Māteria Laboratory is an interdisciplinary hub for research, experimentation, and
learning in circular construction and architecture. We address the urgent need to reduce the carbon footprint of the construction industry by developing circular materials, leveraging local resources, and advancing sustainable construction technologies.
Our expertise
Our research and experiments in sustainable materials and architectural practices.
Our research is based on practical tasks, and it is important for us that the results of our work can be used in real life and scaled up. At the same time, we dig deeper into the issues of the paradigm in which we work, ethics, and tradition.
Research
Our design is based on research and experimentation. We work locally, exploring all possibilities and rethinking existing resources and practices. Each project is an opportunity to push boundaries and take a fresh look at familiar materials and practices.
Design
We conduct educational programs based on the net-zero emissions principle, with research into the origin and processing of materials, local and traditional construction technics. It is important for us that these courses are practical and that their results can be easily applied in real life.
Education
Selected Projects
Our projects include research, design, and educational courses.
Pavilion
It is the Ukraine’s very first structure made of compressed earth blocks (CEB)! It is now standing in Lviv as a memorial to Rafał Lemkin, the lawyer who coined the term genocide. Materiality is the central symbol of the pavilion: built from local soil, it evokes a direct link to the city’s history and its tragedies. All materials were sourced within a 20-kilometer radius of Lviv, Ukraine.
Grunt
“Grunt” investigates war-related soil pollution in Ukraine—while rethinking earth as a local material for climate-conscious reconstruction, Grunt bridges two critical concerns arising from post-war zones: the environmental consequences of warfare and the urgent need for reconstruction aligned with climate goals. Hence amplifying the critical question of benchmarks for harm and thus health—soil and human—in our built environments.
Our Partners
We are proud of our partners, thanks to whom our projects become reality.
