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Founded by Michel Da Costa Goncalves and Amrita Mahindroo, DROO is a RIBA and RICS Award-winning practice operating worldwide from our office in London. Da Costa Mahindroo Architects, or DROO, takes a wholistic approach to design from the object to the urban.
Find more about current thoughts in our Journal.
We believe that every intervention we make in the built environment comes at an expense, be it environmental (no matter how small) or financial, and so we believe every intervention has to make a significant contribution to its location, its context, the people it impacts everyday through use and its broader environment. We look closely at the complex global network of conditions for each project to make sure we are making the most significant contributions to better the human experience and make a positive contribution to our built and natural environments towards a considered legacy.
Our work spans Europe, Middle East, Australia and South East Asia with a strong research focus on cities. We’re committed to developing and promoting architectural creativity to serve each contexts and communities.
Find out more about our latest contributions as well as latest publications about our work on the Press and Publications sections.
PLACES.
Every scale of Design is an ecosystem of users, situations and opportunities and Place making sits at its intersection. From the nuclear home to the building, from the neighbourhood to the city, we actively engage with urban conditions through these ecosystems.
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SUSTAIN.
We understand sustainability as a concept that evolves over time, driven by the urgency imposed by climate deregulations and the significant legacy of long-lasting buildings. Our approach is rooted in stewardship and circularity, aiming to extend the life of all buildings through material reuse. This not only involves repurposing existing materials but also adapting structures to accommodate changes, thereby creating a durable cultural contribution. We strive to foster a sustainable approach that acknowledges the past while innovating for the future.
ENGAGE.
Through children’s books, lectures, exhibitions, and workshops, we are dedicated to sharing our journey thus far. Engagement plays a significant role in our practice and drives an inclusive approach to the betterment of our shared built environment. By using our personal journeys and our collective experience as a team, we continually highlight and challenge the roles of designers today. Our aim is to inspire and educate, fostering a deeper understanding of the impact of design on our communities and the environment.
If you wish to contact us to organise or participate in future events, please use info@drooprojects.com.
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Architecture Engaged
DROO speaking at the USC School of Architecture in Los Angeles to open the lecture series Architecture ENGAGED. Thank you to USC Architecture and the…
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Distributed Urbanism
Urban distributed By some estimate Amazon has an inventory of about 12 million available items and counting. It is fair to say that this number…
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Architecture Engaged
DROO speaking at the USC School of Architecture in Los Angeles to open the lecture series Architecture ENGAGED. Thank you to USC Architecture and the…
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Distributed Urbanism
Urban distributed By some estimate Amazon has an inventory of about 12 million available items and counting. It is fair to say that this number…
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Sediment
Reflecting on notions of sediment and stratification, we practice architecture as an evolving dialogue—an accumulation of narratives, spaces, and textures that emerge over time from…
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Frugality
Our society is premised on this need for moving in a direction and for the better part of the 20th and early 21st century this has been…
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Incarnating the void
Reflecting on the current small retail surplus in light of designing XXL ones in Asia and other thoughts informing our cyclical proposal for FAIRE. We’ve…
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Growing Within
We try to design to exemplify in its richest way the ability to use new technologies to re-think how to better our built environment, how…
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