Heres a little bit of background as taken from their own website..............
WHAT_architecture produces designs, applied research and buildings in the fields of architecture, urbanism and landscape. Early projects such as the Venice exhibit (‘91 Bienale Prize), the Temple of Laughter (Artifice ‘94, AD ‘95) and House on Motiti (Blueprint ‘98, Experimental Houses + New Vernacular ‘99) brought WHAT_architecture to the attention of a wide field of clients and gave the office critical acclaim. WHAT_architecture continues to pursue its fascination with space and mobility described in the book ROAM: “the contemporary world is one characterized by the mobility of people, goods and information”. Spatial mobility embraces responsive uses to space (012hil_rooftop nursery has numerous operational modes), circulatory space (001sar_sargeant gallery has curatorial circulation), infrastructural space (000fly_flyover house generates garden housing over offramps), transport nodes (000vac_ office tower as vertical roundabout)...
WHAT_architecture uses an iterative process to design space that produces greater choice for the client. Options, variations and permutations install confidence and mitigate against risk as the design process is informed by selection and elimination. The products of this approach vary in size and type: from installation to master planning. Current projects include both public and private and are scattered around the globe including: an eco-tourism hotel in NZ, a hotel extension in Rotterdam, an old person’s home in Germany, an Olympic landmark, childrens’ centres, an art cell and housing in London. By simply asking 'what?' everything is discourse!
www.whatarchitecture.com
Photos of its award winning rooftop nursery......
