Dresden Mobile
By Alexander Symes Architect
Dresden Mobile is a mobile shopfront for Dresden Optics. Built on a recycled steel chassis, this transportable retail store seeks to embody the ethos of the company with its dedication to closed-loop recycling and demystifying the complexity of glasses manufacturing. It accommodates the complex technical needs of the glasses manufacturing process that occurs on-site while creating a pleasurable customer experience. Built from predominantly recycled materials, the open-plan interior facilitates the retail experience with the awnings and zip-down sailcloth facades allowing the shop to respond to the climate, conditions, and views from wherever it is located.
Material selections were influenced by the desire to embody and communicate the brand’s philosophy towards waste and recycling within the stringent weight and size requirements of the caravan code. The 100% recyclable Danpalon cladding is lightweight, has impressive thermal insulating qualities, and blocks up to 70% of solar radiation. All internal timber is recycled and the shop fit-out has been created from Re-Board that can be fully recycled in a normal waste paper stream.
Project Team
Alexander Symes
Branko Jaric
Katja Garvan
Builder
Paramount Property Group
Consultants
ADR Compliance
Photography
Brett Boardman
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Alexander Symes Architect was founded in 2014 with a mission to advance sustainable architecture. The world’s climate is changing and we believe that architecture must lead the way in changing how we utilise resources to contribute to a sustainable future.
This vision for sustainable architecture is layered through all aspects of our practice and through all the stages of a project. This starts with the examination of a project brief to ensure the grounding principles of a project support a sustainable way of life. As the project takes shape, Alex deploys his depth of technical expertise to realise the project to its full potential.
Alex’s technical expertise in building physics and facade system design is built on the experience he gained working in Arup’s Building Physics and Facade Engineer teams from 2010-2014. He has hands-on experience with construction and design for manufacturing assembly (DFMA) and a passion for how buildings are put together.
Alex has specialist training in the design and delivery of passive houses which we believe offer a pathway towards exceptionally comfortable and healthy homes. Alex loves collaborating with like-minded individuals and testing the boundaries of how we can challenge the status quo to advance sustainable architecture.