Studio Abend

Valentin Abend (he/him) is an architect, climate organiser and teacher.

He studied at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio and worked for Herzog & de Meuron in Basel and SO – IL in New York. He is Project Coordinator for Polluters Out, and teaches Sustainable Systems at Parsons School of Design.

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Studio Abend

Valentin Abend (he/him) is an architect, climate organiser and teacher.

He studied at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio and worked for Herzog & de Meuron in Basel and SO – IL in New York. He is Project Coordinator for Polluters Out, and teaches Sustainable Systems at Parsons School of Design.

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CASA TUNA
2021 / Oaxaca, MX

A house in Puerto Escondido

Built with rammed earth, local stone and timber, the house is organised around two courtyards. The rooms consist of 7 volumes, accessed through the courtayrds and facing outwards to the gardens. Each room is surrounded on three sides by vegetation. The house is placed at an area of low existing vegetation on the site. All existing vegetation is mainteined. 




8TH ST
2021 / New York City, US

A restaurant and art space in Greenwich Village

The project consists of paper-like walls that divide the restaurant into a series of interconnected rooms. The walls are punctured by large openings, visually connecting the street, the bar, the artwork, the dining spaces and the kitchen.

In collaboration with Cameron Fullmer




ALDEA GUAYACÁN
2021 / Oaxaca, MX

An ecological community in Puerto Escondido

The site plan consists of a series of “aldeas” (Spanish for ‘hamlets’). The houses are placed among the native vegetation around shared gardens. Their footprints occupy areas of low vegetation density. The project is off the grid, generating its own solar power.





UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS
2019 / Cagliari, IT

University building in Cagliari

A flat, man-made platform separates the city from the Mediterranean Sea. The project negotiates between the scale of the large shed-like buildings of the port and the scale of the dense street patterns of the old city center. Inside, the university campus is organised around streets and piazzas. The roof is one large square platform, offering a stage to various city events. The road is re-directed along the trainline, and the building reconnects the city with the sea.





GLASGOW WANTS POLLUTERS OUT
2021 / Scotland, UK

A climate campaign in Glasgow during COP 26

Climate messaging is often too general. People tend to act only when the challenge is at their doorstep. The campaign aims to be hyper-specific to its region. Starting in Glasgow, the campaign consists of an online database for climate risks, climate policy and climate action specific to the region. Ads and posters link the viewer to the database. The campaign is set to continue in Nairobi, Kenya, Santiago, Chile and New York, USA – cities associated with the UNFCCC.

In collaboration with Polluters Out