31636 is a design studio working in the fields of research, product and architecture with a multi-perspective approach. Thus it explores the environmental, social, political, cultural and aesthetic influences that shape design for a post-carbon environment while questioning values, needs and potentials. The use of bio-based materials, local techniques, the reuse of materials and simple solutions play a major role in this.
31636 designs for clients or initiates projects itself with the aim of formulating the current challenges of our time, particularly in connection with the socio-ecological transformation of the existing buildings, into economically viable solutions.
31636 thinks multi-perspectively.
31636 designs, teaches, writes, researches and consults.
31636 is Avital Greenshpon and Ferdinand Knecht.
Avital Greenshpon studied architecture at Münster School of Architecture and Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. After her studies she was the competition lead at Bruno Fioretti Marquez in Berlin. She has been a lecturer at the Department of Design at Münster School of Architecture since 2020 and a teaching and research assistant at the Chair of Design and Housing of Prof. Verena von Beckerath at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar since 2024. In 2024 she co-founded 31636.
Ferdinand Knecht is a trained carpenter and studied architecture at Münster School of Architecture and Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. He is working for Muck Petzet Architekten in Berlin since 2019. In 2020 he founded frntr_arc, a curated archive and online gallery for furniture design. He has also been part of the international architecture platform and network ReduceReuseRecycleArchitecture since 2023. In 2024 he co-founded 31636.