUNITY / 2008 


LUCÍA ARRANZ AND MIGUEL ORDÓÑEZ 

CLIENT 

BIOCLIMÁTICOS 

The logo represents the Bioclimatic Community, a meeting place for people interested 

in bioclimatic architecture and the environment. 

The figure is a house because it is the base of architectural activity, the main 

discipline in which the project developer, Edwin Rodriguez, works. The leaf 

instead of the chimney symbolizes the renewable energies and photosynthesis, 

a fundamental process for life. The colours, brown and green, are a reference 

to the Earth. 


TITLE / YEAR 

BIONICTILE: DESIGN OF GLAZED CERAMIC PRODUCTS FOR THE SELECTIVE REDUCTION OF 

ENVIROMENTAL NO X / 2009 


FRANCISCO RAYA, FELIPE SIERRA AND JOSE LUÍS ROS / CERACASA, S.A. 

COLLABORATORS 

FMC FORET AND THE CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE OF THE VALENCIA POLYTECHNIC UNI- 

VERSITY 

Bionictile ® is a ceramic product designed after a process of microscopic observation 

of plant leaves that imitates their pattern to increase the specific surface of 

the ceramic piece that is in contact with air. 

This design makes the enamel photocatalyst that, along with the sun’s UV rays, 

breaks down the pollution in cities in large quantities. Bionictile ® is able to break 

down NO X air at a rate of 31.2 mg per m 2 per hour. Values which make this 

product a continuous decontamination tool and very inexpensive. 



TITLE / YEAR 

BOBHANGER (THE ECOLOGICAL HANGER) / 2007 


JOAN NADAL / ZECODESIGN 

Bobhanger is made from recycled cardboard and needs two reused bottles to 

function. The clothes hanger and PET bottles are two small objects with a large 

environmental footprint. The proposed solution is to make recyclable hangers 

from just one material, and recycle bottles along the way. The middle object is a 

cardboard design that folds into the main structure, to which two reused water 

bottles are attached. A rolled up magazine can also be stuck through the holes. 



TITLE / YEAR 

BOLD CHAIR – BENCH / 2009 


ANA YAGO AND JOSÉ ANTONIO JIMÉNEZ / SANSERIF CREATIUS, S.L. 

Chair or bench in 100% biodegradable corrugated cardboard. Functional and 

unexpensive. Auxiliary processes are reduced to the production of the assembly 

unit. Also reduced are costs, environmental impact and the collateral energy 

consumption. Its assembly and handling are carried out exclusively in special 

employment centres to reinforce values of integration and respect, not just environmental, 

but also social. 


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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

TITLE / YEAR 

BONA DUST CARE SYSTEM / 2005 


BONA / BONA IBERICA 

Bona DCS 70 has a long-lasting Hepa filter and a patented 2-step cyclone system. 

These two features enable drastically longer running times. The totally 

sealed system prevents any dust from escaping when changing the bag, guaranteeing 

a dust-free process at all stages. 

The new Bona DCS 70 is also easier to transport thanks to the ergonomic 

handles and big wheels. 


TITLE / YEAR 

BONA THINK DO GREEN / 2009 



The firm’s mission is to bring out the best in wooden floors. Bona is a familyowned 

company founded in 1919. A long-term ownership has enabled them to 

work with a long-term commitment to innovation based on concern and respect, 

always with a sustainable outlook and taking floor, craftsman and indoor outdoor 

environment in mind. Bona strives to continuously launch better products 

with less environmental impact. 


TITLE / YEAR 

BOOK LAMP / 2006 



Michael Bom has always been interested in books and this inspired him to make 

a lamp out of a used book. A source of inspiration was also how books are 

constructed. The “architecture” of a book makes it really strong and durable. 

With this in mind, he carried through his design. 



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TITLE / YEAR 

CAVALLUM / 2007 


TATI GUIMARÃES / CICLUS 

CLIENT 

HERA HOLDING 

Cavallum is a box of wine that becomes a lamp. It has been designed by Ciclus, 

a sustainable design studio in Barcelona founded by Tati Guimarães. 

Originally created as a corporate gift for Hera Holding, the box is made of 

recycled cardboard and certified wood. Hera, a Barcelona firm that manages 

waste, asked Tati for a surprising gift that had a powerful ecological message. 

The unusual lamp was approved with honours and that drove its commercialization 

to a wider branch of consumers. 



TITLE / YEAR 

CC8. CLIMATE CONFERENCE. CLIMATE CONCERT / 2008 


COMMANDO GROUP 

CLIENT 

HAFSLUND BY APPOINTMENT OF KITCHEN AD AGENCY 

The identity is based on a typographic composition of “CC” and “8”. The system 

is designed to be used in future Conferences. The symbol communicates the 

circulatory system. The idea is that the symbol can be used alone or together 

with the Signature “CC8 Climate Concert & Climate Conference”. 

The paper used is grey recycled which, against the black and white used in the 

trademark symbol, reflects an environmentally friendly stance, in addition to the 

pure visual qualities and characteristics. 


TITLE / YEAR 

CENTRE FOR ECOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES “SLUNÁKOV” / 2006 


ROMAN BRYCHTA (MGR. AKAD. ARCH.), ADAM HALÍ AND PETR LEŠEK (ING. ARCH.) AND ONDREJ 

HOFMEISTER (ING.) / PROJEKTIL ARCHITEKTI S.R.O. 

CLIENT 

CITY OLOMOUC, NATIONAL FOUND OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC FOR ENVIRONMENT 

COLLABORATORS 

KATERINA HORÁKOVÁ, KATARÍNA JÄGROVÁ AND LENKA SLÍVOVÁ (ING. ARCH.) / WWW.KULTI- 

VAR.CZ (GRAPHIC DESIGNERS) 

Centre “Slunákov” has been designed for full yearlong operation. The heat demand 

is covered using a combination of renewable energy sources –biomass and 

solar energy. Ventilation and warm air heating are ensured by fresh air and by 

warm air circulation ventilation with heat recovery from outgoing air. The earth 

heat exchanger serves mainly to bring cooler air inside in the summer months. 

Two automatic wood pellet furnaces provide the main source of heat for heating 

and are a supplementary source for heating the hot water. 

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING

TITLE / YEAR 

CENTRE FOR ENVIROMENTAL EDUCATION, ARCHAEOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN ZUTPHEN, 

THE NETHERLANDS / 2006 


GROTENBREG ARCHITECTEN 

CLIENT 

GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF ZUTPHEN 

The Centre for Enviromental Education, Archaeology and Sustainability in 

Zutphen bore the following aspects in mind: Life Cycle Assesment; renewable 

resource concept; low energy-day-light-approach; industrial, prefabricated, flexible 

use and disassembling-building-techniques; healthy working-conditions; accurate 

selection of the right kind of wood for the right function; green roofs 

against dust and to keep rainwater; low-temperature-wall and floor-heating; 

central cableduct for infrastructure for electricity and data; and self-regulating 

air-grid for fresh-air ventilation. 



TITLE / YEAR 

CINEMA BOOK / 2007 



CLIENT 

GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OF MURCIA A. REGION 

COLLABORATORS 

JUAN JIMENEZ (DESIGN ASSISTANT) / JAVIER UROSAS (PHOTOGRAPHY) 

Cinema-Book was designed with the aim of increasing people’s awareness to 

take part in a humanitarian project of cultural exchange with Spanish-speaking 

countries. 

The book shows a photographic sequence in which, making use of a visual 

metaphor, the act of distributing culture can be seen. 

PUBLISHING 

TITLE / YEAR 

CITY GARDEN MODEL / 2006 


ÁNGEL ARAGONÉS / DODECAEDRO, S.A. 

CLIENT 

ALCORCÓN TOWN COUNCIL 

This garden model creates passages and locations with seating-containing elements 

necessary to conform to an environment punctuated by a shade of vegetation. 

Its visitors are graced with floral fragrances in locations that could not 

naturally sustain the planting of trees. 

The seats and armrests have been ergonomically designed. Its self-irrigation 

system saves and reduces water consumption. It needs very limited maintenance. 

The whole model, carried out with a diversity of materials, stands for low cost, 

high aesthetic design, a perfect link between nature and sustainability. 


TITLE / YEAR 

COMBOX, THE NEW GENERATION OF COMPOSTERS / 2008-2009 


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COMPOSTADORES 

Combox is a new generation of composters which are eco-designed, locally 

manufactured, high-quality, adaptable, modular, compartmentable, extendable, 

versatile and accessible to everyone. The Combox are unique because they allow 

the incorporation of a base that makes them suitable for paved floors. 

They help stop climate change and are transported efficiently and packed with 

recyclable and reusable packaging. 


TITLE / YEAR 

CROSSWAY / 2009 


MR RICHARD HAWKES / HAWKES ARCHITECTURE LTD. 

CLIENT 

MR & MRS HAWKES 

COLLABORATORS 

ECOLIBRIUM SOLUTIONS 

Crossway is a sustainable home nestled quietly within the English countryside, 

flooded with daylight beneath a soaring terracotta Timbrel vault handmade 

from clay dug within 6 km of the site. The vault is exposed throughout the 

house, soaring as though somehow defying gravity. The layout is simple, spacious 

and airy. Every room has a unique joy. The sun is harnessed to provide all 

energy needs. 


