We work with your essence

Consulting

Architecture:

- How do you design a sustainable house and land?

- How do you prepare your house for the climate crisis?

- How do you choose suitable land?

- What does the spatial plan allow you to do?

Design:

- How do you get out of the vicious cycle of greenwashing?

- How do you embed all four dimensions of sustainability into your products, promotional materials and activities?

- How do you choose materials that can be turned into sustainable products?

- How do you reach the deeper needs behind a product?.

Architecture and agro-eco-landscape design

We create concept and detailed designs for:

- Sustainable/regenerative houses.

- Landscapes that allow you to grow food ecologically and regenerate the ecosystem.

- Other spaces that ought to have the atmosphere of home and be sustainable/regenerative (schools, housing cooperatives…).

Product design

If you are a company, cooperative or association involved producing things, we can bring you a process of education and product development that will:

- raise your awareness about sustainable and socially beneficial design

- allow you to utilise your knowledge, experience and technology

- enhance your creativity

- improve your teamwork

- result in new products for your market.

Education

We work as educators for sustainability and regeneration in Croatia and abroad. We design and facilitate participatory workshops and courses, and give lectures.

We have collaborated with the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education, Office of the President, Croatian Chamber of Architects, Croatian Architects' Association, Croatian Chamber of Commerce, Erasmus+, University of Cambridge, Gaia Education, Faculty of Architecture in Zagreb, Public Open Universities, Slagalica Foundation, Vestigium transition initiative etc.

Reach out to:

Veljko for architecture +385 98 968 9834 veljko.armano.linta@gmail.com

Ana for product design + 385 99 1949 311 ana.armano.linta@gmail.com

Regenerative

Construction, industry and consumerism are big contributors to the climate and biodiversity crises. Business-as-usual is wasteful and detrimental, and we can already see and feel the consequences. But we are, as human beings, so creative and capable of collaboration that we can repair the damage we caused and contribute to the wellbeing of the coming generations of people and other living beings. If you are going to invest your time, energy and money in a project, do it with that goal.

In architecture, we will help you like this:

Your house and land will – as a single organism – give you maximum resilience with respect to the disrupted climate and shortages and high prices of water, food and energy.

You will merge with nature and your land will host as many living species as possible (including ecologically grown food). Land that is frantically paved or mowed is a thing of the past.

Your house will be as small as possible while giving you maximum quality and comfort. „More is better“ is an illusion. The secret lies in proportions, natural light and design for harmonious coexistence.

You will choose materials with a small carbon footprint, such as wood, straw, hemp and earth, using reinforced concrete and bricks when necessary. Steel-and-glass houses are generally irresponsible.

You will get a lot of your energy directly from the sun at no cost, and you will need as little energy as possible, with technical systems that are as rational as possible.

The energy you do need, you will get from a heat pump, solar collector and photovoltaics, perhaps from biomass, and definitely not from oil and gas.

You will collect ample rainwater, use water sparingly and biologically purify wastewater for garden use. Septic tanks are a thing of the past.

The aim, therefore, is not just to minimise the damage caused by construction and building use, but to create a place where the ecosystem can be more easily regenerated thanks to your help.

In product design, we will help you like this:

You will evaluate and improve your production in terms of materials, processes, human wellbeing and the culture it supports.

You will elevate your innovative and ecological products to a higher level of design and aesthetics.

You will elevate your product to a higher level of sustainability and develop it into a whole family of sustainable products.

You will elevate your promotional materials and activities to a higher level of sustainability.

You will come up with new ideas and directions for the development of your products, in line with sustainability.

Your design team will apply sustainable teamwork processes.

You will, with great pleasure, contribute to the transformation of the existing unsustainable practices in the world.

Participatory

Tailor-made clothes fit you best. But when it comes to architecture and product development, you are much more than your body. How does one measure you?

When it comes to architecture:

At the beginning of our collaboration, through deep conversation, we take the measure of your soul(s): your needs, joys, fears, tastes and dreams. A house is made of all of that. We help you become aware of what is more or less important and to balance out various priorities and attitudes, which is of particular importance when designing for a family or a group of people. We help you find the balance between your wishes and the needs of ecosystems and human communities because you are a part of ecosystems and communities. Their wellbeing is your wellbeing; otherwise we are being wanton.

We also take the measure of the land and the context where we design: From the insolation and the flows of water, air and living beings through the land, to the vistas, atmospheres, spatial plans and the qualities of the neighbourhood that won your liking. Every place has its peculiarities and its soul; a house is made of them, too.

A house is not a monument for the designer; We design it for you and in close collaboration with you. The variety of styles and characters we designed is a testament to that.

When it comes to product design:

At the beginning of the collaboration, we analyse your current situation in terms of sustainability, design and your dreams and wishes.

