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.
Concept 2.5Spaces Without Program
2020-
Prototype: Speicher, Werben (Elbe)
Architecture often defines spaces through predetermined functions – bedroom, living room, office, or studio. This concept proposes a different approach: a generic spatial framework composed of equally sized rooms without assigned program. Rather than prescribing use, architecture provides a stable spatial order in which different activities can emerge, coexist, and evolve over time.
Within such a system, spaces can be combined, shared, or reconfigured according to changing needs. Living, working, communal activities, or cultural uses can occupy the same architectural structure without requiring a fixed typology. The result is an adaptable spatial infrastructure that allows buildings to support changing forms of life and collective organisation over time.
Contact
AFEA Association For Ecological Architecture
Gotzkowskystraße 33
10555 Berlin
Kirchplatz 6
39615 Werben (Elbe)
mail@afea.site
@afea.site
Current Team
Jurek Brüggen
Jalma Fiolka
Hannes Herbst
Patrick Holzer
Mirko Kubein
Cintia Macuka
Aimée Michelfelder
Caterina Ricci
Hannah Titz