Klaus Bode Klaus Bode Consultancy (KBCo) GB
Statement
We like to listen, support, inform and advise people to embrace change as a positive attribute to life and progress, but in doing so always acting environmentally responsible. We believe in a philosophy identified by us as the ‘3 Cs’ – Climate, Culture, Context and through such an approach, every project becomes unique and ‘of its place’.
We believe in reorienting preconceived or fixed ideas, as such an approach can result in finding alternative design solutions that are either more appropriate, relevant, reduces complexity or are even more cost effective. To deliver more sustainable solutions, we must pay as much attention on the future, as to the present.
Klaus Bode
Biography
Klaus Bode is a Founding Director of ‘Klaus Bode Consultancy’ Ltd (KBCo). Prior to KBCo, from 1995 to 2024, Klaus was a Founding Partner/Director of 3 previous engineering consultancies – BDSP Partnership, ChapmanBDSP & USD.
Klaus promotes an open and collaborative style of working within a team of engineers and architects as well as between other professional services, working closely with clients to establish a shared understanding of project ambitions, with the environmental agenda always at the heart of each project. His work focuses on environmental design strategies and low-energy engineering solutions at both building and masterplan scales, looking at the multiple interfaces between engineering, environmental and architectural design as well as expanding into urban design coupled to urban planning. This approach has exposed him to collaborate with a wide range of internationally acclaimed Architects and building projects across Europe, North & South America, Middle East, Asia and in Africa.
In addition, Klaus’ deep-rooted interest in education has resulted in a long-term involvement with academia at the Architectural Association School of Architecture (SED) in London for over 20 years and has also been invited as guest lecturer at Universities in the UK, Italy, Sweden, Canada and Brazil.
Important projects
- National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff – Seat of the Wesh Parliament; Architect – RSHP
- London Velodrome, London – Velodrome for the London 2012 Olympics; Architect – Hopkins
- Noida International Airport, Noida, India – under construction; Architects – Nordic, Grimshaw, Haptic , Stup
Noida International Airport, Noida, India / Architects Nordic, Grimshaw, Haptic, Stup
National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff – Seat of the Wesh Parliament / Architect – RSHP
London Velodrome, London, UK – Velodrome for the London 2012 Olympics / Architect – Hopkins
Official Website
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