Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Restored Georgian townhouse has rainwater-fed green roof Fri, 24 Jan 20, 4:30amThe Sun Rain Room is an extension and restoration of a two-story Grade-II listed townhouse designed and constructed by Tonkin Liu. Partnering with local craftspeople to complete the project, the London-based architecture...
- A nearly century-old Copenhagen school gets an eco-friendly makeover Wed, 15 Jan 20, 5:30amDanish architectural practice JJW Architects has used recycled bricks and Cradle-to-Cradle certified mortar to renovate Copenhagen’s Grøndalsvængets School...
- A 1980s Madrid home gets a modern and energy-efficient facelift Sat, 4 Jan 20, 6:30amIn Madrid’s affluent residential district of La Moraleja, local architectural practice CSO Arquitectura has given a dated 1980s home a modern makeover with a focus on energy efficiency...
- A midcentury barn is thoughtfully reclaimed for a family retreat in California Fri, 3 Jan 20, 3:30amIn California wine country, north of San Francisco, Faulkner Architects repurposed a 1950s tack barn as part of a Glen Ellen retreat for a family of four...
- Historic schoolhouse is reborn into a contemporary hotel in the Columbia River Gorge Thu, 5 Dec 19, 5:30amHistoric preservation meets modern hospitality design in The Society Hotel in the Columbia River Gorge, a new 20,000-square-foot lodging and recreation destination in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area...
- These adaptive reuse hotel suites in Amsterdam are built inside old bridge houses Tue, 26 Nov 19, 5:30amWhat were once 28 unused canal-side bridge houses are now a series of hotel suites reused by Dutch architecture firm Space&Matter for the SWEETS hotel...
- A rundown 1960s structure is converted into a stunning home that operates almost entirely off the grid Sat, 23 Nov 19, 4:30amLos Angeles-based AUX Architecture has unveiled an amazing transformation of a 1960s home in Calabasas, California. Once a tract home, the Saddle Peak Residence is now a contemporary, light-filled space that has been equipped...
- Green-roofed addition brings a mid-century home into the 21st century Tue, 12 Nov 19, 3:30amThere are few things we love more than witnessing the transformation of something old into something new — and sustainable. Washington, D.C.-based firm KUBE architecture has just unveiled the beautiful renovation of a 1950s...
- BREEAM Excellent office building keeps London's carbon reduction targets in sight Tue, 5 Nov 19, 2:30amThe site of a former petrol station has been given a new lease on life as 1 Valentine Place, an award-winning sustainable office building certified BREEAM Excellent...
- LEED Gold-seeking wildlife center emphasizes energy conservation in Quebec Wed, 2 Oct 19, 1:30amThe Canadian city of Laval in southwestern Quebec has recently gained a new wildlife interpretation center with an impressive, energy-efficient design...
- MVRDV unveils pro-bono vision to reopen the lost canals of The Hague Sat, 28 Sep 19, 1:30amIn a bid to restore a lost part of nature to The Hague, MVRDV has unveiled a proposal to reopen the city’s 17th-century canals that were filled in between 1910 and 1970...
- Central Park to undergo $150M LEED Gold-targeted redesign Thu, 26 Sep 19, 4:30amTo cap the Central Park Conservancy’s 40-year renewal of Central Park, the nonprofit has unveiled designs to update the park’s north end with a LEED Gold-targeted recreational facility, a new pool, skating rink and other...
- A 1940s cottage is transformed into a solar-powered Hanok-inspired home Sat, 7 Sep 19, 4:30amPortland-based collaborative design practice Woofter Architecture has recently completed the expansion and renovation of a 1940s cottage in Portland, Oregon...
- Designer stylishly revamps a geodesic dome Tue, 3 Sep 19, 12:30amAfter more than 15 years styling vacation homes in Massachusetts’ Berkshires, Jess Cooney and her design team have become specialists in combining clean-line elegance with a space where kids, house guests and dogs can play,...
- A rustic wood cabin from the '70s is remodeled into a charming getaway Wed, 21 Aug 19, 3:30amThe original cabin, dubbed chAlet, was built onto a patch of land in Donovaly, Slovenia in the 1970s. Since its construction, the wood cabin had fallen into near disrepair. The shutters were misshapen and splintered, the...