Innovative Solutions with hb+a Architects

At hb+a Architects, innovation and climate conscious design sit at the center of every project, from early concept through delivery. Led by Hafsa Burt, a long time champion of low carbon, health focused design, the studio is known for work that is both cost aware and deeply environmentally driven. Multiple Award Recognitions such as the Metropolis Planet Positive Award and the California Green Building Award underscores the firm’s standing among California’s leading architecture practices, and reflects a clear commitment to buildings that serve both people and the planet.

Explore the evolving work of hb+a Architects, a studio foregrounding architecture’s role in environmental stewardship and urban change. With an early and sustained focus on decarbonization and material health, the firm situates design as both a cultural and climate instrument tracing a clear through line from research and advocacy to built form.

Zero Energy Projects

The Studio has been experimenting and implementing material efficiency, low carbon assembly, and everyday livability pushing zero energy practice beyond checklist compliance toward a more holistic and resilient design since inception in 2006. Projects like Box Factory, Green World Hub project bring net zero energy performance to different project types across California.