Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Reclaimed materials and a massive green wall transports Denali shoppers to the great outdoors Sat, 10 Nov 18, 8:00amEarlier this fall, Connecticut-based, multidisciplinary design practice Pirie Associates completed a biophilic store that evokes the image of a romantic, aging barn bursting with lush greenery...
- Delhi High Courts new expansion taps into green building principles Fri, 2 Nov 18, 5:30amNew Delhi-based architecture practice Design Forum International has completed the New Courts Complex, a modern extension to the Delhi High Court. The new project was completed as part of the Delhi High Court’s ambitious...
- Solar-powered cork house pursues healthy, sustainable living Thu, 11 Oct 18, 3:30amBerlin-based architecture office rundzwei Architekten recently completed a light-filled home that showcases the many material benefits of cork. Named the Cork Screw House, the sustainably minded abode boasts a facade and...
- Samurai-inspired home keeps naturally cool in Melbourne Tue, 25 Sep 18, 4:30amDrawing on the client’s appreciation for Japanese architecture and culture, Australian architecture firm SG2 Design created the Samurai Duplex, a pair of townhouses that takes design cues from traditional samurai armor...
- Derelict property transformed into a vibrant, sunny hostel in Portugal Tue, 17 Jul 18, 3:30amWhen design firms Aurora Arquitectos and Furo were asked to transform an old building in the Portuguese coastal resort town of Cascais into a hip hostel, they had their work cut out for them...
- Glass elements dramatically open up a solar-powered Sydney home Tue, 17 Jul 18, 1:00amIn Sydney’s affluent suburb of Kirribilli, a contemporary solar-powered home stands out from its Victorian manor neighbors. Local design practice Bijl Architecture reworked an existing semi-detached home into the Doorzien...
- Award-winning Hungarian home combines old-world charm with modern style Tue, 3 Jul 18, 5:49amHungarian architects András Varsányi, Péter Pozsár and Norbert Vas have given the traditional Hungarian farmstead a modern refresh with their design of the Wooden House, a contemporary country house completed for approximately...
- This contemporary light-filled home feels like an extension of Balis tropics Sat, 30 Jun 18, 8:00amGerman architect Alexis Dornier of his eponymous Bali-based architecture practice recently completed a stunning modern home in an Indonesian tropical paradise...
- An old London chapel is reborn into a modern home and artist studio Wed, 20 Jun 18, 4:00amUK architect Alexander Nikjoo has breathed new life into a Victorian chapel by transforming it into a contemporary home and studio for an artist. Located in Deptford in South London, the renovation has streamlined the look...
- Breezy Verandah House embraces indoor-outdoor living in India Fri, 8 Jun 18, 1:00amA curvilinear form, large glazed windows, and a natural material palette tie this spacious contemporary home into lush surroundings on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in western India...
- Minimalist timber home gracefully blends into the Austrian landscape Tue, 10 Apr 18, 8:06pmLovers of minimalist architecture will swoon over Innauer-Matt Architekten’s Höller House, a beautiful modern home built mainly of wood in Austria’s picturesque Bregenzerwald valley...
- Swooping rooflines make this proposed Silicon Valley home a sculptural work of art Tue, 20 Mar 18, 8:57pmCambridge-based design studio WOJR has proposed an unusual Silicon Valley home that stands out from the pack with its swooping rooflines and sculptural appearance both inside and out...
- Skinny 91 inch-wide house in London gets tons of sun thanks to multiple skylights Thu, 8 Mar 18, 6:47amHouses built on extremely skinny plots are becoming a serious real estate trend in cities with expensive property markets. The Slim House by design studio alma-nac is one such dwelling, clocking in at a mere 91 inch-wide....
- Floating prefab timber cabins let you sleep on a lake in the south of France Wed, 7 Mar 18, 6:58amThese ten prefab hotel suites, docked on a marine reserve near Avignon, France, are wrapped in timber screens that allow them to blend into the beautiful surroundings...
- Architects insert a daylit multi-family dwelling behind an old shop front in Melbourne Fri, 9 Feb 18, 6:31amThe H.I.V.E. (Hybridized Interlocking Vertical Environments) x Five is a group of live-work dwellings nestled within an existing shop shell in Melbourne. Design studio Megowan Architectural punctured the existing roof of...