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Dive into the innovative world of Cross Laminated Timber with MaMa Poppies. This project showcases the perfect blend of sustainability and design. Watch the video to see how MaMa Poppies brings this vision to life.
MaMa extends the lifetime of her buildings by future proofing them with adaptable building systems and remountable materials and hvac installations (minimizing the use of PUR, glue, concrete, kit). This is called an Open Building approach following the principles of architecture legend Professor John Habraken. See more at www.openbuilding.co
MaMa Pioneers the use of Renewable and Reusable materials with a low carbon footprint and high embodied carbon value to speed up the transition to a ‘circular and biobased economy’ anticipating the predicted scarcity of materials and resources and carbon taxation. See for more info https://doughnuteconomics.org/stories/1
MaMa prefers the use of biobased materials (certified timber, CLT, wool, hemp etcetera) with high Embodied Carbon, storing CO2 in buildings. Mama also applies reusable or upcycled materials with circular waste loops (aluminum, glass, forbo linoleum, recycled concrete etcetera).MaMa excels in applying next level prefab construction techniques to reduce carbon and nitrogen emissions from construction sites and transport.
MaMa also aims to recycle waste where possible, for example by separating domestic waste and compost to reduce the operational carbon footprint of buildings.The environmental Impact effects of the above are measured and evaluated in the Carbon Footprint Number, Net Embodied Carbon index, Life Cycle Analysis value and Dutch MPG and EPC. Our first project Poppies is considered one of the most ambitious circular buildings of Amsterdam with 80% of materials being renewable or recycled and a net positive building reducing CO2 emissions.
MaMa is pioneering the use of Renewable energy to make net positive buildings with a low operational carbon footprint to speed up the transition to a self-sufficient built environment with closed energy, heating, water and waste loops.
MaMa aims to make net-positive buildings that produce more energy than needed during the day and in summer, to store this and use this at night and in the winter. MaMa achieves this by reducing the need for energy by using high performance facade insulation combined with renewable sources of energy like solar power and geothermal heating (earth pump) and heat pumps with low temperature floor heating and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery. Where possible, MaMa works with an aquifer thermal energy storage system connected to e-mobility services.
The effect is that our first buildings are climate net positive, measured by Dutch EPC and BENG score. Our first project Poppies is considered by the municipality of Amsterdam as one of the most ambitious energy positive and circular housing project of Amsterdam and Robin wood is the largest biobased prefab wooden building in Amsterdam with an embodied carbon of 6077m3 timber=4.350tons embodied CO2=emission of 17.501.616 car kilometers= electricity use of 2827 households per year.
Cities are polluted and stressful places for our over busy lives. MaMa aims to offer busy urbanites a regenerative oasis for a profound sense of home coming and relaxation.MaMa follows the guidelines of Healthy living and Active Design (stimulating the use of stairs over lifts) and to promote a sportive lifestyle, including offering of yoga, gym and meditation places around the building.
For more info please read: https://www.archdaily.com/987445/is-comfort-killing-us
Well-being and comfort is also enhanced in the indoor climate by using floor heating, wooden ceilings and walls to regulate humidity and for acoustic comfort. Natural cross ventilation is possible by giving each home dual aspects and large windows to bring daylight and fresh filtered air and the relaxing sounds of birds from tiny forests and gardens deep into the homes.
MaMa builds in a climate adaptive way, to anticipate a warmer and drier climate, with extreme heat, extreme rainfall and lack of water in summer. Mama does so by building ‘Rainproof’, polder roofs, capturing stormwater to store it for dry periods to irrigate gardens and make green roofs. The facades of the buildings include external sunscreens to prevent overheating and shaded galleries and balconies to offer cooling on hot days.
MaMa also builds nature inclusive with Tiny Forests and green roofs to regenerate biodiversity and offer shaded places for cooling in summer and prevent Urban heat island effects. MaMa ambitions is to restore natural habitats through greening, bird, bat and insect hotels, urban farming & composting domestic waste combined with a social and inclusive lifestyle to provide a sense of belonging.
MaMa also wants to be a good neighbor by using prefab construction to radically reduce construction time, noise and emissions.
Wellbeing and climate adaptation is measured in the Dutch MPG and GPR score and in line with the “donut model” applied by the municipality of Amsterdam based on Kate Raworth (https://doughnuteconomics.org/stories/1).
