VIVA ARCHITECTURE is an Antwerp based international multidisciplinary studio active in the fields of urbanism, architecture and design. Our projects range from small scale installations and interventions, medium scale residential and commercial realizations to large scale urban proposals and an interest within both the actual and virtual realm. The studio operates as a research laboratory and focuses on the relationship between new technology and design. Starting from design itself as a research medium, different types of alternative architectural and urban spaces, complex social organizations and new design techniques are developed.
The impact and effects of globalization and individualization are becoming visible everywhere. VIVA ARCHITECTURE takes the opportunity to define answers to questions raised by a fluid contemporary urban society with complex and dynamic conditions, constantly evolving and changing. Within this framework there is no place for off-the-shelf solutions. Robert Venturi stated already in ‘Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture’ (1966) that within the complexity of contemporary life there is no space for simplified architectural programs. The social structure of modern society asks for an omniplicity with a multitude of undefined variables. This architectural exploration into new directions asks as well for sustainability, but one in a wider cultural context. A quest for spatial quality, programmatic flexibility and the use of hybrid materials guarantee a continuous attention for sustainability within the design process and a result that covers all contemporary and forthcoming issues.
Over the last years the architectural practice has changed drastically. VIVA ARCHITECTURE wants to be a part of this evolution, actively participating in this new reality with ever changing possibilities.