TITLE / YEAR 

DESIGN ACTIVISM: BEAUTIFUL STRANGENESS FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD / 2009 


ALASTAIR FUAD-LUKE / EARTHSCAN PUBLICATIONS LTD. 

CLIENT 

EARTHSCAN PUBLICATIONS LTD. 

This is a comprehensive synthesis of emerging expressions of design activism 

which aim to deliver positive social, environmental and ethical impacts. Its aim 

is to bring to life the diverse nature of design activism by examining its history, 

design approaches and methods, and providing contemporary examples. 

Design Activism challenges professional, pro-am and citizen designers to contribute 

to new processes of participatory engagement that enable improved social 

capacity to transit to more sustainable ways of living and working. 

PUBLISHING

TITLE / YEAR 

DESIGNERS, VISIONARIES AND OTHER STORIES: A COLLECTION OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 

ESSAYS / 2007 


JONATHAN CHAPMAN AND NICK GANT / EARTHSCAN PUBLICATIONS LTD. 

CLIENT 


This book unpacks the complex and crucial debates surrounding sustainable 

design to deliver a compelling manifesto for change, at a time of looming ecological 

crisis, mounting environmental legislation and limited progress. This is 

a book about sustainable design, by the leading sustainable design thinkers, for 

creative practitioners, professionals, students and academics and which provides 

the reader with a rich resource of future visions, critical propositions, creative 

ideas and design strategies for working towards a sustainable tomorrow, today. 

PUBLISHING 

TITLE / YEAR 

DEUTSCHLAND IM HERBST. A PROJECT BY ROTOR / 2008 


LIONEL DEVLIEGER, MAARTEN GIELEN, TRISTAN BONIVER AND MICHAËL GHYOOT / ROTOR 

CLIENT 

URSULA BLICKLE STIFTUNG (COMMISSIONER) 

The Brussels based collective Rotor defines itself as a platform for the endorsement 

of industrial waste re-use. Deutschland im Herbst was both an exhibition 

(at the Ursula Blickle Stiftung in Kraichtal, Germany), and a publication. 

The aim of the project was to reflect upon the very moment an industrial 

waste-product comes into being. The catalogue provides text and image to such 

origination processes, through a series of eleven specific study-cases. 

The photograph, by Ccil Michel and François De Herdt shows the “Drooling 

of white foamed polyurethane from a boots factory”. 

PUBLISHING 

TITLE / YEAR 

DOG POO BAGS / 2008 


NINA DAUTZENBERG AND ANDREA GADESMANN / JUNGESCHACHTEL 

These humorous paper bags for the stylish and practical disposal of dog poo 

turn the less attractive moments in the life of a dog owner into an original happening. 

The 16 recyclable paper bags mean a simple, clean and practical disposal 

of dog poo. Funny prints, such as “Doggy bag”, “Don’t blame me” or “Size 

matters” make the walk to the next garbage bin an easy task. The idea for dog 

poo bags was born out of the authors’ passion for dogs and design. 

The daily walks with Cuno, the agency’s dog, served as a source of inspiration. 


TITLE / YEAR 

DONATE YOUR MOBILE / 2008 


210 PUBLICIAD, FUNDACIÓN ENTRECULTURAS AND SPANISH RED CROSS / 210 PUBLICIDAD 

Everything seems to be perishable in the society we live in today. Everything 

quickly becomes obsolete, whether or not it is still useful”. With this in mind the 

Spanish Red Cross and “Entreculturas” have launched the Donate your Mobile 

campaign, a social action aimed at mobile phone users with a double purpose: 

using the income generated for re-using mobiles for humanitarian and education 

actions in the least favoured countries, and helping protect the environment by 

collecting mobiles no longer in use. 

All this by fostering their re-use and recycling. 


TITLE / YEAR 

DUCHI / 2004 


CÉSARE PEEREN / 2012ARCHITECTEN 

CLIENT 

DUCHI SHOESTORE 

COLLABORATORS 

JAN KORBES AND MARCO BROEDERS 

Shoestore Duchi has been built out of surplus materials. The central element is a 

shoe fitting island, made from surplus wood. Two ergonomic couches have been 

made with a footrest at working height for the employees. The back of the couch 

functions as a support for customers trying out new shoes, which they can do by 

walking on the conveyor belt from a supermarket. The circular shelves around 

the seating island give shape to the fitting area. This way the shop stays one 

entity, spatially and functionally. 


TITLE / YEAR 

DVELAS / 2009 


ENRIQUE KAHLE, ARRAITZ KOCH, BORJA FUENTES, ESPERANZA KAHLE AND CARLOS MARTÍNEZ 

/ DVELAS REUSAIL PROYECT 

Dvelas designs and manufactures contemporary furnishings reutilising old 

used sails. The spontaneous idea of converting used sails into useful objects, 

acquires a bigger complexity when it evolves into an ethical initiative based on 

four fundamental strategic lines: Econversion (simple transformation processes 

that insist on the material’s smooth quality), Excellence (unique products with a 

precise identification of their history and origins), Responsibility (an active and 

voluntary contribution to the improvement of the social, working and ecological 

environments) and Promotion (of the ecology, sailing and design). 



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TITLE / YEAR 

ECOALF, FABRICS FOR A NEW GENERATION / 2008 


GRUPO FUN&BASICS S.A. 

COLLABORATORS 

CATALAN CENTRE FOR RECYCLING, CATALAN AGENCY FOR WASTE TREATMENT, DEPARTMENT 

OF ENVIRONMENT AND HOUSIN / JULIO RODRIGO, HEAD OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER- 

ING DEPARTMENT 

Fun&basics has managed to bring creativity and environmental commitment 

together, and has created the first 100% recyclable collection. The components 

of these models have been selected so that they can be recycled. The collection 

can therefore be 100% recyclable using Ecoalf 1.0. 

Ecoalf is an exclusive fabric made with two polyester threads that are 100% 

recycled using PET plastic bottles, recyclable TPE backing, PVC free. 


TITLE / YEAR 

ECO-BULEVAR DE VALLECAS. MADRID / 2004-2005 (FASE I), 2006-2007 (FASE II) 


BELINDA TATO, JOSE LUIS VALLEJO AND DIEGO GARCÍA-SETIÉN / ECOSISTEMA URBANO 

CLIENT 

MUNICIPAL URBAN LAND AND HOUSING COMPANY. MADRID CITY COUNCIL 

COLLABORATORS 

I. PRIETO, M. E. LACARRA, D. DELGADO, D. BENITO, J. EIZAGUIRRE, P. LUCAS, A. LOPEZ, A. 

BARREDO, L. CASAS, F. PEPE AND M. MORADIELLOS / TECTUM INGENIERÍA, S.L. (STRUCTURE) / 

IP INGENIERÍA (INSTALLATIONS) / I. LÓPEZ (BOTANICAL ITEMS) / C. AMORÓS AND M. GONZÁLEZ 

(SURVEYORS) / GRUPO ENTORNO, S.A. (CONSTRUCTORS). 

The Eco-Boulevard Of Vallecas can be defined as an operation of urban recycling: 

an installation of three socially revitalizing air-trees. Placed along the 

existing housing complex, it reduces and re-arranges asymmetric traffic routes 

and the superficial area within the existing housing complex, thus achieving the 

reconfiguration of the executed urban development. 


TITLE / YEAR 

ECOHOSTEL / 2009 


MAARTEN VERBRUGGHE AND LISELOT CLAEYS / ECOHOSTEL ANDROMEDA 

Ecohostel originates from the need for budget accommodation in a city with 

growing sustainability awareness. Adaptive reuse of an old barge combined with 

ecological techniques provides the guests the opportunity to travel with a lower 

ecological footprint, without compromising comfort. 


TITLE / YEAR 

ECOLOGICAL DESIGN: TOWARDS DESIGN AND PRODUCTION IN HARMONY WITH NATURE / 2005 


JOAQUÍM VIÑOLAS MARLET / EDITORIAL BLUME 


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CLIENT 

EDITORIAL BLUME 

COLLABORATORS 

LYIDIA CARRASCO RODRÍGUEZ (GRAPHIC DESIGN) 

This book seeks to explore into what is understood by ecological design from a 

number of different points of view, including those of biology, history, sociology, 

philosophy, technology and methodology. It is as much concerned with theoretical 

aspects as it is with practical ones and hence it tries to set out information, 

tools and principles which may be useful when implementing social and environmental 

projects in the human-made environment. 

PUBLISHING 

TITLE / YEAR 

ECONO / 2006 


IVÁN MARTÍN / EQUILICUÁ 

COLLABORATORS 

GOODFORE S.L. / MURRAY (PACKAGING DESIGN) 

Econo is a small greenhouse for plants in flowerpots or vegetable gardens that 

protects and optimizes the use of water. Taking advantage of the combination 

of evaporation (sun heat) and condensation (afternoon cooling) it traps water 

evaporating from the soil and returns it to the pot. As such, the amount of water 

necessary for the survival of the plant is reduced. 

