ABOUT
At Studio Narra we build our own sur-real fictions. We like to conduct sensory experiences where our guests expect the unexpected, engage emotionally and leave with a feeling of wonderment. We believe in radical and optimistic proposals made in its most simplest and rawest form. We are not defined by style, time or method but by our ambition to tell compelling and seriously funny ideas.
Each project is defined by oxymorons which establish a unique framework with its own rules, textures and techniques. It balances on the constant tension of rigidity and organic flows between spaces, light & darkness and the vernacular craft & global solutions. As conscious architects we take the contemporary climate policies as an opportunity to create new and relevant contributions to the built environment of tomorrow. The multiple facets of reaching a clean ecological footprint as durability, resilience, and renewable energies are key design elements at the beginning of every design.
The duo conducts a multi-disiplinary studio striving to create story-telling projects that are critically approached by architects, ergonomically shaped by designers and carefully crafted by engineers. The projects range from architecture projects, research and vast urban plans. We are always open for creative opportunities as long as they can tell a compelling narrative.
Studio Narra is founded by two complementary Belgian brothers based in Geneva and Amsterdam. They have graduated as an engineers & architects at the KU Leuven, Politecnico di Milano and Accademia di architettura di Mendrisio. The brothers also have several years of working experiences at Herzog & de Meuron in Basel and OMA in Rotterdam. They gained their knowledge on international projects ranging from masterplans, mixed-use skyscrapers, housing, offices, public buildings, musea, interior projects, renovations, extensions and furniture design. They also founded the design platform Objects With Narratives.
Contact:
info@objectswithnarratives.com
Address:
Rue de la Croix d’Or 7, 1204 Geneva
Follow us:
︎ instagram
At Studio Narra we build our own sur-real fictions. We like to conduct sensory experiences where our guests expect the unexpected, engage emotionally and leave with a feeling of wonderment. We believe in radical and optimistic proposals made in its most simplest and rawest form. We are not defined by style, time or method but by our ambition to tell compelling and seriously funny ideas.
Each project is defined by oxymorons which establish a unique framework with its own rules, textures and techniques. It balances on the constant tension of rigidity and organic flows between spaces, light & darkness and the vernacular craft & global solutions. As conscious architects we take the contemporary climate policies as an opportunity to create new and relevant contributions to the built environment of tomorrow. The multiple facets of reaching a clean ecological footprint as durability, resilience, and renewable energies are key design elements at the beginning of every design.
The duo conducts a multi-disiplinary studio striving to create story-telling projects that are critically approached by architects, ergonomically shaped by designers and carefully crafted by engineers. The projects range from architecture projects, research and vast urban plans. We are always open for creative opportunities as long as they can tell a compelling narrative.
Studio Narra is founded by two complementary Belgian brothers based in Geneva and Amsterdam. They have graduated as an engineers & architects at the KU Leuven, Politecnico di Milano and Accademia di architettura di Mendrisio. The brothers also have several years of working experiences at Herzog & de Meuron in Basel and OMA in Rotterdam. They gained their knowledge on international projects ranging from masterplans, mixed-use skyscrapers, housing, offices, public buildings, musea, interior projects, renovations, extensions and furniture design. They also founded the design platform Objects With Narratives.
