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Greenway Studio Architecture make nature-inspired modern homes, spiritual and wellness retreats and community spaces. The studio's award winning projects seek to merge with the landscape they inhabit, approach environmental sustainability, and connect with what is meaningful to the people that live and work in them.

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Principles of Organic Architecture
Building and Site- The site is earth but raw; it has its own form and structure (flat or contour); trees and other plantations are part of the landform. The nature of the land influences the form of the building to some extent or completely. Buildings, like plants, emerge naturally from the landscape.
Material- The material or skin of a building that attractively displays its texture, colour, and strength. Organic architecture uses minimal materials.
Shelter- The structure should give a sense of shelter and safety, and it should never be left unprotected or without privacy.
Space- Space is the core of structure; it may be seen when walls, floors, and roofs are packed together, but it is invisible when it is free. He states: "The reality of the building does not consist of the roof and the walls but the space within to be lived in" . An Area can only be completely appreciated when viewed from one point to another as you move from one space to another.
Proportion and Scale- Nature has its own proportions and scales, and changing them would result in ludicrous or illogical shapes. According to Wright, "Integral harmony of proportion to the human figure to have all details so designed as to make the human relationship to architecture not only convenient but charming" .
Nature- Nature is an instructor for everyone, including architects, artists, engineers, and doctors. Nature taught us how to build and occupy space. Organic design requires that buildings mirror nature, be a part of nature, and not look out of place.
Repose- Creating an appropriate setting for human life. Uncluttered areas and the use of non-natural materials that have a harmful influence on the environment are not accepted in organic architecture.
The term "organic architecture" was coined by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959); it was a continuation and nuancing of the principles of his master, Louis Sullivan, whose slogan "form follows function" became contemporary architecture's watchwords. Wright altered the statement to "form and function are one," citing nature as the clearest illustration of such integration. A consistent thread runs across his whole body of work, which the architect refers to as 'Organic Architecture'. In this situation, some people view the term 'organic' as a synonym for 'natural,' connecting Organic Architecture with the use of curved and free forms, replicating natural shapes, or using environmentally friendly materials. This is to misinterpret the term. While natural materials are frequently used in Organic Architecture to strengthen the link between the interior and the outside world, this is a result rather than a philosophy. In actuality, Organic Architecture is not a stylistic or aesthetic movement, but rather a specific technique or, more accurately, a philosophy.
Organic architecture of Bruce Goff Bart Prince, Herb Green, Kendrick Bangs Kellogg, James Hubble,

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Greenway Studio focuses on custom home design, yoga retreats and community spaces in Victoria, British Columbia and all Vancouver island. The Pacific west coast modern ethos behind the award winning, nature-inspired buildings we look to make finds its roots in the organic architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, John Lautner and Antonio Gaudi. Green roofs with native planting and wide glass walls facilitate indoor-outdoor integration. Passive house inspired design, eco architecture principles, passive solar design, natural materials, and green building techniques connect buildings to the people who live/work in them and the natural world.

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