Boston-based architecture and design firm Office dA does projects ranging from furniture design to urban design. See examples of their buildings on their website.
“The multidisciplinary firm synthesizes green consciousness, respect for craft, and a love of iterating forms. Office dA’s most outlandish combination of eco-friendly and algorithmic methods is the new Helios House, a LEED-certified BP gas station in Los Angeles. The silvery, multi-faceted form is a notable departure from the firm’s characteristic, understated elegance….
“In several of their early residential projects—notably the Toledo House in Bilbao, Casa la Roca in Caracas, and the Zahedi Residence in Massachusetts—they crafted fluid structural skins from standard materials. These dynamic forms wrap portions of the buildings to obfuscate the relationship between interior and exterior.” —from ArtKrush article
LEED = Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System; LEED Rating Systems are developed through an open, consensus-based process led by LEED committees. The key elements of USGBC’s (U.S. Green Building Council) consensus process include a balanced and transparent committee structure, technical advisory groups that ensure scientific consistency and rigor, opportunities for stakeholder comment and review, member ballot of new rating systems, and a fair and open appeals process. (from USGBC website)
