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Sustainable Architecture

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Approach

We take care of buildings for what they do to people. 
The specificity of our approach is to base our work on building science.


With a passion for experimentation, we design, realize and join projects, big or small, for construction or for renovation, in a variety of geographic and cultural contexts.

Services
Space design

Wow!Labs is passionate about creating spaces that promote the creativity and well-being of users. 



  • product design for specific needs
  • interview of future occupants for needs analysis
  • support to decision-making in multi-stakeholder projects
  • participative approach: involving occupants in the design process
  • technical drawing including macro-zoning, micro-zoning and 3D simulations
  • transposition of exisiting projects in different geographic and cultural contexts
  • resilient design



Materials

We rest our choices and recommendations regarding materials on three guiding factors: embodied energy, durability, and health of occupants.


  • life-cycle analysis (cradle to cradle)
  • specifications for materials in the construction or renovation of durable and healthy buildings
  • analysis of buildings to detect material-related issues such as premature support degradation and potential causes of sick building syndrome
  • choice of materials for their influence on the well-being of occupants including air quality, color science and acoustic comfort
  • choice of building materials for bio-climatic architecture



Energy & systems

Since energy is at the core of today's global challenges, we put energy at the core of our work when designing, analyzing and realizing spaces.


  • simple thermal analysis for early-stage design choices
  • dynamic thermal simulations for precise choice of systems and energy impact of building design
  • daylight analysis
  • cost-recovery considerations based on life-cycle analysis
  • integration of renewable energies and bioclimatic design
  • holistic approach to systems (HVAC and utilities) to integrate various experts into the design process