Econo helps preserve a natural resource, while educating and communicating 

about environmental commitment. 


TITLE / YEAR 

ECOPACK’S ATTITUDE AT THE DESIGNPACK GALLERY / 2009 


FABRICE PELTIER / P’REFERENCE-DESIGNPACKGALLERY 

The Designpack Gallery is a space dedicated to the art of packaging design. 

This exhibition draws up a panorama of packaging’s ecological footprint and 

presents innovative solutions in ecoconception. A type of packaging that pollutes 

less all along its life cycle helps consumers get rid of it in a better way. That 

is the new global challenge. 

Along with the exhibition, a conference was held around the same topic. 

BUSINESS, INDIVIDUAL OR INSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE

TITLE / YEAR 

ECOPÉRGOLA MODEL TAO / 2006 


ÁNGEL ARAGONÉS / DODECAEDRO, S.A. 

CLIENT 

ALCORCÓN TOWN COUNCIL 

This pergola creates shade and shelter and a floating vegetable garden to be used 

in areas where it is impossible to plant trees. This creates a balanced equilibrium 

between industrial design and a high level of natural sustainability. 

The Ecopergola has capacity to cover 25 m 2 surface area per unit and is supported 

by one mast. Its self-irrigation system saves and reduces water consumption 

and needs limited maintenance. Made with a diversity of materials and 

fabrication methods. 


TITLE / YEAR 

ECOPROYECTA / 2007 


F33 

CLIENT 

ECOPROYECTA / PABLO CARBONELL ALONSO 

Ecoproyecta is a sustainable architecture company and its corporate identity had 

to transmit its work philosophy and foundation values. The self-promotional 

element represents one of this company’s aspirations: to reduce CO 2 emissions 

with its activity, a decisive factor in climate change. 

This element is a cardboard mini-box, which contains a pot and oregano, mint 

or basil seeds of the Laminaceae family, one of the most important Mediterranean 

species –from the ethnobotanical and economic point of view. Furthermore, 

the box is designed to be reused as a pencil case. 


TITLE / YEAR 

EL-RECETARIO.NET. CONSTRUCTIVE SOLUTIONS FROM WASTE / 2007 


FLOU FLOU / ASOCIACIÓN MAKEA TU VIDA 

CLIENT 

ASOCIACIÓN MAKEA TU VIDA 

El-Recetario.Net is an online platform of knowledge exchange, which allows 

the cataloguing, consultation and management of constructive recipes for the 

household. El-Recetario.Net is an open code project, with free access and free 

consultation. 

The recipes are furniture solutions from the creative reuse of waste, with detailed 

instructions for assembly with the materials and the steps for users to 

build their own furniture and spaces. 

PUBLISHING 


TITLE / YEAR 

EMBELL SYSTEM, FIRST MOPPING KIT USING CLEAN WATER / 2008 


EMBELL EQUIPMENT / DESARROLLO INDUSTRIAL EMBELL, S.L. 

Embell System is specially-designed to increase cleaning quality with its unmatched 

clean water supply system. Its internal design is entirely mechanical, so 

it requires no maintenance and no external power source. 

To use it, the tank must be filled with water so that every time the mop is 

used, it is done in fresh, clean water, with no refilling requirements. The system 

automatically supplies itself with clean water, making mopping more effective, 

as well as avoiding the accumulation of residual filth on the floor. It reduces the 

number of refills, thus reducing the amount of water, time and cleaning products 

needed to mop. 


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TITLE / YEAR 

EMOTIONALLY DURABLE DESIGN: OBJECTS, EXPERIENCES AND EMPATHY / 2005 


JONATHAN CHAPMAN / EARTHSCAN PUBLICATIONS LTD. 

CLIENT 


Emotionally Durable Design is a call to arms for professionals, students and 

academic creatives. The publication proposes the emergence of a new genre of 

sustainable design that reduces consumption and waste by increasing the durability 

of relationships established between users and products. In this provocative 

text, Jonathan Chapman pioneers a radical design about-face to reduce the 

impact of modern consumption without compromising commercial viability or 

creative edge. 

PUBLISHING 

TITLE / YEAR 

EPHEMERAL RESTAURANT CASSIA / 2008 


DIEGO AND PEDRO SERRANO / INNOVA::DESIGNERS 

The sustainable project Cassia champions recycling at DecorHabitat 2008, the 

decoration, art and design fair of the city of Lerida. In this edition, the Serrano 

Brothers have designed a space for a café-restaurant, constructed under the 

motto of sustainability. 

The project consists of re-using all the discarded materials generated by the 

construction of the fair itself, during the week before the opening date, so that 

it becomes the raw material used for the decoration and construction of the café 

and restaurant of the same fair. 


TITLE / YEAR 

ERGONOMIC BONA MINI EDGER / 2003 



Bona Mini Edge is the handy, lightweight edger for sanding not just the edges 

of rooms but also stair-steps and landings. It has a dust-free system and comes 

equipped with an integrated halogen spotlight. Bona Mini Edge won the “Red 

Dot Design Award” in 2004 –one of the most prestigious industrial design competitions 

worldwide. 


TITLE / YEAR 

EXHIBITION XPOELDER: CLIMATE CHANGE / 2009 


OCEANOGRÁFICA: DIVULGACIÓN, EDUCACIÓN Y CIENCIA, S.L. 

CLIENT 

ELDER MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

Xpoelder: Climate Change is part of a collection of itinerant exhibitions whose 

motto is “the museum where you are”. Their purpose is to move science directly 

to schools and stimulate the curiosity of students towards various scientific issues 

and the importance of science in life. 

Made by the Elder and the Publishing Company Oceanográfica, it raises 

awareness, through comics characters, to climate change and encourages visitors 

to find solutions to it. 


TITLE / YEAR 

F. H. I. F. F. / 2008 


JODY BARTON 

F. H. I. F. F. –“Fuckin’ Hell It’s Fuckin’ Fucked” consists of a booklet, T-shirt and 

Screenprint. It is part of a personal project to examine the climate change debate 

from a new position. The designer imagines what the debate may look like from 

various points of view: somebody from thousands of years in the future, from 

ancient Greece, from another planet, or from the position of a bacteria. Does the 

humanist vision exist outside of space and time? 


TITLE / YEAR 

FAT BOB ROCKER / 2009 


FRANÇOIS ROYER / STANKER 

Fat Bob Rocker is a rocking chair with adjustable swing, refined lines and impeccable 

finishings. Creative recycling meets neo-retro design in the Stanker Collection, 

one designer’s reaction to a culture of relentless consuming and waste. 

French designer Francois Royer’s part-time hobby has evolved into a full-blown 

expression of both the economy of re-use and the creation of functional art from 

industrial debris. 


TITLE / YEAR 

FUJY SOSTENIBLE HOUSE / 2005 


LUCA LANCINI 

CLIENT 

MAYTE ARIZA DE ALBERTY 

Fujy House is an initiative whose objective is to show through an example 

done to scale, that sustainability is possible “here and now” and that it can be 

achieved on the one hand by using existing constructive and technological elements 

that can be found on the Spanish market, and on the other hand by raising 

awareness amongst the leading companies of the sector. 

The housing has been designed in accordance with the rules of bioclimatic architecture, 

using materials of low environmental impact and via the installation 

of various technological systems that guarantee maximum efficiency. 



TITLE / YEAR 

GARDENY / 2009 


FELIP PICH-AGUILERA BAURIER, TERESA BATLLE PAGÉS AND JOSÉ MARIA PUIGDEMASA 

HOSPITAL / PICH AGUILERA AND ARQUITECTOS S.P.L. 

CLIENT 

CONSORTIUM OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL AGRO-INDUSTRY CENTRE 

COLLABORATORS 

A. SENDARRUBIAS, J. MILANÉS, P. CASALDALIGA, B. ROS, J. CAMPS, M. DOLCET, J. GOMEZ, 

BOMA-SALA, EINESA, SOCIETAT ORGANICA, F. SOLSONA AND CIMNE-BEE-GROUP 

Gardeny is an architectural proposal which consists of rehabilitating three “H 

buildings” (military quarters of Lerida city) and reconverting them into big containers 

of multiple usage, for industrial research and the agro-food university. 

The buildings are going to be formalized into a single building through modular 

umbrageous greenhouses originating directly from the innovative agricultural 

world, thus generating a thermal space that, together with other bioclimatic 

strategies, allow for the use of the existing natural resources in an efficient way. 



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TITLE / YEAR 

GOOD FOR ENVIRONMENT! (G4E!) / 2004 


MAITE CANTÓN, VICTOR ARCE, SANTIAGO RISCO, JENNA WATSON, MARIANO SANZ AND IVÁN 

MARTÍN / GOODFORE, S.L. 

The ecodesign platform Good For Environment! (G4E!) is a business project 

that seeks to contribute to sustainable development in its three dimensions: social, 

economic and environmental. It provides the necessary values and solutions, 

mediating in the process of conception and production and acting as a link 

between the principal actors in society. 

