Studio
Geneva, Fall 2023
EDELWEISS HOUSE
Edelweiss House explores the construction of a new greenhouse solution in Geneva, not in the style of the 19th-century building type, where Western societies sought to replicate the warmth of milder climates through fossil fuels. Instead, we propose a climatically inverted approach—a cold greenhouse befitting the 21st century. Here, the...
Cinema is a Verb is a Master’s studio that explores the intersection between a mode of construction (the temporary) and a very specific program (the movie theater). The cinema department at HEAD – Genève urgently requires a dedicated space for educational and event-based film screenings. After several phases of research, two...
Workshop
Geneva, November 2023
CIRCULARITY AND MATERIALS
How can we see value and potential in resources that are destined to be thrown away? How can they be...
Workshop
Geneva, November 2023
CIRCULARITY AND MATERIALS
How can we see value and potential in resources that are destined to be thrown away? How can they be...
Exhibition
29.09.2023 - 07.04.2024, Barragán Gallery, Vitra Schaudepot, Weil-am-Rhein
APPROPRIATE BARRAGÁN
As part of a partnership formed in 2022 between the Vitra Design Museum and the Barragan Foundation, the archive of...
Exhibition
29.09.2023 - 07.04.2024, Barragán Gallery, Vitra Schaudepot, Weil-am-Rhein
APPROPRIATE BARRAGÁN
As part of a partnership formed in 2022 between the Vitra Design Museum and the Barragan Foundation, the archive of...
Workshop
Geneva, November 2022
DOMESTICITY / DOMESTICATION: THE ANIMAL AT HOME
Instead of situating interior architecture as an all-encompassing field that designs the domestic cohabitation of animals and humans, this workshop...
Workshop
Geneva, November 2022
DOMESTICITY / DOMESTICATION: THE ANIMAL AT HOME
Instead of situating interior architecture as an all-encompassing field that designs the domestic cohabitation of animals and humans, this workshop...
Workshop
Geneva, September 2023
UFO (Unidentified Floating Objects)
The Unidentified Floating Objects (UFOs) project unfolded as a captivating exploration into the intricacies of Lake Léman’s inhabited waters and...
Workshop
Geneva, September 2023
UFO (Unidentified Floating Objects)
The Unidentified Floating Objects (UFOs) project unfolded as a captivating exploration into the intricacies of Lake Léman’s inhabited waters and...
Exhibition
Geneva, Spring 2023
INTERIOR ECOLOGIES – MAIA GRADUATE SHOW
INTERIOR ECOLOGIES is an ongoing project by MAIA, the Master of Arts in Interior Architecture at HEAD – Genève. It...
Exhibition
Geneva, Spring 2023
INTERIOR ECOLOGIES – MAIA GRADUATE SHOW
INTERIOR ECOLOGIES is an ongoing project by MAIA, the Master of Arts in Interior Architecture at HEAD – Genève. It...
During the spring semester of 2022, seven students of the Master in Interior Architecture (MAIA) at HEAD – Genève developed...
During the spring semester of 2022, seven students of the Master in Interior Architecture (MAIA) at HEAD – Genève developed...
Thesis
Geneva, Spring 2023
INTERIOR ECOLOGIES THESIS
Developed as part of the Master of Arts in Interior Architecture (MAIA) program at HEAD – Genève, this series of...
Thesis
Geneva, Spring 2023
INTERIOR ECOLOGIES THESIS
Developed as part of the Master of Arts in Interior Architecture (MAIA) program at HEAD – Genève, this series of...
Workshop
Geneva, December 2022
CIRCULARITY
Nowadays, construction stands out as one of the most polluting sectors. What was once perceived as a source of value...
Workshop
Geneva, December 2022
CIRCULARITY
Nowadays, construction stands out as one of the most polluting sectors. What was once perceived as a source of value...
The abundance of energy provided by coal and oil for more than a century has gradually led us to lose...
The abundance of energy provided by coal and oil for more than a century has gradually led us to lose...
Studio
Geneva, Fall 2022-2023
HOW DO WE BUILD TOGETHER?
The city of Geneva has a high office vacancy rate. This is due as much to the obsolescence of the...
Studio
Geneva, Fall 2022-2023
HOW DO WE BUILD TOGETHER?
The city of Geneva has a high office vacancy rate. This is due as much to the obsolescence of the...
Symposium
Geneva, December 2022
INTERIOR ECOLOGIES
The conference aimed to bring together a series of transversal personalities who addressed the subject of non-human architecture. From simple...
Symposium
Geneva, December 2022
INTERIOR ECOLOGIES
The conference aimed to bring together a series of transversal personalities who addressed the subject of non-human architecture. From simple...
Together, students from HEAD-Genève and the Ecole Camondo were invited to interact with the garden and rooms of the Villa Romaine...
Together, students from HEAD-Genève and the Ecole Camondo were invited to interact with the garden and rooms of the Villa Romaine...
Luis Barragán’s architecture is familiar thanks to a small number of carefully selected photographs. A certain idea of his work...
Luis Barragán’s architecture is familiar thanks to a small number of carefully selected photographs. A certain idea of his work...
The Impossible Showroom unveils a new typology of virtual reality environments specifically created to exhibit design objects. Developed by students...
The Impossible Showroom unveils a new typology of virtual reality environments specifically created to exhibit design objects. Developed by students...
A research platform for exploring the digital as a medium. A collaboration between MAIA + Volume magazine  In 1970, the...
A research platform for exploring the digital as a medium. A collaboration between MAIA + Volume magazine  In 1970, the...
The fight against global warming has now become a global priority that is legislated by international conferences and regulated in...
The fight against global warming has now become a global priority that is legislated by international conferences and regulated in...
