MARA Studio has recently opened its Bendigo architecture office at 46 Bath Lane, in the side of the gluten free bakery building.
Apart from creating a delightful and light space, we wanted a green architecture office. Ours has been a chance for us to test some sustainable architecture processes; to look rigorously at the way in which we resource materials and products – and how the choices we make about the things we use to build buildings affect the environment. Just as importantly we want to practice in a way that positively affects the community in terms of health and in terms of supporting local manufacturing and labour markets – this means when we design a building it should as much as possible return money back into the community around us. What goes around comes around – and that’s true for how we make buildings.
