Architecture doesn’t simply require to be sustainable in terms of environment.
As the field of neuroscience investigates, humans’ nervous system responds in a totally differently manner in different types of spaces; the choice and quality of the architectural features highly impact our experience, health and wellbeing in a totally unconscious manner.
The Human Sustainability Report is a fundamental tool, provided by @ Studio Svnsea, that performs a post-hoc qualitative analysis, and sheds light on the compatibility of architectural projects with users neurophysiological, emotional and cognitive health and wellbeing.

Italian architects Massimo Gnocchi and Paolo Danesi designed Mountain Refuge as a prefabricated cabin-style micro-home built from plywood.

The duo has founded a startup company to find a partner to make their prefabricated concept a reality.

Expressing a contemporary influence from the traditional cabin typology, gnocchi+danesi architects presents its ‘mountain refuge.’

It’s called The Mountain Refuge and it’s a mini prefabricated home from architects Massimo Gnocchi and Paolo Danesi, responding to the question: is it possible to rediscover yourself in 25 square meters immersed in nature, nestled in a refuge that synthesizes concepts of sustainability and design?