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- This ultra-sustainable home has moveable walls for endless reconfigurability Thu, 12 Oct 17, 11:43pmStudents from Northwestern University have created a sophisticated, energy-efficient home that is strategically designed to address the many challenges that come with aging...
- Studiolada used all wood materials to create this affordable open-source home anyone can build Mon, 24 Jul 17, 10:14pmSkillfully blending the basics of frugality and sustainability into one beautiful home design, French firm Studiolada Architects has just unveiled the Open Source House...
- Silicon Valley tilt-up office gets amazing net zero retrofit Sat, 21 Feb 15, 1:30amAs well as providing for its own energy needs with a rooftop solar array, 435 Indio produces zero carbon emissions. As part of its energy-independent design, the office space uses a solar-powered smart lighting control system...
- Incredible Transforming Furniture System Can Be Used in 36 Different Ways Sat, 14 Jun 14, 5:30amPhotograph by Norman McGrath Why buy a couch, chairs, a bed, tables and storage units when you could just build yourself a set of Superstairs like the ones architect Dennis Holloway came up with back in 1968? Holloway designed...
- Two Russian Climbers Scaled the World’s Second Tallest Tower and Captured These Amazing Photos Sat, 15 Feb 14, 6:30amVitaliy and Makhorov travel the globe capturing spectacular images from vantage points that few of us would venture to, and they do all this without the use of safety gear...
- Sydney Opera House-Inspired Camper Combines Luxury & Tiny Living On-the-Go Tue, 29 Nov 11, 2:57amRead the rest of Sydney Opera House-Inspired Camper Combines Luxury & Tiny Living On-the-Go Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", camper, camping, caravan, compact design,...
- Sydney Opera House Inspired Camper Combines Luxury & Tiny On-the-Go Living Tue, 29 Nov 11, 2:57amRead the rest of Sydney Opera House Inspired Camper Combines Luxury & Tiny On-the-Go Living Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", camper, camping, caravan, compact design,...
- Fabulous Flatpack Furniture Fri, 30 Oct 09, 5:00amOver at TreeHugger we are saps for furniture that can slide under your door; flatpack isn’t just made by IKEA. Designers like Eric Ku are doing it with humor, inventing a flatpack alphabet – his Flatpack Chair...
- Shigeru Ban’s 10 Unit Modular Furniture System Tue, 21 Apr 09, 2:00pmThis week Inhabitat favorite Shigeru Ban will be introducing his ‘10-Unit System’ for Artek at the 2009 Milan Furniture fair. Based completely on L-shaped units, the elegant modular furniture system allows you to bring...
- Bendant Customizable Pendant Lamp Thu, 9 Apr 09, 8:41amSo we know MIO’s Bendant chandelier has been around for a while, but like all good things, it’s worth revisiting—especially now, when embracing well designed, American-made products is more important than ever...