ecological architecture

 

Structures are part of the ecosystem in which they are built. If carefully designed, they can be in harmony with the nature of the "place" and recreate their life cycle. Ecological architecture in harmony with nature accommodates living cultures and becomes a way for us to connect with where we are in the world. 

 

The building should not be thought of as a fixed, built and finished box, but as a maturing and enriching beginning that can create new niches and new micro-spaces as nature and human hands touch, where life enters and can be shaped on the day the construction is completed.

Architecture is the balanced and gradual harmony of the full with the void, the open with the closed space, the private with the public, the inside with the outside, the dance. It is the construction of connections between units, individuals and spaces, not broken boxes.  It is the reflection of a constant state of flow, of transformation, of giving with one hand and giving with the other, the functioning of natural ecosystems on man-made orders.

Within the framework of this worldview, some of the concrete approaches we will look for in the system/land/building on behalf of ecological architecture are:

 

• The most effective result should be achieved with the least effort.

• It should have multiple functions; Each element must serve multiple functions and each critical function must be supported in multiple ways.

• The flow of energies (water, food, energy, material) must be in a complete cycle. The cycle should not break at any point

• There must be a harmonious and balanced diversity in every sense,

• The highest efficiency should be obtained from each component,

• Instead, “appropriate technology” (appropriate technoogy) should be made to resources and expectations.