G4E! looks to provide sustainable criteria and solutions starting from the early 

stages of conceptualization, when it is possible to efficiently reduce the impact 

of a product or service. 


TITLE / YEAR 

GREEN BOX / 2009 


LUIS DE GARRIDO 

CLIENT 

ANAVIF - ANAS (SPANISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE) 

Green Box is the first modular building prefabricated, reusable, transportable, 

bioclimatic, with an infinite life cycle, with zero energy consumption, and without 

waste generation. 

Luis de Garrido was inspired by natural and emergent shapes in land, sea and 

sky and discovered that triangles are the most natural shapes in Nature. These 

triangles enable one of the aims of Green Box ’s design to be reached: to give the 

home a landscaped roof that can be passed by as if it were continuing the land. 


TITLE / YEAR 

GREEN SPOT “CEMEX LIMPIO” / 2009 


RAÚL RODRÍGUEZ DE TORRES, JUAN ANTONIO ALONSO GARCÍA AND SORIANO PLATAS / 

CEMEX, S.A. AND SP ARQUITECTURA E INGENIERIA, S.L. 

CLIENT 

CEMEX, S.A. 

Cemexlimpio by concrete company Cemex is a green spot. Its vocation for flexibility 

creates a system through modular elements linked where standard waste 

containers are placed. Each “L” shaped module is leaned upon the previous one 

allowing for different lengths and flexible lay-outs. A slight disorder is kept to 

remind people of what waste looks like. The colours are the current waste codes, 

to be easily recognized and help the critical moment, just when waste is split up. 

It is made with a recycled material: return waste concrete. 


TITLE / YEAR 

HEADBOARD PALLET / 2008 


PABLO MACÍAS AND BELÉN SÁNCHEZ / CUATRO TUERCAS 

A sustainable design would be a design that not only doesn’t generate any but 

also diminishes existing waste. A design that, at a glance, shows its intention and 

invites people to change their habits. An excellent sustainable design would be 

one in which the only energy that is consumed is the creative type. The Headboard 

Pallet points to that direction. 

Its aim is sustainability and functionality, without giving up aesthetic values. 

The pallet adapts perfectly to its new function only by changing its context. 


TITLE / YEAR 

HOM, AUTONOMOUS SOLAR STREET LIGHT / 2008 


ALESSANDRO CAVIASCA / STUDIO ITINERANTE ARQUITECTURA, S.L. 

Hom, Autonomous Solar Street Light is modern, functional and full performing 

all in one. A LED programmable system allows huge autonomy and high 

efficiency, does not generate heat or need maintenance, and lights all night even 

in winter months. Its stand alone system makes it unnecessary to dig trenches 

to connect it and makes it possible to light isolated areas. It has a useful life of 

50,000 hours (LED system). 

Hom esthetical, technical and specific energy aspects make it an element with 

high performance and low environmental impact. 


TITLE / YEAR 

HOUSE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN SPAIN / 2008 


TONI SOLANAS / TONI SOLANAS’ ARCHIQUECTURE STUDIO 

CLIENT 

EDITORIAL GUSTAVO GILI 

The quality of Spanish architecture is valued throughout the world. However, 

the degree of sustainability of the buildings is still poor. This is why it is worth 

getting acquainted with some examples by those who are starting their way towards 

managing building resources which are friendlier with the environment: 

bioclimatic buildings, changes or improvements in the industry, ecological constructions 

and restoration among others. 

This publication is a reference for sustainable architecture in which thirty-two 

architects express their concerns and show us forty buildings where solutions 

that will soon be widely used are applied. 


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PUBLISHING

TITLE / YEAR 

I’M NOT JUST A BOX / 2007 


GUILLEM FERRAN 

CLIENT 

CAMPER 

COLLABORATORS 

FASCINATION PROJECT, CAMPER 

The author’s proposal is that costumers may re-use the Camper cardboard shoebox. 

By using a belt with it, the box can turn into a rucksack to be used for a 

certain period of time. 


TITLE / YEAR 

IMPULSE COLLECTION / 2009 


MICHIEL VAN DER KLEY / UNSEEN PRODUCTS 

CLIENT 

UNSEEN PRODUCTS 

In 2007 the author won a prize with the design of paper lights at a contest 

organised by a group of paper producing companies from Nepal. While getting 

the prototypes ready, he researched into the possibility of making 3 dimensional, 

organically curved shapes with paper. After a lot of experiments and tests, using 

very thin layers of the local paper (lokta paper) and a special kind of glue made 

it possible. 


TITLE / YEAR 

INTERNATIONAL GREEN ROOF CONGRESS / 2009 


WOLFGANG ANSEL / IGRA - INTERNATIONAL GREEN ROOF ASSOCIATION 

Under the banner of “Bringing Nature Back to Town”, almost 300 green roof 

professionals from around the world got together for 3 intensive days of experience 

transfer. Participants from 40 countries and 5 continents substantiated very 

clearly that rooftop greening has become a “global player” in the field of sustainable 

building concepts. Sustainable urban development places high demand 

on the technical, ecological and aesthetic quality of construction. 

The goal is to build in harmony with nature and, thanks to green roof architecture, 

to create attractive living spaces and habitats. 


TITLE / YEAR 

ARTEMATICA VITRUM BASE / 2009 


GABRIELE CENTAZZO / VALCUCINE 

A perfect synthesis of sense of beauty, high quality and technology, all Artematica 

Vitrum Base arrangements have unique features that are the result of 

extremely innovative techniques, such as dematerialisation. This construction 

method makes the door extremely resistant to humidity, heat and impact as well 

as making it lighter, with consequent longer hinge life and more silent closing 

movements. 

All these features result in less consumption of materials and energy and thus 

in an eco-compatible approach to production. 


TITLE / YEAR 

ISER / 2009 


DAVID RODRIGUEZ / ISER 

Based in Valencia, Spain, Iser (Renewable Energy Systems And Integration) is 

a company specialised in developing studies on energy efficiency, engineering, 

promotion, planning, development and construction of projects for solar, wind, 

geothermal and biomass energy. Iser has implemented more than 100 installations 

all over Spain, including ground-breaking projects ranging from natural 

parks to international collaborations focused on implementing systems such as 

solar air-conditioning or spatial solar technology for terrestrial applications. 


TITLE / YEAR 

KYOTO HOUSE / 2008 


FELIPE PICH-AGUILERA AND TERESA BATLLE / PICH AGUILERA, ARQUITECTOS S.P.L. AND PMP, S.L. 

CLIENT 

PMP, S.L. PROMOCIONES 

Kyoto House is a single-family house made of concrete, based on sustainability 

criteria. Thanks to a rational and repeatable scheme, this project aims to introduce 

all the aspects to which sustainable architecture must answer: good passive 

behaviour (bioclimatic design), integrating intermediate spaces and constructive 

systems that help reduce energy and resource demand; building-integrated renewable 

energy systems and finally, materials and construction proposals that 

take recycling, reutilization and the environment into account. 

The building structure has been commercially designed jointly by the company 

Prefabricados Pujol and Promotions Montse Pujol (PMP SL). 



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TITLE / YEAR 

LAUREANA HOUSE / 2003-2007 


AURELIO CALDERÓN AND ANA MARÍA GONZÁLEZ / LAUREANA ARQUITECTURA SOSTENIBLE 

This single family home is set within a vault, which unites the structure, enclosure, 

insulation and roof in this element. Bioclimatic design and the use of bioconstruction 

materials and constructive solutions, passive natural ventilation 

systems and clean energies converge in this construction. The water used in the 

home is cycled through a natural purifier. This building’s design is a reflection of 

the landscape, allowing true integration into its surroundings. 


TITLE / YEAR 

LUCE LAMP / 2005 



The Luce Lamp is made from a used book Mikael Bom found in secondhand 

shops. It is multifunctional as it can be used as a wall sconce as well as a table 

lamp. 


TITLE / YEAR 

MADE IN GREEN LABEL / 2005 


AITEX (TECNOLOGICAL TEXTILY INSTITUTE) 

The “Made in Green” label has three fundamental concepts: Health (the textiles 

article contains no substances that are harmful to health), respect for the environment 

(the article has been manufactured in production centres with an externally 

audited and certified environmental management standard), and respect 

for workers’ human rights according to the ILO in the production centres where 

the article is manufactured. 


TITLE / YEAR 

NEOROMÁNTICO SUSTAINABLE BENCH / 2009 


MIGUEL MILÁ / SANTA & COLE 

The Neoromántico Sostenible Bench is the result of a revision of the classical 

NeoRomántico bench, an icon in design in the European public space, designed 

by Miguel Milá in 1995. Composed of a structure with a recycled polypropylene 

injection arm with 30% long fibreglass and PVC extrusion slats blended with 

50% recycled plant fibres, the Neoromántico Sostenible Bench is created as an 

urban element committed to the environment and attentive to the new technologies 

and trends of the public space. 


