“We should favour working on already existing buildings. Material capacities, site identity and local building methods are in this way tested, while at the same time their value is restored and renewed.” – Erica, project architect

“By continuing to build with existing structures we can shrink our ecological footprint while maintaining the value of surrounding space.” – Nicolas, project architect

“The notion of alteration and meteorological changes are essential factors to incorporate in the planning of outside spaces in order for them to become breathing systems, rather than a fixed set of predefined functions” – Ludivine, landscape architect

“The public quality of a project is relevant. How inviting is it? Does it have a certain public-facing character? Even a private house can have such features, but of course, a higher amount of semi-public spaces are created between a group of people.” – Boban, team member

“New buildings should be minimised; building within existing stock while improving it energetically should be favoured. It should become standard that when we do build, we use regional and natural materials as well as renewable energy systems.” – Max, young architect and building energy consultant