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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · 4d

👉 Download the co-living study on our website! mvrdv.com/news/4770/co...

MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · 4d

This study presents new solutions addressing societal views on sharing, community, flexibility, while tackling climate change, and affordability. It combines research and options for co-living projects, offering designers possibilities for both new developments and transformations.

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · 4d

🏡 The housing sector is in desperate need of innovative thinking... so we made our design study into co-living freely available to all!

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · 14d

🌐 Read more on CarbonSpace and how to use it here! www.mvrdv.com/news/4767/mv...

MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · 14d

Created by MVRDV NEXT, we make CarbonSpace publicly available and invite everyone in the building industry to use, test, and improve the tool. We have partnered up with the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat that will use CarbonSpace as part of their global Sustainability Initiative 2026.

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · 14d

We're launching CarbonSpace – a free, web-based tool that helps architects reduce carbon from the first sketch in the design process! 🌍✏️ We wanted to make a simple, transparent tool that does not require detailed models, precise data, and complex databases – as is often the case. 📊

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Sep 19

Admission is free and the exhibition is open every day between 10:00 and 17:30. Find more info here! www.mvrdv.com/news/4757/co...

MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Sep 19

Also explore 36 booklets with low-carbon project stories and "carbon cases" using our new CarbonSpace software. Check out models and circular project samples, showing the benefits of transformation over new construction. 🔄

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Sep 19

Paris without carbon! 🌍 Our Carbon Confessions exhibition is now on display at Atelier Néerlandais until Sept 27. 🏗️♻️ It gives a behind-the-scenes look at sustainable design, showcasing our journey toward carbon reduction, with a 21-chapter story on hanging paper banners.

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌍 With the construction industry being responsible for 40% of global CO2 emissions, this exhibition shows the ideas, ideals, everyday actions – but also the missteps and missed opportunities – of our quest for carbon reductions. Read more here! www.mvrdv.com/news/4727/mv...

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Sep 5

We’re making Paris Paris-proof! Our exhibition Carbon Confessions is travelling to the French capital to be on display at the Atelier Néerlandais, from September 19 to 27! 🏗️♻️

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Aug 28

Nature Rocks demonstrates how coastal areas can be upgraded in a respectful and sustainable way. 🌍 Read more on the project here! mvrdv.com/news/4734/na...

MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚶‍♂️🚴‍♀️ The old road becomes an accessible route for pedestrians, cyclists, and shuttle buses. The design promotes local biodiversity, letting greenery and small animals pass through cracks in the rock-inspired paving, while the buildings will gradually be covered in moss and plants.

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Aug 28

New construction – including a visitor centre and three lookout points – stays within the existing built footprint, avoiding untouched ground. The rocky shapes of the new buildings make them blend into the landscape.

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Aug 28

Nature Rocks! 🏞️🌊 We've designed a transformation of Jialeshui, a scenic nature spot in southern Taiwan known for its unique rock formations. This design strengthens tourism infrastructure, while respecting the local nature.

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Jul 23

♻️ This transformation shows a global trend of repurposing industrial sites into lively city districts – reflecting our belief that creative reuse can bring important value to urban communities. Read more on the project here! mvrdv.com/news/4730/co...

MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Jul 23

The GATE M Dream Center in Shanghai offers a mix of shopping, dining, skateboarding, exhibitions, and live events. It includes BLOOMARKET – a food market and fine dining venue – a rock-climbing centre in repurposed silos, and modern buildings with green roofs and outdoor terraces.

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Jul 23

This project preserves a mix of industrial buildings from different eras, minimising carbon emissions by reusing existing structures, with bright orange circulation elements for a cohesive urban identity. 🌍🔶

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Jul 23

The transformation of GATE M West Bund Dream Center is complete, turning a former cement factory in Shanghai into a bustling culture and leisure riverside district! 🌆

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Jul 23

This project preserves a mix of industrial buildings from different eras, minimising carbon emissions by reusing existing structures, with bright orange circulation elements for a cohesive urban identity. 🌍🔶

MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Jul 21

Lucky Star brings life to what would otherwise be a purposeless gap in the city. Opening in August, read more here! www.mvrdv.com/projects/120...

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Jul 21

🎶⚽🎭 With modular bars, lockers, a beer garden, and nearly 100 playful "confetti fields", Lucky Star will have sports, concerts, food trucks, and community activities – all on a four-metre-deep former factory location.

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Jul 21

We're giving public purpose to an empty crater in Munich's Milbertshofen! 🌟💙 Lucky Star is a star-shaped, temporary structure for music, sports, food & fun – bringing life to a future-construction site.

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Jul 17

Read the article here! www.dezeen.com/2025/07/16/n...

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MVRDV @mvrdv.bsky.social · Jul 17

"When you transform buildings, you can allow yourself things that are not always possible in new buildings." 🏛️🔨 In an interview with @dezeen.com, Nathalie de Vries shares how transforming existing buildings has shaped our approach to design and how adaptive reuse can create more sustainable cities.

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