TITLE / YEAR 

NEW BRIDGE OVER THE HENARES RIVER NEXT TO THE ARABIC BRIDGE IN GUADALAJARA, 

SPAIN / 2002-2003 (PROJECT), 2006-2008 (WORK) 


MAITE AGUADO ROCA AND XAVIER CARRASCAL FRÍAS / CMKM ARQUITECTURA 

CLIENT 

GUADALAJARA CITY COUNCIL 

COLLABORATORS 

ESTEYCO 

The main objective of this new bridge was to split the Arabic Bridge into two in 

order to support the increasing traffic between the two river banks. The Arabic 

Bridge is a building dated from the 10 th Century and declared Historic Heritage. 

The objective of the project editor team is to take the split of the Arabic Bridge 

as a reciprocal dialogue relationship between the two bridges. The result is 

understood as a performance that unites the historical presence of the Arabic 

Bridge, the new infrastructure and the environment. 


TITLE / YEAR 

NEW PACKAGING / 2009 


JOAN RIPOLLES ARRUFAT / NEW PACKAGING, S.A 

CLIENT 

NEW PACKAGING, S.A 

This packaging is manufactured under the Cradle to Cradle philosophy: recycled 

and recyclable products for life. Eco-design is applied to the whole process: 

decoration, transport system, re-use, recycling, in order to achieve eco-efficiency 

in the process and in the products. 

The result is packaging with high technical properties and also adapted to the 

clients’ needs. It has both the advantages of plastic and the price and operative 

characteristics of compact cardboard. 



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TITLE / YEAR 

OKO BUILDING / 2009 


JAVIER SEGARRA SANCHIS / BIOTECTURA, S.L. 

COLLABORATORS 

PATRICIA VILAR AND VERÓNICA VEGA (INTERIOR DESIGN) / SETSOLAR ECOENERGIAS, S.L. 

(SOLAR PANNELS) / SISTEM CUBIERTAS IBERICA, S.L. (FSC WOOD BOARDS) 

The building incorporates the first deck of Spain with great lights and great 

height made from FSC plywood and photovoltaic solar panels with a power of 

210 KW. It is self-financing up to 88%, with the production and sale of photovoltaic 

electricity. Through a combination of biomass, geothermal, solar thermal 

and LED lighting, the building achieves 77% maintenance savings over a conventional 

building of the same characteristics. The building is the headquarters 

of the network of sustainable entrepreneur “Oko” and houses the centre for 

innovation and development for bio-sustainable buildings. 


TITLE / YEAR 

PARC DEL PINAR DE PERRUQUET / 2008 


GERARD VECIANA & ELISABET FAURA ARCHITECTS / ARTEKS ARQUITECTURA 

CLIENT 

VILA-SECA TOWN COUNCIL AND GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA PTOP ( DIRECTORATE OF 

ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE) 

COLLABORATORS 

AMATRIA INGENIERIA, JAVIER PENALBA, URSSA FIBERLINE AND MYJ GRUAS 

In Mediterranean peri-urban littoral, the pollution of maritime aerosol affects the 

survival and the growth of pines and other plants. In this situation, creating an extension 

forest like the existing one is not viable. The coastal pine groves of “piñonero” 

(pine-nut) pine have both great landscape and ecological value, and are habitats 

worth preserving for their broader public interest. Since it is not possible to replant 

a pine grove as the existing one, the proposal here is to generate an artificial shade 

by means of a pergola that is reminiscent of the semidarkness of the pine grove. 


TITLE / YEAR 

PENMAN / 2006 


MICHAEL BOM AND ANTOINET DEURLOO / BOMDESIGN 

The Penman is a penholder made from a used vinyl record. It is moulded by the 

four hands of the designers and Each piece has a unique shape. 

It is a very stable object and can hold a considerable amount of pencils and other 

stationary items. 


TITLE / YEAR 

PNEU_FABRIC COVER TO MAKE A SEAT OUT OF TWO OLD TIRES / 2006 


GABRIELA CHANG VALDOVINOS / DAY DREAMING, S.L.. 

The end of a product life may become the beginning of a new one. Discarded 

tyres become a new object when they are given a new use. 

Pneu is a fabric circumference with a cord inserted in its brim, to allow for 

a tyre inside. It creates a tense and hammock-like surface to sit on, in a simple 

wrap and tighten system. By piling up two tyres, a comfortable height for a seat 

is achieved. It is also a simple way to solve basic furniture needs in urban and 

rural areas. Its interior can be used as storage space. 


TITLE / YEAR 

POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT: FROM VICIOUS CIRCLES TO VIRTUOUS CYCLES THROUGH BUILT EN- 

VIRONMENT DESIGN / 2008 


JANIS BIRKELAND / EARTHSCAN PUBLICATIONS LTD. 

CLIENT 


In this book Janis Birkeland presents the innovative new paradigm in which 

the built environment provides greater life quality, health, amenity and safety 

for all, without sacrificing resources or money. With a different form of design, 

development itself can become a “sustainability solution”. A cornerstone of this 

new paradigm is the ecoretrofitting of the vast urban fabric we already inhabit. 

The author presents a revolutionary new tool called SmartMode to achieve this 

end. 


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PUBLISHING 

TITLE / YEAR 

POSTERS / 2006-2009 


ELZBIETA CHOJNA 

The posters here presented are made of cut-out pieces of paper. The work is 

ecological as the materials used are utilized very economically. Cut pieces of 

paper which remain after making a poster are stored and used in further works. 

The pieces that are too small to use are recycled. 

Ecology should be like nature, full of forms and colours. This is the reason why 

loud colours are chosen for the ecoposters. The topics the author is most interested 

in, in relation to natural environment are concerned with the problems of 

animals –both domestic and wild– and the uneven fight between man and the 

animal world. 

GRAPHIC DESIGN CAMPAIGNS

TITLE / YEAR 

PRET A PORTER / 2002 


ROCA CERÁMICA TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT / ROCA CERAMICA 

The tile range Roca’s Pret a Porter porcelain is an innovative and sustainable 

system whose most notable feature is that it can be laid 100% dry and instantly, 

without the need for cement or pointing. 

This highly versatile system, exclusive to Roca, is very clean, generates no 

waste or rubble at all and allows for complete removal for subsequent reuse. 

Moreover, the pieces are easy to replace and can be used from the moment of 

laying. 

Roca places itself in the forefront of the permanent search for solutions that 

combine quality, design and sustainable development. 


TITLE / YEAR 

R4 HOUSE / 2007 



CLIENT 


R4House are the two sprucest transportable and bioclimatic houses in the world 

to be built entirely from recycled, reused and recuperated materials, with zero 

net energy consumption and no waste generation during construction or deconstruction. 

They have an infinite life cycle and strictly comply with all recognised 

sustainable indicators. 


TITLE / YEAR 

RECYCLOOP / 2007-2009 


JAN JONGERT AND JEROEN BERGSMA / 2012ARCHITECTEN 

CLIENT 

FESTIVAL A/D WERF, HANS VENHUIZEN, HET BLAUWE HUIS AND CBK DORDRECHT 

COLLABORATORS 

PIETER SCHEER, JOHN BOSMA, DIRK OVERDUIN AND LOUISA VERMOERE 

The Recycloop temporarily unites two waste flows, sinks and water, in a shiny 

structure. Sinks from demolished buildings are the walls of multifunctional 

space. The sinks can appear in different shapes and are easy to mount and dismount 

due to a skilful fastening system. When the sun shines Recycloop reflects 

light like a disco ball. On the inside, the sun shines through the holes, but when 

it rains the sinks give shelter. Rainwater is collected through the gray water 

circuit. 



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TITLE / YEAR 

REFUNC / 2003 


DENIS OUDENDIJK AND JAN KORBES / REFUNC.NL 

COLLABORATORS 

MANTAS LESAUSKAS, ISIS HOOS, THIJS MASTHOF, KAY KLOP, BART GROENEWEGEN, JOB 

SALTZHER, DIRK OVERDUIN, JOEP DE GROOT, THOMAS TRUM, TJEU DONDERS AND BORIS 

DUIJNEVELD 

Garbage architecture provides a second life for found or thrown-away objects 

and operates on the borders of architecture, art and design, creating new products 

from old materials. Origin for designs is found in the object itself, by listening 

to its own composition, history, or local and social context. The authors do 

not start from a design, they need a problem to play with, 3D troubleshooting, 

and creative improvisation with whatever is locally available. 

Waste materials lead the way to often unpredictable results. Wherever there is 

garbage, this work team can do research and workshops on creative recycling. 


TITLE / YEAR 

RELAJA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN FURNITURE) / 2007 


JON MARÍN AND ÁLEX JIMÉNEZ / NUTCREATIVES 

The project concept “Relaja” was developed in the Canary Islands to improve 

the local situation. The waste treatment of stone slabs from a construction company 

was the starting point. This waste was recovered through the design of 

a modular outdoor bench due to the local demand for non-imported public 

furniture. Furthermore, the simple production of Relaja might support the integration 

of people at risk of social exclusion, giving a solution to a diagnosed 

problem in the Local Agenda 21. Thus, this product is a transposable example 

of how design can help the local economy, ecology and society. 


