Material Cultures in collaboration with Bauhaus Earth and Experimental, examined how environmentally responsible paludiculture (wetland farming) cultivation can provide a source of renewable, carbon-capturing construction materials whilst regenerating peatland landscapes. Using the Sernitzmoor area within the German state of Brandenburg as a case study, our report Wetlands and Construction: An opportunity for Berlin-Brandenburg, explores how a land practice which promotes peatland carbon capture and the decarbonisation of the construction sector could be implemented at scale to deliver climatic, ecological and economic benefits. 

Following the publication of the report, Material Cultures went on to develop 1:1 demonstrator fragments, designed in collaboration with Bauhaus Earth and Buro Happold, demonstrating how a material palette sourced from paludiculture management systems can be applied into a building systems. These were exhibited at The Great Repair in The Akademie der Künste Berlin.

Fragment Photogrpahy: Joanna Wilk

Following the publication of the report, Material Cultures went on to develop 1:1 demonstrator fragments, designed in collaboration with Bauhaus Earth and Buro Happold, demonstrating how a material palette sourced from paludiculture management systems can be applied into a building systems. These were exhibited at The Great Repair in The Akademie der Künste Berlin.