desert living, Tag

When Kathrin and Brian Smirke decided to buy an abandoned property in the desert landscape of Joshua Tree for $7,000, they knew that they had a massive undertaking on their hands...

According to Joshua and Natsuko Shaffer, the couple behind Chibi Moku, Marten is a pioneer of "desert modern architecture." Educated as an architect, Marten wanted to create homes that would protect the spectacular views,...

If you’ve ever wanted to ditch your snowy, chilly, or rainy stomping grounds for the heat of the desert, these homes will inspire those with even the most frugal of budgets...

This house remains cost-effective even while achieving net-zero energy consumption by being extremely energy efficient. Two major strategies used to achieve this include insulation and passive solar design. The walls are...

Students from Team ASUNM are sensitive to a special kind of urban sprawl endemic to desert cities such as Phoenix and Albuquerque. So when they designed their SHADE House (Solar Homes Adapting for Desert Equilibrium) for...

Migrating sand dunes in the Tunisian desert are threatening to bury the set of Mos Espa City—one of the most famous filming locations captured in the Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and childhood home of the franchise’s...

Building a home in the desert is certainly a test of green building innovation — because in a climate where resources are limited, how do you build to ensure comfort and longevity? Architect Lloyd Russell offers a beautiful...