TITLE / YEAR 

RESSENY / 2007 


JON MARÍN 

Resseny (www.resseny.blogspot.com) is an online platform from which to spread 

good practices whereby design in its widest sense has an important role for the 

promotion of sustainable values. Regularly updated, the author of Resseny reviews 

from a refreshing and rigorous perspective many different examples of 

products, services, systems or strategies related to design and its environment. 

The website was born three years ago with the aim of being an informational 

and educational tool, a channel for communication and popularization of design 

for sustainability. 


TITLE / YEAR 

RICICLANTICA / 2007 


GABRIELE CENTAZZO / VALCUCINE 

Valcucine’s research has created a method to give the door surface a feeling of 

organic deformation. Riciclantica, the first door in the world to be 2 mm thick, 

is distinguished by new shapes and volumes inspired by nature. It almost looks 

as if life is pulsating within the material of which the front is made. The use 

of special materials such as carbon, aluminium, steel, layered laminate and the 

novelty of glass (2008) also contributes to making the Riciclantica door unique 

in the furniture sector. 


TITLE / YEAR 

SEAM CHAIR / 2009 


CHRIS KABEL 

COLLABORATORS 

DROOGDESIGN AND LANKHORST PURE COMPOSITES 

This chair has been developed with the help of the Aerospace Material Research 

Department of the Technical University Delft and Lankhorst Indutech, the developer 

of the Pure material. Pure is a 100% polypropylene (PP). A bag is sewed 

in the shape of a chair and filled with sand so that it gets its shape. After around 

an hour baking on 130°C (this is less than an apple pie!!!) the fibres are impregnated 

and fixed together. A hole lets the sand come out and what is left is an 

ultra light piece of furniture that does not need resin and glass or carbon fibres 

to create superlight (using little material) and super strong constructions that are 

100% recyclable. 


TITLE / YEAR 

SHELL SCENARIOS POSTERS / 2008 


PETER GRUNDY 

CLIENT 

SHELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 

COLLABORATORS 

SHELL SCENARIOS TEAM 

Peter Grundy has designed three generations of publications with three respective 

MDs. Scenarios are tools that help people understand how the future may 

affect the present. As part of Shell Energy Scenarios 2008, the author has designed 

two presentations (posters). 

Poster 1 shows a set of visual tools called anchors used in Power Point shows 

to highlight the main energy topics. 

Poster 2 depicts the various global components of the message. 


TITLE / YEAR 

SOLAR COOKER / 2008 


DR. DIETER SEIFERT AND MANOLO VILCHEZ / ALSOL TECNOLOGÍAS SOLARES S.L. 

Domestic solar cooker of pre-cut aluminium plates (structure) and high reflection 

flexible aluminium mirrors for the parabolic concentrator. In flat box with 

all materials and visual guide, it’s easy to set up. The materials are of very high 

durability, ensuring a future of high value recycling. It cooks all kind of dishes 

without consuming fossil energy resources. Boils 1 litre of water in 8 minutes! 


TITLE / YEAR 

SOLIDARY ROUTE TO MAURITANIA / 2008 



CLIENT 

NGO AMAMI AND GENERAL DIRECTORATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OF MURCIA REGION 

COLLABORATORS 

JUAN JIMENEZ AND ANTONIO MARQUEZ (DESIGN ASSISTANT) / EDUARDO DEL FRAILE (COLOR 

PHOTOGRAPHY) / GABRIEL PASAMONTES (BLACK&WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY) / ANA LEAL (TEX) 

This book came about from a solidarity expedition to Mauritania, arranged to 

reuse medical material from different hospitals. 

The creative proposal was to portray the current situation of Mauritania in 

parallel to the expedition itself. The result was a book to raise awareness and 

serve as a documentary reference for the purpose of the route, which later on 

would be used to raise economic funds for the NGO Amami, located in one of 

the poorest areas of Nouakchott, capital city of Mauritania. 


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PUBLISHING 

TITLE / YEAR 

SOLTAG, ENERGY HOUSING / 2005 


NIELSEN & RUBOW A/S, CENERGIA APS, KUBEN BYFORNYELSE DENMARK A/S AND VELUX A/S 

(DENMARK) / RUBOW ARCHITECTS 

CLIENT 

EU “DEMOHOUSE” 

Soltag Enery Housing is a system for houses which produces energy and healthy 

indoor living conditions without “polluting” its surroundings thanks to the installation 

of solar thermal collectors in its roof, which allows the house to be 

self-sufficient in terms of energy. 

It also uses high performance insulation materials, efficient ventilation systems 

and solar heating systems. 


TITLE / YEAR 

SPUD RAINCOAT / 2009 


MAITE CANTÓN AND MARIANO SANZ / EQUILICUÁ 

COLLABORATORS 

GOODFORE S.L. 

This raincoat is made entirely using bioplastic derived from potato starch and 

other natural resources, resulting in a 100% biodegradable and compostable 

product. This implies that at the end of its life cycle it returns entirely to the biosphere, 

transformed into organic matter and thus, closing the loop. To reinforce 

this concept, every raincoat contains a small clay ball with seeds in it. As such, 

the users know that they have to plant the raincoat when it becomes useless. 

This way it won’t only return to a natural cycle, but will also help to cultivate 

the seeds inside. 


TITLE / YEAR 

STARS / 2008 


STUDIO VOLLAERSZWART 

CLIENT 

CITY OF ROTTERDAM 

Stars is a light sculpture by studio Vollaerszwart. It sparkles on the Rotterdam 

skyline. In the city the stars are barely ever visible. Stars is an artificial starry sky, 

visible every night. The Delftse Poort, the Nationale Nederlanden offices building, 

has been dressed with thousands of LED-lights, across a total length of 150 

metres. These lights have been placed on the building’s facade at random, thus 

creating a natural pattern. 

This monumental light sculpture functions completely without electricity. The 

durable LED-lights use solar cells to charge themselves during the day, and remain 

lit for eight hours during the night. They blink at four different frequencies. 


TITLE / YEAR 

SUPERUSE THE BOOK / 2006 


JAN JONGERT AND CÉSARE PEEREN / 2012ARCHITECTEN 

CLIENT 

010 PUBLISHERS 

COLLABORATORS 

ED VAN HINTE 

Superuse is a practical and inspiring book about constructing new buildings 

with surplus materials. It presents ideas for tools and methods for architects such 

as the harvest map. The book is illustrated with 15 clearly and concisely presented 

examples from 2012Architecten in the Netherlands and elsewhere. It also 

considers the subject from the ecological and methodological points of view. 

Superuse.org is the accompanying online community about reuse and design. 

PUBLISHING 

TITLE / YEAR 

SUPERUSE.ORG / 2006 


JAN JONGERT, CÉSARE PEEREN AND JEROEN BERGSMA / 2012ARCHITECTEN 


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COLLABORATORS 

SUITE 75 

Superuse.org is an online community of designers, architects and anyone interested 

in inventive ways of recycling. The site allows anybody to post items of 

various scales within a variety of reuse categories. All examples of products, 

furniture, interiors, buildings and reuse on a urban scale are welcome. As well as 

exhibiting applications, the website promotes the development of knowledge on 

the subject by promoting discussion, user interaction and comment. 


TITLE / YEAR 

SUSTAINABLE BY DESIGN: EXPLORATIONS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE / 2006 


STUART WALKER / EARTHSCAN PUBLICATIONS LTD. / JAMES & JAMES SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS 

CLIENT 


To advance the subject of design one has to engage in the activity of designing. 

This book offers an innovative, design-centred approach that explores both 

the meaning and practice of sustainable design. The author explores the design 

process in the context of sustainability, and challenges conventional ways of 

defining, designing and producing functional objects. He discusses the personal 

design process, tacit knowledge, ephemeral design, experimental design, and the 

relationship between intellectual design criteria, physical expression and aesthetic 

experience. 

PUBLISHING 

TITLE / YEAR 

SUSTAINABLE FASHION AND TEXTILES: DESIGN JOURNEYS / 2008 


KATE FLETCHER / EARTHSCAN PUBLICATIONS LTD. 

CLIENT 


This book brings together for the first time information about lifecycle sustainability 

impacts of fashion and textiles, practical alternatives, design concepts 

and social innovation. It challenges existing ideas about the scope and potential 

of sustainability issues in fashion and textiles, and sets out a more pluralistic, 

engaging and forward-looking picture, drawing on ideas of systems thinking, 

human needs, local products, slow fashion and participatory design, as well as 

knowledge of materials. 

PUBLISHING

TITLE / YEAR 

TABLE BOARD / 2009 


SONIA SIMON MATEO / U_ MÖBEL 

COLLABORATORS 

MARKUS LASSAN / IGNACIO BISBAL (PHOTOGRAPHER) 

The project Table Board derives out of the interest in using and recycling timber. 

Knots, cracks, stains, defects of wood that make them not usable, represent the 

main objective of the project. 

Traditional methods of craftsmanship are used when carving each piece to apply 

the finishes. The methods and techniques used such as gilding, engraving or 

tempera over gilding, intend to recover the tradition of Arts and Crafts. 


