ZAV Architects

ZAV Architects design the extended process of architectural object production. ZAV designs the process with the aim of rediscovering at hand and forgotten resources. Using the help of the locally available workforce, the reimagined process transforms the initial resources into adaptable spaces. Whatever the outcome, which might be unsolicited, we embrace it as designers. We think of this as adopted aesthetics. When looking at the history of the region where we come from, this culture is rather common, or at least used to be. For instance, in villages people take an ordinary raw material such as wool, color it with plant residues like pomegranate skin or dyer’s madder, and using creative designs and crafts, they turn the raw material into the invaluable object that is the carpet. Carpet is used for many things, including sitting, eating, sleeping, hosting, guests and studying. It is an object that makes space adaptable to different activities. There might be imperfections in the design, but the craft and design make it sustainable and economically viable.