Contact:
info@objectswithnarratives.com
Address:
Rue de la Croix d’Or 7, 1204 Geneva
Follow us:
︎ instagram
PRIZES
Young Talente Award Munich, Nomination
Henry Van de Velde Award, Nomination
Mies van der Rohe, YTAA, Nomination
Archiprix, Nomination
Premio Swiss Engineering TI, Master Prize, Nomination
Alumni-engineer Prize: Best Bachelor Project KUL
Lecture at deSingel, Antwerp (KUL Representative)
Lecture at STUK, Leuven (Best overall project), 4x
Exhibition at Arenbergcastle, Leuven, 8x
PUBLICATIONS
Architectural Digest
Wallpaper Magazine
Elle Magazine NL
Domus
FRAME
SightUnseen
A+ Magazine
De Standaard
Knack Weekend
Divisare
Architizer
KooZA/rch
World Landscape Architecture
Future Architecture Platform
EXHIBITIONS
Salone Del Mobile, Milan
Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
London Design Week
Collectible, Brussels
Atelier Ecru, Ghent
PROJECT LIST
Mixed-Use Genève Under Construction D&S 5 000 sqm
Mixed-Use Toronto In Progress HdM 60 000 sqm
Mixed-Use Eindhoven In Progress OMA 50 000 sqm
Mixed-Use Rotterdam Competition OMA 50 000 sqm
Mixed-Use Vietnam Competition HdM 62 500 sqm
Reconversion Amsterdam Under Construction OMA 135 000 sqm
Reconversion Amsterdam In Progress S&E 18 000 sqm
Reconversion Liege Unbuilt JDSA 100 000 sqm
Reconversion Antwerp Unbuilt JDSA 25 000 sqm
Housing Brussels Competition B&vB 25 000 sqm
Office Eindhoven In Progress S&E 50 000 sqm
Office China Competition HdM 25 000 sqm
Office Mechelen Unbuilt JDSA 5 000 sqm
Hotel Genève Under Construction D&S 20 000 sqm
Hotel Lausanne In Progress D&S 5 000 sqm
Hotel Basel In Progress HdM 5000 sqm
Hotel Bruges Unbuilt OMA 5 000 sqm
Urban Plan Rotterdam Under Construction OMA 592 000 sqm Private House Vevey Under Construction D&S 2 000 sqm Private House New York Under Construction HdM 2 500 sqm
Stadium China Competition HdM -
Renovation Renens Under Construction D&S 20 000 sqm
Wellness London In Progress HdM 2 000 sqm
Library China Competition HdM 15 000 sqm
Young Talente Award Munich, Nomination
Henry Van de Velde Award, Nomination
Mies van der Rohe, YTAA, Nomination
Archiprix, Nomination
Premio Swiss Engineering TI, Master Prize, Nomination
Alumni-engineer Prize: Best Bachelor Project KUL
Lecture at deSingel, Antwerp (KUL Representative)
Lecture at STUK, Leuven (Best overall project), 4x
Exhibition at Arenbergcastle, Leuven, 8x
PUBLICATIONS
Architectural Digest
Wallpaper Magazine
Elle Magazine NL
Domus
FRAME
SightUnseen
A+ Magazine
De Standaard
Knack Weekend
Divisare
Architizer
KooZA/rch
World Landscape Architecture
Future Architecture Platform
EXHIBITIONS
Salone Del Mobile, Milan
Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven
London Design Week
Collectible, Brussels
Atelier Ecru, Ghent
PROJECT LIST
Mixed-Use Genève Under Construction D&S 5 000 sqm
Mixed-Use Toronto In Progress HdM 60 000 sqm
Mixed-Use Eindhoven In Progress OMA 50 000 sqm
Mixed-Use Rotterdam Competition OMA 50 000 sqm
Mixed-Use Vietnam Competition HdM 62 500 sqm
Reconversion Amsterdam Under Construction OMA 135 000 sqm
Reconversion Amsterdam In Progress S&E 18 000 sqm
Reconversion Liege Unbuilt JDSA 100 000 sqm
Reconversion Antwerp Unbuilt JDSA 25 000 sqm
Housing Brussels Competition B&vB 25 000 sqm
Office Eindhoven In Progress S&E 50 000 sqm
Office China Competition HdM 25 000 sqm
Office Mechelen Unbuilt JDSA 5 000 sqm
Hotel Genève Under Construction D&S 20 000 sqm
Hotel Lausanne In Progress D&S 5 000 sqm
Hotel Basel In Progress HdM 5000 sqm
Hotel Bruges Unbuilt OMA 5 000 sqm
Urban Plan Rotterdam Under Construction OMA 592 000 sqm Private House Vevey Under Construction D&S 2 000 sqm Private House New York Under Construction HdM 2 500 sqm
Stadium China Competition HdM -
Renovation Renens Under Construction D&S 20 000 sqm
Wellness London In Progress HdM 2 000 sqm
Library China Competition HdM 15 000 sqm