Form Follows Nature

The project ‘Sunflower House’ designed by Koichi Takada Architects is a carbon positive single-family dwelling inspired by the distinctive yellow flower and powered by the sun, and a response to ‘the new European Bauhaus movement’.

Sunflower House, Le Marche, Italy Koichi Takada Architects, Australia

The architect of the project has a bold vision for the future of architecture, powered by the ancient wisdom of nature. The client commissioned the architects, a global leader in sustainable design, to imagine the dream home of Europe’s greener tomorrow.

One century since the Bauhaus reshaped the West through their modernist designs, Takada has been recruited to help create a new common aesthetic born of the urgent need to combat climate change.

‘Bloomberg Green: The New European Bauhaus’ gained gravitas following a speech in October by the president of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, who called for a new climate project with ‘its own aesthetics, blending design and sustainability’ and proclaimed that ‘a new European Bauhaus movement’ was required. The architect’s response to that challenge is the project ‘Sunflower House’, a carbon positive singlefamily dwelling inspired by the distinctive