“We should favour working with regenerative materials. Their capacities, local origins, and traditional methods are tested in the process, while at the same time their value is restored and renewed.” — Laura, architect

“We believe that collaboration at eye level, between people with different skills, experiences, and backgrounds, challenges existing professional boundaries and hierarchies in architecture." — Niklas, architect and founder

"The personal connection between the producers of space to their living environments revitalizes a new, regional building culture."— Ronald, master carpenter

“By first observing a specific, local finding, carefully analyzing and describing it, and then examining it in a variety of different contexts, a more universal pattern emerges. This global scope allows us to understand and learn from the similarities and differences in a wide range of rural practices.” — Daniel, creative director

“We think newcomers can learn a lot from the existing communities while the communities also learn from the newcomers.” — Franziska, textile designer and cabinet maker

“The paradigm of the city as the only creative environment has broken down. The countryside is again a space of potential, offering affordable land and a proximity to modes of production that sustain life.” — Lotte, team member