A new way of building sustainably promises a greener future. We have been researching and implementing cross-laminated timber as a solution.

Redevelop is an architecture and engineering firm associated with De Baes Architects that develops and implements sustainable strategies to redevelop post-war buildings for contemporary use.

Density is traded for exclusion as higher land prices turn investment in affordable housing and public space into a truly big challenge. The average household size is shrinking, meaning there is an even greater demand for smaller and low-cost homes just as costs are rising. The contradiction is almost ironic.

We follow a long line of western observers visiting Japan in search of evidence for bigger ideas. For us the lessons are about change. Simply, we are interested in how to deal with massive change without planning for every detail.

The architecture world drastically changed after the 2008 crisis. In the aftermath, young architects started to re-organize themselves, looking for different ways to practice architecture and make the profession more relevant again.