February 2025 Field to Form Model
Based on field measurements, we are developing a new design model that analyses field and growth conditions of Paulownia trees for the development of architectural form. A model that creates synergies between how we use land areas and how we create architectural compositions.
November 2024 Project Paulownia House - Conference
We have presented our research on thermal adaptive architecture based on the convective cooling methods applied in the Paulownia House, including measurements, simulations and observations. The research is peer-review published as part of the conference proceedings. See conference proceedings here.
October 2024 Project Paulownia House Extreme Climate
The Paulownia House and plantation was hit by the devastating Valencia region 29 October event. Heavy winds, torrential rain and mud floods. The house is standing demonstrating a resilience to extreme events and we are now increasing our understanding of this architecture unforeseen robustness.
August 2024 Project Adaptive Daylight
The Adaptive Daylight project has been published in ARKITEKTEN (Volume 126), the leading journal for architectural projects in Denmark, with a 3-page illustrated interview about the innovation project. See more about the project here.
August 2024 Project Paulownia House
The Paulownia trees next to the Paulownia House Research Station are growing fast, with some reaching more than 6 meters in height. This is 5 meters higher than when measured in March, 5 months ago.
July 2024 Project Paulownia House
The research station has now been developed into a complete and autonomous test house for a living unit with renewable energy production and storage and a sweep of sensors to monitor material and environmental conditions. We will continue to explore and communicate our findings as we advance the project.
April 2024 Project Paulownia House
Project Paulownia House is the worlds first architecture in Paulownia wood, a new test house and a research station for future studies. See the project here.
March 2024 Project Plantation Cullera
Our Paulownia plantation is growing rapidly and we have started monitoring the growth processes for understanding and describing the material properties, CO2 sequestering and volume/ha properties better. A dedicated project page is soon to come.
January 2024 Project Asymptote I
Based on the learnings from the Isometri Chair projects, a new chair is developed to maintain elegance of form, assembly, geometry and joinery, while introducing curvature characteristics. See the project here.
September 2023 Project Adaptive Daylight
We have developed a new, highly adaptive, modular building envelope for existing primary school buildings, focusing on the modulation of daylight, temperature and fresh air.
See the project here.
July 2023 Project Paulownia House
We are incredibly excited to have initiated the development and making of our new research station to accelerate sustainable aesthetic studies in architecture and design. The research station will is placed in our recently acquired plantation for fast-growing materials. Much more to come….
May 2023 Patent for Træform
We have received our first patent based on the development and documentation of the Træform project based on a modular Paulownia species structure. More information on the project here.
April 2023 Project Isometri II
Advanced from the Isometri I chair, the Isometri II, is a super light chair design, with articulated subtle joinery. The chair weighs only 2100g, build in Pawlounia wood with elements using the same cross section for an elegant and simplified fabrication process.
January 2023 Project Isometri I
A new chair design is revealed, based on reclaimed Cumura wood from construction waste. The design is based on creating a novel expression of simplicity in character and fabrication processes.
January 2023 Project Træform
As part of the Træform innovation and research project, we conduct post-occupancy analysis based on heavy moisture and temperature regimes. The data are incredible promising after 8 months of measurements and registrations.
November 2022 Project Træform
Project Træform has been published in the Danish Journal ARKITEKTEN with a two page feature and interview on the fundamentals of innovation and how to transfer this to buildings.
July 2022 Project Adaptive Daylight
The Adaptive Daylight project (still to be made public) studies have been published in both the peer-review ICSA2022 Conference Proceedings and in the associated research exhibition catalogue. The project was presented as part of the Critical Practice research x practice sessions.
July 2022 Project Adaptive Daylight
The Adaptive Daylight project together with CCO Architects (still to be made public) prototype studies has been published and exhibited as part of the ICSA2022 Research Conference. See the project here.
June 2022 Project Træform
As part of the Træform project, together with Ole Egholm, we have applied for a patent for the Træform module, based on our research and invention. We have received our first patent from the invention.
June 2022 Project Træform
Project Træform is revealed. An innovation project that has led to a novel high sustainable modular building block and method using Paulownia wood. Træform is the worlds first house build with Paulownia modules. See the project here.
February 2022 Project Acoustic Tiles
The research and innovation project Acoustic Tiles is published in the International Journal of Architectural Engineering. The presented studies focus on the research, development and analysis of the acoustic aspects of the project. The article can be accessed here.
October 2021 Project Hyper
Project Hyper - A new hybrid performance boat is revealed, resulting from experimental material and design model studies. Based on Paulownia wood and Dacron textiles, the structure is light, fast and stable.
May 2021
We have changed name to PASOLD FOGED ARCHITECTS. After 10 years of architectural innovation under the name of AREA, we have decided to strengthen the identity. This follows a shift in strategy, focusing on innovation projects with long lifespans.
January 2021 Project Acoustic Tiles
The robot technology focused aspects of the Acoustic Tiles project is now peer-review published in the Journal for Construction Robotics, authored with our partners at ODICO and Jacob Hilmer Architecture. The article can be found here, and more information about the Acoustic Tile project is found here.
August 2020
Isak has been appointed Professor WSR, at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Institute of Architecture and Design. His focus is placed on research, education and innovation activities through synergies between material, technology and sustainability aspects. See KADK announcement here.
May 2020
We are very happy to have contributed two chapters in the newly published book ‘Design Transactions: Rethinking Information Modeling for a New Material Age’ published by UCL Press London. The chapters feature among others the Acoustic Limestone Wall Project and discussions on new material performances. The printed book can be purchased online, just as an open-access digital copy can be downloaded here.
April 2020 Project Acoustic Tiles
Our project on Acoustic Tiles has been published in the architectural journal ARKITEKTEN as an interview focused on architectural acoustics and architectural innovations. The three page interview is in Danish with the title ‘Tile and Sound’ (Tegl og lyd) by Birgitte Kleis. The project can be found here and copies of the journal can be found here.
March 2020 Project Acoustic Tiles
Interview in the printed magazine ‘Byggeri + Arkitektur’ on our studies and two projects focused on the relationships between architecture, acoustics and design processes with the title ‘One can close the eyes, but not the ears’.
February 2020 Project Acoustic Tiles
Acoustic Tiles Project featured at the 'Forbundet for Arkitekter og Designere' website. Thank you for showcasing the project and putting focus on acoustics in early architectural design phases. See article (Danish) on here.
November 2019 Project Acoustic Tiles
We are extremely delighted to launch the innovation project Acoustic Tiles. The project is based on powerful collaborations between architecture, acoustics, robotics, structures and material building industries, including the project partners AREA, ODICO, JHA and Strøjer Tegl, and supported by Realdania, Aalborg University and Copenhagen School of Design and Technology. See project here.