metmar.studio

Resilient housing systems for vulnerable environments.

Resilient housing systems for vulnerable environments.

Architecture and material research shaped by local conditions.

Architecture and material research shaped by local conditions.

SERVICES

We research and design at three scales

We research and design at three scales

Houses / Systems / Elements

PROJECTS

Earthen architecture in Um Myal

Um Myal Village Rehabilitation Project, Rural Aleppo

Um Myal Village Rehabilitation Project, Rural Aleppo

Um Myal, Rural Aleppo

Rehabilitation of a historic earthen dome village through documentation, material research, and collaboration with local residents.

Earthen construction fieldwork

Hakura Project, Rural Damascus

Hakura Project, Rural Damascus

Systems Experimentation

Experimental material systems exploring adobe, reed, earthbag, and hybrid construction.

Sub-studies:

Adobe wall reinforced with reed

Earthbag dome construction

Experimental reed and earth wall construction

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OBSERVATORY

Research into the places, communities, materials, and building cultures that shape resilient housing.

Research into the places, communities, materials, and building cultures that shape resilient housing.

Research / Workshops / Exhibitions / Talks / Notebook

COLLABORATE

metmar collaborates with communities, universities, NGOs, cultural institutions, researchers, architects, and practitioners on housing, research, material development, training, and related initiatives.

metmar collaborates with communities, universities, NGOs, cultural institutions, researchers, architects, and practitioners on housing, research, material development, training, and related initiatives.

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PARTNERS & COLLABORATORS

NETWORK