With our guidance, we support you in the creation of a big cloud of ideas, which is then – through precise communication – condensed into what is most constructive for you, your business and the world.

We use various creative processes, in which you are involved as much as needed (design thinking, the Disney Creative Strategy etc.).

We find the best ways to include your whole team in the creative and decision-making processes, as the basis for establishing high-quality team relationships and ways of working.

~ meet our team ~

Veljko Armano Linta

director, licensed architect, educator

I have been an architect-entrepreneur since designing a school campus in India (2013). Campus life in Norway and the US taught me the importance of the second home's soul. In 2018 I became a Gaia Education certified trainer for ecological, social, economic and worldview sustainability and regeneration. As a designer and educator I hope we'll grow out of the collective human puberty and into a way of life that brings joy to the soul and wellbeing to our planetary home.

Ana Armano Linta

product designer, educator

I have led the Studio's product design since the beginning, while becoming a state-recognised artist due to my exibitions and awards in Croatia and abroad. I have been trained in sustainability and regeneration and have collaborated with companies and associations to develop products and empower teams and communities. I believe we can achieve more together and that sustainability can be combined with business, just like creativity with efficiency.

Igor Zlojtro

collaborator for ecological agriculture

With the aim of contributing to the sustainable interaction of societies and natural systems, I studied ecological agriculture in Zagreb, Vienna and Aarhus, learning about the potentials and technologies of regenerative agriculture. I live and work on my farm, while providing consulting for the design, realisation, development and upkeep of agroecological elements for various projects (nature parks, farms, yards) that have a positive effect on society-nature interactions.

~ press ~

Regenerativna arhitektura

H-ALTER je objavio Veljkov tekst o regenerativnoj arhitekturi, stambenim zadrugama i održivosti (hrvatskih) otoka.

Ethical Design Award

Our locally hand-made wooden memory games OPIP (tactile memory) and SHUM (auditory memory) got the first prize for ethical design at the international PLAN D design festival.

Future architecture

Veljko and Ljiljana Fruk have co-authored a text published in the Routledge Companion to Critical Approachs to Contemporary Architecture.

Tilty at the Milano Design Week

The didactic wooden table Tilty inspired by Croatian lace was selected for the exhibition at the Milano Design Week.

Dojmovi klijenata

"Odgovorni pristup, spremnost na istraživanje, personalizirani pristup i intervjui s ukućanima, obilazak zemljišta i proučavanje mikroklimatskih uvjeta, nenametljivo sugeriranje, nuđenje više rješenja za pojedine probleme, transparentnost poslovanja, informiranost i ekološka osviještenost, smirenost i općenito vrlo, vrlo pozitivna vibra i energija :)"

"Tvoje znanje o ekološkoj održivosti i sistemima koji se mogu inkorporirati u jedno malo, sasvim obično kućanstvo bili su nam presudni pri odabiru arhitekta."

"Jako nam se dopalo kada si sa svakim članom našeg kućanstva proveo neko vrijeme razgovarajući o željama i afinitetima te očekivanjima od novog životnog prostora. Ti si povezao naše misli sa stvarnošću. Vjerujem da su informacije koje si prikupio na taj način bile od presudne važnosti pri stvaranju baš onakvog ambijentalnog ugođaja kakav smo zamišljali i priželjkivali, no možda ga nismo znali verbalizirati."

"Ti si nas kroz sve faze vodio vrlo stručno, a opet nama razumljivo. Odgovarao si na sva naša pitanja vrlo strpljivo, opširno i potpuno je jasno da vladaš tematikom. Ako na neko od pitanja ne znaš ili nisi siguran u odgovor, veselo kažeš: "Imam koga ću pitati..." i onda se javiš za nekoliko dana s opširnim obrazloženjem :)"

Client feedback

"Responsible approach, willingness to do research, personalised approach and interviews with users, visiting the site and analysing the microclimate, gentle suggestions, offering several solutions for individual problems, transparent business, being informed and ecologically aware, calmness and a very, very positive vibe and energy :)"

"Your knowledge about ecological sustainability and the systems that can be incorporated in a small, entirely normal houshold, were crucial for us while choosing the architect."

"We were very happy with how you spent some time with every member of our household, talking about the wishes and affinities and expectations about the new space. You connected our thoughts with reality. I believe the information you gathered in that way was crucial for creating the precise ambience and atmosphere we imagined and wished for, but didn't necessarily know how to verbalise."

"You led us through all the phases as an expert, but in a way that we could understand. You answered all our questions patiently and thoroughly and it is totally clear you know what you are doing. If you don't know the answer to a question or aren't sure about it, you merrily say, "I know whom to ask," and come back in a few days with a thorough explanation :)"