Emergent Vernacular Architecture

Emergent Vernacular Architecture (EVA Studio), established in 2014, is a London-based research and design practice with an overseas branch in Haiti.

At the core of our studio approach lies a research and design process that aims to promote equity and fight social ills and aligns with sustainable development goals as part of a new urban agenda.

We provide innovative solutions to the challenges and issues that exist in communities of diverse backgrounds. Central to our approach is a participatory process which incorporates the perspectives of the different actors in the environment.

We adopt “top-down” and “bottom-up” strategies, where local government and grassroots become integral to the implementation of the design. Architects, as process makers, may play a key role in facilitating the conversation between urban planners and local communities.

In addition to an honest assessment of existing framework and problematics, our work is founded on the research of a project’s context from a cultural perspective, which encompasses local language, daily habits, locally-available technology and where the interaction of local traits develops into patterns that define the identity of a place.