Bosco Colto

Workshop - SKIN CLIMATE ACTION (DARMSTADT SCHOOL) with Johanna Schmeisser, Bastian Feltgen and Johanna Meyer

Working within a building ruin, Skin Climate Action treats spatial transformation as an act of care: clearing, cleaning and repairing floor openings to
make an abandoned room usable again.

The workshop developed a climate installation using only diffusion-open materials — lime, water, linseed oil and soap as an emulsifier. A second skin of lime-impregnated linen shields the space from UV radiation, while openable window panels preserve cross-ventilation and allow the room to cool at night. An earth-pigmented floor grounds the installation.
Existing windows and columns are emphasized through fabric openings, paint and shelf-like ledges. The space was built collectively, by hand, with knowledge shared through labour and making.

Johanna Schmeisser is an architect based in Hamburg, Germany, educated at RWTH Aachen and HCU Hamburg. She works at TU Darmstadt’s Chair for Design and Spatial Concepts, focusing on design-build practice and climate-adaptive design that integrates nature as a spatial experience.

Bastian Feltgen and @meyergrohbruegge collaborate within the Darmstadt School context, contributing to the workshop’s approach to design-build practice, climate adaptation and spatial transformation.

Participants
Celina Ulbrich
Lukas Franz
Romy Kern
Nicolai Zink
Mariya Moshkevych
Mehmet Ali Ali Esmer
Berk Bozal
Kerem Sahin

Supporting Partners
Technische Universität Darmstadt @tudarmstadt

Bosco Colto Campus “Thinking with animals”
30 luglio - 9 agosto 2026

Pics  @giulianalopre 
Visual adaption @pianeta__studio