1. InitiativeWhere does transformation begin? Often with a local spark—a person, a place, a moment of tension or possibility. AFEA initiates and supports processes that question the status quo, create alliances, and set change in motion.
2. ConceptIdeas are fragile—but they’re also where everything begins. In this field, AFEA develops spatial strategies, narratives, and formats that translate complex realities into coherent, place-based concepts. We prototype futures, and invite others to shape them with us.
3. Construction
We see building as more than the final step—it’s part of a larger choreography. AFEA supports implementation processes that are reversible, local, and circular. From material cycles to social ones, we think construction anew.
4. ResearchOur work is driven by curiosity. We ask: What can rural spaces teach us? What rituals, methods, and models are worth reimagining? AFEA’s research is open-ended, transdisciplinary, and always in dialogue with practice.
5. Consulting
How can ecological, economic, and social goals align without compromise? We offer strategic guidance and technical expertise—from life cycle assessments to funding applications—always tailored to the context, and grounded in long-term thinking.
Initiative 1.6- La picola luna
- Olevano Romano, 2025
- Research initiative developed during the Casa Baldi Fellowship at
- the German Academy Rome Villa Massimo
La Piccola Luna is an initiative by AFEA exploring alternative forms of local transport and shared infrastructure in small towns. The project imagines a hydrogen-filled balloon hovering above the town, tethered to several points across the settlement. A suspended basket allows residents to transport small goods from collective arrival points—such as a parking lot or bus stop—to their homes by simply guiding the balloon along a system of ropes.
By turning the sky above the town into a lightweight transport network, La Piccola Luna proposes a poetic and low-impact alternative to everyday logistics. Inspired by local figures like Tonino Lenda, who has been collecting and transporting waste through Olevano Romano with his horse since 2009, the project draws from existing, low-tech routines that quietly sustain everyday life. Developed during the Casa Baldi Fellowship at the German Academy Rome Villa Massimo, the project combines spatial speculation with observation of local routines and infrastructures.
Contact
AFEA Association For Ecological Architecture
Gotzkowskystraße 33
10555 Berlin
Kirchplatz 6
39615 Werben (Elbe)
mail@afea.site
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Current Team
Jurek Brüggen
Jalma Fiolka
Hannes Herbst
Patrick Holzer
Mirko Kubein
Cintia Macuka
Aimée Michelfelder
Caterina Ricci
Hannah Titz