Studio
Geneva, Fall 2021
HIGH PLACES
High places looks for uncelebrated buildings in new territories. The ultimate aim is to reflect on the potential and ‘publicness’...
Studio
Geneva, Fall 2021
HIGH PLACES
High places looks for uncelebrated buildings in new territories. The ultimate aim is to reflect on the potential and ‘publicness’...
Project
HEAD Store, Geneva
DIEGO LAMP
Designed as part of the Herbarium of Interiors project carried out by the MA in Interior Architecture at HEAD –...
Project
HEAD Store, Geneva
DIEGO LAMP
Designed as part of the Herbarium of Interiors project carried out by the MA in Interior Architecture at HEAD –...
The CIRCA DIEM project is developed by EPFL and HEAD – Genève for the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism...
The CIRCA DIEM project is developed by EPFL and HEAD – Genève for the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism...
Workshop
Geneva, September 2021
NOCTURNAL STILL LIFE
For the SCENES DE NUIT research programme, MA students of MAIA at HEAD – Genève are invited to explore the...
Workshop
Geneva, September 2021
NOCTURNAL STILL LIFE
For the SCENES DE NUIT research programme, MA students of MAIA at HEAD – Genève are invited to explore the...
longlisted, DEZEEN AWARD installation design, August 2022 commended, FRAME AWARD interior of the month, November 2021 A herbarium is a...
longlisted, DEZEEN AWARD installation design, August 2022 commended, FRAME AWARD interior of the month, November 2021 A herbarium is a...
A herbarium is a specimen that becomes its own image. Being multiform, it fluctuates between the image, the 1:1 model,...
A herbarium is a specimen that becomes its own image. Being multiform, it fluctuates between the image, the 1:1 model,...
Studio
Geneva, Spring 2021
RE: WORK!
Rehabilitating existing resources owned by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) into new unemployment centers and places of self-reconstruction. Facing a...
Studio
Geneva, Spring 2021
RE: WORK!
Rehabilitating existing resources owned by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) into new unemployment centers and places of self-reconstruction. Facing a...
Project
Geneva, May 6–8, 2021
Archipelago: Architectures for the Multiverse
The Archipelago: Architectures for the Multiverse broadcast concluded on May 8th, after three days of conversation centered on urgent disciplinary...
Project
Geneva, May 6–8, 2021
Archipelago: Architectures for the Multiverse
The Archipelago: Architectures for the Multiverse broadcast concluded on May 8th, after three days of conversation centered on urgent disciplinary...
Workshop
Geneva, February 2021
CIRCA DIEM
The CIRCA DIEM project is developed by HEAD – Genève and EPFL for the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism...
Workshop
Geneva, February 2021
CIRCA DIEM
The CIRCA DIEM project is developed by HEAD – Genève and EPFL for the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism...
Studio
Geneva, Fall 2020
Heritage : Floating Points
The aim of the semester is to reflect on the public and the domestic, on interior spaces and their potential...
Studio
Geneva, Fall 2020
Heritage : Floating Points
The aim of the semester is to reflect on the public and the domestic, on interior spaces and their potential...
Studio
Geneva, Fall 2020
Herbarium of Interiors – 2020 Edition
Herbarium of Interiors is a special collaboration between India Mahdavi and MAIA for Milan’s 2021 Salone del Mobile. Few formats define more...
Studio
Geneva, Fall 2020
Herbarium of Interiors – 2020 Edition
Herbarium of Interiors is a special collaboration between India Mahdavi and MAIA for Milan’s 2021 Salone del Mobile. Few formats define more...
Space Duality received the  Red Dot Award 2020, Brands & Communication Design category, as well as the  Frame Innovation Award People Choice...
Space Duality received the  Red Dot Award 2020, Brands & Communication Design category, as well as the  Frame Innovation Award People Choice...
Project
Geneva, October 2020
Art Humanity Prize 2020 – CarEvents
The Art and Humanity prize rewards students or graduates who have achieved the best artistic creation in Visual Arts, Design...
Project
Geneva, October 2020
Art Humanity Prize 2020 – CarEvents
The Art and Humanity prize rewards students or graduates who have achieved the best artistic creation in Visual Arts, Design...
Workshop
Geneva, September 2020
Inaugural Week – Self-theatricalization
Workshop HEAD – Genève / École Camondo The space granted to video conferences is paradoxical; while we are brought to exchange...
Workshop
Geneva, September 2020
Inaugural Week – Self-theatricalization
Workshop HEAD – Genève / École Camondo The space granted to video conferences is paradoxical; while we are brought to exchange...
Studio
Geneva, Spring 2020
Production Line
The question of transparency is central to contemporary societies. Phenomena of ecological and social impacts only reach arenas of public...
Studio
Geneva, Spring 2020
Production Line
The question of transparency is central to contemporary societies. Phenomena of ecological and social impacts only reach arenas of public...
Studio
Geneva, Fall 2019
Herbarium of Interiors – 2019 Edition
Reflecting on the concept of « herbarium » as understood within interior architecture – spaces whose image oscillates between content and representation,...
Studio
Geneva, Fall 2019
Herbarium of Interiors – 2019 Edition
Reflecting on the concept of « herbarium » as understood within interior architecture – spaces whose image oscillates between content and representation,...
Workshop
Toulon, September 2019
Inaugural Week – Villa Romaine
Workshop HEAD-Geneva and Camondo School, Toulon. Students were ask to build temporary structures within the Roman Villa in Hyères, a former...
Workshop
Toulon, September 2019
Inaugural Week – Villa Romaine
Workshop HEAD-Geneva and Camondo School, Toulon. Students were ask to build temporary structures within the Roman Villa in Hyères, a former...