TITLE / YEAR 

TABLE TELEPHONE BOOTH / 2007 


GÜNTHER SPATZ / RE-INDESIGN 

In 1976 new telephone booths made of Aluminium started to be installed in 

Austria, been out in the weather in cities and urban areas for about 30 years. 

The designer recovers this first-class material from the scrap to develop new 

products, thus connecting the now and then. At present the old telephone booths 

have reincarnated into tables, available with drawers, in various heights and 

colours. 


TITLE / YEAR 

TAMAGO / 2009 


INDRA MERCA AND JANIS MERCS / MERCIDESIGN 

CLIENT 

MERCIDESIGN 

Tamago invites to give the “first steps forward with letters and numbers”. With 

this multi-function, 100% recycled, children’s piece of furniture, the little ones 

can shape their environment, building up literacy and numeracy through creative 

play. 


TITLE / YEAR 

NEWLY DESIGNED WOOD FLOORING / 2009 


FERNANDO SUBIRATS / DURA TARIMAS FLOTANTES, S.L. 

In Dura warehouse, pre-cut wood sheets which have not passed the quality parameters 

are stacked. After assessing the material and mixing the different layers, 

the edge shows a new product: balanced and symmetrical boards for wood 

flooring. The 100 pallets stored and rejected can now produce over 25,000 m 2 

of wood flooring of various models. 

The wood so far kept in factories, may finally have a new use. 


TITLE / YEAR 

THE B&W HOUSE (THE BLACK & WHITE HOUSE) / 2009 


JOSEP ADELL - TEAM SPAIN / POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF MADRID 

COLLABORATORS 

AIA ARQUITECTURA S.XXI 

The Black & White House (55 m 2 ) is a prototype clad with photovoltaic modules 

to maximise the energy capture surface area. 

A key concept for this housing is its portability and easy assembly anywhere. 

On the other hand, the self-orientating solar roof captures the maximum energy 

offered by the Sun, providing 10.3% extra energy compared with a static south 

facing roof. 


TITLE / YEAR 

TOT HOUSE / 2007 


FERNANDO OÍZA, MICHEL ARAUZO AND ENRIQUE KAHLE / KAHLE OÍZA ARAUZO ARQUITECTURA, S.L. 

CLIENT 

IBÓN LABORDE AND BELÉN AYALA 

COLLABORATORS 

MARÍA AMEZCUA (FINANCIAL CONTROL AND EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION DEPARTMENT) / 

DANIEL LARRALDE (PROJECT DEVELOPMENT) / FS ESTRUCTURAS, JORGE GARCÍA (INSTALA- 

TIONS) / CONTRUCCIONES EGARFE (CONTRACTORS) 

Tot House originated in the design of economical housing for a middle class 

family in the Cintruenigo’s urban periphery, a small town in inland Spain with 

one of the major indexes of sun hours per year. Despite it being a usual standard 

concerning type, plan and dimensions, the authors tried to avoid common clichés 

by considering the different functional, typological and technological possibilities 

currently on offer based on sustainable construction criteria. 



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TITLE / YEAR 

TRÄD / 2008 


VICENTE PORRES AND JOSUÉ GAMONAL / NOVIEMBRE ESTUDIO 

Träd is not only a storage system, Träd is a shelter, a personal space where the 

children can carry out their fantasies and games. A place that allows them to 

feel safe, to learn and to imagine. That enchanted wood where one can dream of 

heroes and princesses...and live a thousand and one adventures. 

The tree as an icon of wisdom, shelter and playground. Symbol of life and 

growth. Approach to an increasingly absent nature, as a comeback to traditional 

games towards imagination development, with no artifices, as a basis for the 

growth of the child’s personal world. 


TITLE / YEAR 

TRASH? / 2006 


VICENTE PORRES AND JOSUÉ GAMONAL / NOVIEMBRE ESTUDIO 

How much trash do humans throw away every day? Is trash really all we throw 

away? What if we could extend the life cycle of the objects we use in our dairy 

life? With Trash? the authors want people to think about the life of the objects, 

telling them that this cycle could be longer in a society that generates more and 

more garbage everyday. 

Trash? is a garbage bag that can be used as a puff. It can be used indoors or 

outdoors, just fill it up with garbage and enjoy the seat. 

Buy, enjoy, throw away and buy again seems to be all that modern society 

does. With Trash? one buys, enjoys, enjoys again and, to end the cycle, recycles 

the bag. 


TITLE / YEAR 

TUEJAR ARMCHAIR / 2008 


MARIO PEDRET / ESTUDIO VERDEMALAQUITA 

The Tuejar armchair is constructed from salvaged wood pallets and it has been 

designed ergonomically to achieve maximum comfort and practicality. 

It is made by carpenters in a semi-industrial process, assembled individually. 

Furthermore, the imperfect form of the wood pallets gives the chair a unique 

finish and adds character. It is a new product that does not exploit natural resources, 

more specifically finite wood resources, providing functionality while 

being environmentally responsible. 



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TITLE / YEAR 

TYPO CHAIR / 2008 



The abstract typographic Typo Chair is made from re-used billboards of Finnish 

Birch multiplex. It is impressive through its graphic presence and is well formed 

and comfortable. The Typo Chair is a real eye catcher for any space. Because 

each board is printed differently each chair has a unique typographic design. 


TITLE / YEAR 

VILLA UH1 / 2008 


RB ARKITEKTUR 

CLIENT 

UNIKA HEM SKANDINAVIEN 

Villa Uh1 grows out of the surrounding slope and interacts with the landscape 

eliminating the border between building and landscape. The idea was to minimize 

the impact of the construction while at the same time creating a new typology. 

While designing the house the authors decided to create a patio so that 

questions of privacy and full access to the evening sun would easily be solved. 

The sedum roof drains rain water and provides good thermal insulation to the 

house which uses geothermal heating. 


TITLE / YEAR 

VITRO HOUSE / 2005 



CLIENT 


The main objective of Vitrohouse is to demonstrate that real sustainable architecture 

should be made only by means of dry-assembled components. This will 

optimize the best use of resources, reduce waste to the maximum (or remove 

it completely), and decrease, also to the maximum, the energy consumed in its 

construction. At the same time, buildings may considerably extend their life 

cycle, since their components can be easily disassembled, repaired and reused 

as many times as one likes. In fact, Vitrohouse has an infinite life cycle. 


TITLE / YEAR 

WHOLE SYSTEM DESIGN. AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING / 2008 


PETER STASINOPOULOS, MICHAEL H. SMITH, KARLSON “CHARLIE” HARGROVES AND CHERYL 

DESHA / EARTHSCAN PUBLICATIONS LTD. 

CLIENT 


COLLABORATORS 

THE NATURAL EDGE PROJECT, THE WORLD FEDERATION OF ENGINEERING ORGANIZATIONS, 

UNESCO AND THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT 

Whole System Design provides a clear design methodology, supported by 

worked examples that demonstrate how advances in energy, materials and water 

productivity can be achieved through applying an integrated approach to 

sustainable engineering. 

PUBLISHING 

TITLE / YEAR 

X DAYS PROJECT / 2008 


OSCAR LHERMITTE 

The concept of this project is to turn free daily newspapers into a sustainable 

product, designed by the consumer. The proposal is to make one’s own piece of 

furniture by collecting day by day these free papers. The “334” bench and “89” 

stool are made of 3 parallel bars of metal and many newspapers folded and 

stacked next to each other. 

The challenge of this series is to recycle a product, but also to design furniture 

without using any screw, glue, soldering, etc. Making this furniture costs around 

5 pounds, and some spare time. 


TITLE / YEAR 

ZECOCHAIR / 2009 


JOAN NADAL / ZECODESIGN 

The Zeco Chair is routed out of one sheet of 1x1 metres Medite Ecologique 

(MDF panel with Zero added Formalde). The excess wood is its own packaging 

and the chair can be easily assembled by the consumer using a mallet. No glues, 

screws, or fixings are needed. 

When an order is placed it is manufactured to order, obviating the need for a 

big warehouse, extra transportation or excessive packaging. This system allows 

a wide range of sizes with a variety of finishes. 


TITLE / YEAR 

ZEYRON TECHNOLOGIES, PIONEERS IN DOMOTICS OF WATER / 2009 


ZEYRON TECHNOLOGIES 

Zeyron Technologies provides the solution for the control and management of 

water and energy resources in buildings. Environmentally aware and specialized 

in electronic engineering applied to energy efficiency, the authors have developed 

two innovative technologies for controlling the water in flow-rate, temperature 

and consumption. This is an example of how design and technology can join 

together for maximum comfort, energy saving and health control because of 

controlled cleansing against legionella. 


TITLE / YEAR 

ZEYRON THERMO / 2009 


ZEYRON TECHNOLOGIES AND PUIGFALCÓ / ZEYRON TECHNOLOGIES 

Zeyron Thermo is laying the foundations for the bathroom of the future by 

replacing the thermostatic tap. 

The full-colour, 3.5”, touch-sensitive screen is intuitively interactive. 

