studio audal
studio audal is a nature-inclusive design studio providing landscape architecture, biodiversity consulting and bioengineering services.
With a strong focus on storytelling, circularity, ecological thinking and species inclusivity, and backed by data, studio audal creates intelligent landscapes and biodiverse environments that are site-specific, well-designed, and attuned to non-human life.
Through our work, studio audal also aims to promote climate awareness in an engaging and inclusive way, as well as make sure that nature-based solutions are integrated in policy-making and become a foundational approach to landscape architecture.
studio audal is led by Quentin Aubry and Zeger Dalenberg who together bring more than 17 years of expertise across landscape architecture, engineering, urban planning and biodiversity design. We often work collaboratively, together with architects, urban designers, ecologists, scientists, engineers, and local communities.
studio audal was founded in 2020 and is based in Rotterdam’s Fabriek van Delfshaven - Mathenesserdijk 412HJ.
Nature-inclusive design process within studio audal
DESIGN APPROACH
Intelligent landscapes
We consider landscapes as a living entity by switching the narrative to species-inclusive thinking, telling stories of non-human inhabitants, uncovering their journeys and life-cycles, and designing with and for them.
NATURE-INCLUSIVITY
Biodiversity-centred approach towards landscape architecture is the guiding principle at studio audal.
We collaborate with ecologists and scientists, in order to best translate site-specific data into responsive landscapes, so natural ecosystems can be preserved and restored.
Circularity
We rethink the use of resources through circular approaches to landscape architecture, by prioritizing material reuse, biobased and local commodities. We aim for low carbon, positive climate impact by integrating bioengineering solutions.
Lasting impacts
Our designs create lasting positive social and ecological impact.
They are a learning ground to redefining landscape architecture by highlighting the aesthetic qualities of thoughtfully engineered functions related to soil and water.
ESSENCE OF THE PLACE
We thrive to uncover the essence of the site through landscape architecture by taking into account local biodiversity, geomorphology, history, context, heritage and site-specific conditions of the place.
Story telling
Our designs aim at raising awareness about climate, ecology and biodiversity through storytelling. They inspire people to see landscape differently, sometimes even provoking to ask questions and seek hidden messages.
We make ecological knowledge more accessible through playful spatial interventions, interactions, sessions and learning tools.