Oliver Schütte
COSTA RICA
Meet Oliver Schütte - a powerhouse of good design, creativity and innovation based in Costa Rica. Oliver Schütte's design journey has been nothing short of spectacular, marked by a tireless pursuit of excellence. This dedication is clearly mirrored in Oliver Schütte's impressive haul of 2 A' Design Awards that we showcase here. Spanning across categories such as Sustainable Product, Oliver Schütte's work stands as a living testament to a steadfast commitment to design excellence, serving as a beacon of inspiration for designers globally. With each project, Oliver Schütte masterfully blends form and function, crafting designs that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also functional and timeless. This approach underscores Oliver Schütte's celebration of creativity and an unyielding quest for innovation.
View Profile Consult Now Hire NowThe Black House forms part of the modular No Footprint House series. The climate responsive designs of the project are based on passive strategies such as site specific positioning and the use of natural resources for cross ventilation, solar shading and energy production, as well as rainwater harvesting and biological water filtration. Industrial construction techniques create a high level of efficiency that can be delivered to any target location, combined with locally harvested and renewable materials to promote integral sustainability and regenerative development for the built environment.
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The NFH is developed for serial production, based on a larger toolbox of prefabricated residential typologies. A first prototype was built for a European family in the southwest of Costa Rica. They chose a two-bedroom configuration with steel structure and pine wood finishes, which was shipped to its target location on one single truck. The building is designed around a central service core in order to optimize logistical efficiency regarding assembly, maintenance and usage. The project seeks for integral sustainability in terms of its economic, environmental, social and spatial performance.
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