Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Antony Gibbons modern Trine treehouse is a tranquil nature retreat Fri, 15 Sep 17, 7:30pmDesigner Antony Gibbon merges natural materials with modern design in his latest tree house design—the Trine house. Completed as part of his Roost treehouse series, this freestanding cluster of bulbous buildings forms a...
- Huge circular windows flood Melbourne's Cirqua Apartments with natural light Fri, 18 Aug 17, 9:10pmHuge circular windows flood the interior of this funky apartment block in Melbourne with natural light. BKK Architects designed the Cirqua Apartments as a series of staggered volumes that reference the region's historical...
- Kengo Kuma just unveiled his first U.S. home in Portland, Oregon Wed, 2 Aug 17, 7:20pmAcclaimed architect Kengo Kuma has crafted a stunning cross-cultural home that combines the best of American modern amenities with traditional Japanese design principles...
- Kengo Kuma unveils stunning SUTEKI house for Oregons Street of Dreams Wed, 2 Aug 17, 7:20pmAcclaimed architect Kengo Kuma has crafted a stunning cross-cultural home that combines the best of American modern amenities with traditional Japanese design principles...
- 100% solar-powered winery keeps naturally cool with cork-insulated roofs Mon, 10 Jul 17, 7:56pmAn off-grid Spanish winery is harnessing the full power of the sun to ripen grapes and turn the fruit into wine. Local studio Munarq Arquitectes designed Son Juliana’s winery that’s entirely powered by renewable energy...
- This high school in California embodies sustainability at every possible level Wed, 28 Jun 17, 11:18pmThe new Center for Environmental Studies (CES) at Bishop O’Dowd high school in California is one of the greenest classrooms we've ever seen. Siegel & Strain Architects designed the building to support sustainability...
- Incredible luxury tree house is hidden away in a Cape Town forest Wed, 21 Jun 17, 2:00amNot all tree houses are rustic backyard projects—some, like the stunning House Paarman in Cape Town, take the typology to luxurious new heights. Designed by South African studio Malan Vorster, this one-bedroom getaway is...
- Luxury tree house lets owners hide away in a Cape Town forest Tue, 20 Jun 17, 6:00pmNot all tree houses are rustic backyard projects—some, like the stunning House Paarman in Cape Town, take the typology to luxurious new heights. Designed by South African studio Malan Vorster, this one-bedroom getaway is...
- Detox your troubles away in this new public sauna built of natural materials Mon, 5 Jun 17, 6:44pmHelsinkians and visitors take note—a beautiful new public sauna has popped up on a tiny island in the Finnish capital. Architecture firm OOPEAA designed the recently opened Lonna Sauna, a contemporary building constructed...
- Solar-powered Villa Schoorl blends into Hollands polder landscape Wed, 31 May 17, 7:59pmNatural materials and sustainable principles led the design of Villa Schoorl, a contemporary home nestled in the green polders near the North Holland dunes...
- Prefabricated lakeside cabin is a beautiful exercise in restraint Mon, 22 May 17, 6:00pmFamily reunions can be loud affairs, a fact that one Torontonian family patriarch with ten energetic grandkids knows well. To secure peace and quiet while staying close to visiting family, a homeowner on Ontario’s Lake...
- Worlds greenest terminal opens at Oslo airport Fri, 28 Apr 17, 8:11pmNordic Office of Architecture recently completed the world’s greenest airport terminal with their new 115,000-square-meter extension that’s doubled the size of Oslo Airport...
- Nature-inspired gallery celebrates Taiwans aboriginal cultures with cargotecture Fri, 31 Mar 17, 7:08pmA shimmering wave-like roof mirroring the Pacific Ocean tops this stunning new structure that celebrates Taiwan’s aboriginal cultures with eco-friendly construction...
- EarthCraft-certified Organic Life House teaches Atlanta agrihood residents about healthy living Mon, 27 Mar 17, 11:46pmAn American agrihood making waves with its sustainable living movement turned heads again with the completion of the first Organic Life House early this year...
- Architect tops Japanese community center with a series of striking wooden roofs Fri, 3 Mar 17, 11:00pmHiroshima-based architect Hiroshi Sambuichi has covered a cultural center in the small Japanese island of Naoshima with a series of strikingly beautiful wooden roofs...