Slovakia.
A former school becomes a creative neighbourhood. A compact dwelling experiments with living off-grid. Explore shared spaces, practical objects and ambitious prototypes, each at its own stage of development.
Start with Nová Cvernovka.
A school for a different kind of life.
In Bratislava, a former chemistry school gives artists a place to work and the neighbourhood a place to gather.
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Turn straw into a building system.
EcoCocon turns straw into a manufactured wall component that architects and builders can specify with a defined assembly. Controlled factory production makes an available local material a more repeatable construction choice.
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Bring the services with the shelter.
Bratislava’s original Ecocapsule combined a compact living space with solar, wind and water systems in one transportable pod.
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Collection based on what is in the container.
Sensors and route intelligence make container status visible before collection vehicles are dispatched.
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An aircraft that folds for the road.
A Slovak flying prototype combines retractable wings and a folding tail with a road-going form, testing the difficult boundary between car and aircraft.
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