In architecture, sustainable design is about developing built forms - buildings and urban spaces - that are tuned to their context; to culture and climate, and to the natural resources of the place, designs that are efficient in terms of their economy, and not the least, buildings that are aesthetically pleasing.
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The degree of success of great architecture in the context of sustainability can be measured by three major indicators: energy-efficiency, responsible use of natural resources, and user comfort. Energy-efficiency can be boiled down to a number, not unlike the mileage rating on a car or the Energy Star rating on a refrigerator. If the energy used is produced from renewable sources and if the materials used to construct the building have a low level of embedded energy, then the environmental impact might be benign. But if comfort is not provided for the users of a building, then the environmental objectives are compromised. Ultimately, the success of our work is measured in user satisfaction.
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Our current projects represent a long line of work dating back to examples of sustainability in architectural design created long before the terms “sustainable” and “sustainability” entered the mainstream.