Its technology guarantees perfect, immediate, precise, continuous control of all 

water variables: flow-rate, temperature and consumption. It also enables adjustment 

of another 2 variables, i.e., lighting or ambiance. The product coherently 

combines Image, comfort, safety and energy efficiency. 


TITLE / YEAR 

ZICLA. INNOVATION IN RECYCLING WASTE: NEW MATERIALS-NEW PRODUCTS FOR SUSTAINABLE 

BUILDING / 2005 


VERÓNICA KUCHINOW AND ALFREDO BALMACEDA / ZICLA 

Zicla is a company specialized in recycled products and in waste valorisation 

where innovation and commercial viability are the basis of all their activity. 

Zicla’s project consists of transforming what one throws into new products 

technically and economically viable with an important environmental added 

value. Their proposals try to make quality products out of waste, with new 

processes where the differential fact in using waste materials makes attractive 

products with a very high environmental message. 



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2012ARCHITECTEN 

www.2012Architecten.nl 

THE NETHERLANDS 

210 PUBLICIDAD 

www.210publicidad.com 

SPAIN 

AITEX 

www.madeingreen.com/ imico@aitex.es 

SPAIN 

ALASTAIR FUAD LUKE 

www.fuad-luke.com / info@fuad-luke.com 

UNITED KINGDOM (UK) 

ALSOL TECNOLOGÍAS SOLARES S.L. 

www.alsol.es / info@alsol.es 

SPAIN 

ARKA ECOPOD 

www.ecopod.co.uk / info@ecopod.co.uk 

UNITED KINGDOM 

ARQUITECTURA PICH AGUILERA 

www.picharchitects.com / info@picharchitects.com 

SPAIN 

ARTEKS ARQUITECTURA 

www.arteksarquitectura.com 

ANDORRA 

ASOCIACIÓN MAKEA TU VIDA 

www.flouflou.es 

SPAIN 

BOMDESIGN 

www.bomdesign.nl 


BONA IBERICA 

www.bona.com / bonaiberica@bona.com 

SUECIA 

CEMEX, S.A. / SP ARQUITECTURA E INGENIERIA, S.L. 

raul@rodriguezdetorres.es / jaalonso@sparquitectura.com 

SPAIN 

CERACASA S.A. 

www.ceracasa.com / marketing@ceracasa.com 

SPAIN 

CHRIS KABEL 

www.chriskabel.com 


CICLUS 

www.ciclus.com 

SPAIN 

CMKM ARQUITECTURA 

www.cmkmarquitectura.com 

SPAIN 

COMMANDO GROUP 

www.commandogroup.com 

NORWAY 

COMPOSTADORES 

www.compostadores.com 

SPAIN 

COSENTINOGROUP 

www.cosentinogroup.net / info@cosentinogroup.net 

SPAIN 

CUATRO TUERCAS 

www.cuatrotuercas.com 

SPAIN 

DESARROLLO INDUSTRIAL EMBELL S.L 

www.sistemaembell.com 

SPAIN 

DEVON VISUAL GROUP REMIGIUSZ TRUCHANOWICZ 

www.60bag.com / contact@60bag.com 

POLAND 

DODECAEDRO S.A. 

www.dodecaedro.net 

SPAIN 

DVELAS REUSAIL PROYECT 

www.dvelas.com / dvelas@dvelas.com / 

arraitzkoch@dvelas.com / enriquekahle@dvelas.com 

SPAIN 


www.earthscan.co.uk 


ECOFONT B.V. / SPRANQ CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS 

www.ecofont.com 


ECOHOSTEL ANDROMEDA 

andromeda@ecohostel.be 

BELGIUM 

ECOSISTEMA URBANO 

www.ecosistemaurbano.com 

SPAIN 


www.eduardodelfraile.com 

SPAIN 

ELZBIETA CHOJNA 

www.chojna.net / e@chojna.net 

POLAND 

ESTUDIO DE ARQUITECTURA TONI SOLANAS 

tonisol@coac.net 

SPAIN 

ESTUDIO DIV504 

www.duratarimas.com / fernandosubirats@yahoo.es 

SPAIN 

ESTUDIO VERDEMALAQUITA 

www.verdemalaquita.es / mario@verdemalaquita.es 

SPAIN 

F33 

www.f33.es 

SPAIN 

GABRIELE E OSCAR BURATTI / INNOVATION LAB ROCA 

www.burattibattiston.it 

SPAIN / ITALY 

GOODFORE 

www.goodfore.com / www.equilicua.com / 

www.holamurray.com 

SPAIN 

GROTENBREG.ARCHITECTEN 

grotenbreg.architect@kpnplanet.nl 


GRUPO FUN&BASICS S.A. 

www.ecoalf.com 

SPAIN 

GUILLEM FERRAN 

buenas@guillemferran.com 

SPAIN 

HAWKES ARCHITECTURE LTD. 

www.hawkesarchitecture.co.uk 


IGRA - INTERNATIONAL GREEN ROOF ASSOCIATION 

www.igra-world.com 

GERMANY 

INNOVA::DESIGNERS 

www.innovadesigners.com 

SPAIN 

ISER 

www.iser.es / d.rodriguez@iser.es 

SPAIN 

JAVIER SEGARRA SANCHIS / BIOTECTURA, S.L. 

www.oko.es 

SPAIN 

JOAQUÍM VIÑOLAS MARLET 

solar_design@hotmail.com 

SPAIN 

JODY BARTON 

www.jodybarton.co.uk 


JUNGESCHACHTEL 

www.jungeschachtel.de / www.poopoobags.com 

GERMANY 

KAHLE OÍZA ARAUZO ARQUITECTURA 

www.koarquitectura.com / estudio@koarquitectura.com 

SPAIN 

LAUREANA ARQUITECTURA 

www.laureana.es 

SPAIN 

LUCA LANCINI 

www.lucalancini.com 

SPAIN 

LUCÍA ARRANZ AND MIGUEL ORDÓÑEZ 

luciarranz@gmail.com / estudio@miguelordonez.es 

SPAIN 


www.luisdegarrido.com / degarrido@ono.com 

SPAIN 

MANGADO Y ASOCIADOS, S.l. 

www.fmangado.com 

SPAIN 

BEST_ED_1_EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AWARD_PREMIO EUROPEO DE DISEÑO Y MEDIO AMBIENTE_DIRECTORY 

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MERCIDESIGN 

www.tamago.lv 

LATVIA 

NEW PACKAGING, S.A 

www.newpackaging.net 

SPAIN 

NOVIEMBRE ESTUDIO 

www.noviembreestudio.com / www.pinkelephant.es 

SPAIN 

NUTCREATIVES 

www.nutcreatives.com / www.resseny.blogspot.com / 

jon@nutcreatives.com 

SPAIN 

OCEANOGRÁFICA 

www.oceanografica.com · 

SPAIN 

OSCAR LHERMITTE 

www.oscarlhermitte.com 

FRANCE/ENGLAND 

P’REFERENCE 

www.designpackgallery.fr / www.p-reference.fr 

FRANCE 

PETER GRUNDY 

www.grundini.com 


PNEU 

www.daydreaming.es 

SPAIN 

PROJEKTIL ARCHITEKTI 

www.projektil.cz 

CZECH REPUBLIC 

RAU 

www.rau.eu 


RB ARKITEKTUR 

www.rbarkitektur.se / info@rbarkitektur.se 

SWEDEN 

REFUNC 

www.refunc.nl 


REINDESIGN 

www.spatz-reindesign.at 

AUSTRIA 

ROCA CERAMICA 

www.pretaporter.roca.com / www.rocatile.com/ 

info.tiles@rocatile.com/ pret.a.porter@roca.net 

SPAIN 

ROTOR 

www.rotordb.org 

BELGIUM 

RUBOW ARCHITECTS 

www.rubowarkitekter.dk 

DENMARK 

SAATCHI&SAATCHI CPH 

www.saatchi.dk 

DENMARK 

SANSERIF CREATIUS SL 

www.sanserif.es 

SPAIN 

SANTA & COLE 

www.santacole.com / info@santacole.com 

SPAIN 

STANKER 

www.stanker.fr / stanker.design@free.fr 

FRANCE 

STUART WALKER 

www.earthscan.co.uk / s.walker@lancaster.ac.uk 


STUDIO ITINERANTE ARQUITECTURA, SL 

www.siarq.net / info@siarq.net. 

Spain 

STUDIO MICHIEL VAN DER KLEY / UNSEEN PRODUCTS 

www.michielvanderkley.nl 


STUDIO VOLLAERSZWART 

www.vollaerszwart.com 


TRASHDESIGNMANUFACTORY 

www.trashdesign.at 

AUSTRIA 

U_ MÖBEL 

u_lab@yahoo.com 

SPAIN 

UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID 

www.solardecathlon.es / josep.adell@upm.es 

SPAIN 

VALCUCINE 

www.valcucine.it 

ITALY 

ZECODESIGN 

www.zecodesign.com / zecodesign@gmail.com 

ANDORRA 

ZEYRON TECHNOLOGIES 

www.zeyron.com / www.puigfalco.com 

SPAIN 

ZICLA 

www.zicla.com 

SPAIN

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