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On World Lake Day, we celebrate lakes as living ecosystems: essential for biodiversity, climate regulation, local communities, and the way we experience our landscapes.

This connection inspired Lucia – The Batèl, our floating micro-home conceived to explore a more sustainable and sensitive way of living on water.

We’re excited to announce that UAU Studio will be part of the Lake Como Design Festival.

From 12 to 19 September, we’ll open the doors of our studio for an exclusive Studio Visit, an opportunity to discover our work, explore ongoing research, and experience the ideas, processes, and projects that shape our approach to architecture and design.

Reserve your visit through the link in bio. We look forward to welcoming you to our studio in Como.

Meet the uau team!

From exploring environmental design at Loughborough University to researching the relationship between people and the built environment, Zara’s work is driven by one question: how can design empower people? Curious to discover her vision and what inspires her approach? Read the interview and get to know Zara.

Different visions, one shared landscape.

What started as hundreds of individual sketches became a shared urban landscape. Through the custom AI software infrastructure, every participant’s drawing was transformed into a three-dimensional building, contributing to the growth of a collective digital city.

What if a facade became more efficient as the temperature rises?

Algae Tower responds to sunlight like a living organism. As solar exposure increases, microalgae production intensifies, creating more natural shading, generating biomass, and helping reduce the building’s cooling demand.

We’re proud to share that Lucia – The Batèl has received a Special Mention at the Architizer A+ Awards in the Unbuilt Sustainable Residential Project category.

A recognition that celebrates our vision for a more flexible, sustainable, and connected way of living.

Meet the uau team!

From Cairo to Berlin and Milan, Engy’s journey has been shaped by different cultures, cities, and ways of understanding architecture. Curious to know how these experiences influenced her perspective on design? Read the interview and get to know her vision

Architecture shaped by the sea.

S.A.I.L.S. reimagines the Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat nautical base through sustainable materials, recycled sails, and sun-filtering spaces suspended between land and water, capturing the timeless spirit of the French Riviera in a contemporary way.

Lucia redefines living on water.

Floating micro-home designed for a young remote-working couple seeking the freedom to wake up somewhere new every day. It carries ideas, culture, and connections across the waters of Lake Como.