Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design No Footprint Wood House Residential Architecture by Oliver Schütte The No Footprint Wood House is located along the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Its bioclimatic design integrates with the surrounding lush tropical forests and natural habitat. The project forms part of the multi-award winning No Footprint House series. Climate-responsive building variations are based on passive design strategies. Industrial building techniques and prefabricated components are combined with locally harvested and regenerative construction materials. The project promotes integral sustainability in terms of its social, economic, environmental and spatial performance.
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No Footprint Wood House Residential Architecture by Oliver Schütte is a winner of the A' Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design Award. No Footprint Wood House Residential Architecture earned the Platinum A' Design Award in 2025 and is showcased on Best Designs of the World among other outstanding designs. Explore the project details, discover other works by Oliver Schütte and see why No Footprint Wood House Residential Architecture design stands out from its competition.
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Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design No Footprint Wood House Residential Architecture by Oliver Schütte The No Footprint Wood House is located along the southern Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Its bioclimatic design integrates with the surrounding lush tropical forests and natural habitat. The project forms part of the multi-award winning No Footprint House series. Climate-responsive building variations are based on passive design strategies. Industrial building techniques and prefabricated components are combined with locally harvested and regenerative construction materials. The project promotes integral sustainability in terms of its social, economic, environmental and spatial performance. No Footprint Wood House earned the Platinum A' Design Award, the highest level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Platinum A' Design Award winner works combine exceptional design with superb innovation, and are selected by a grand jury, as the finest entries in their respective categories, after fair, ethical, meritocratic and independent academic review, where nominated designs are voted through blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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