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- Undulating green-roofed resort gets green light for coastal Turkey town Wed, 18 Oct 17, 6:16pmA new health and wellness resort planned for a Turkish coastal town appears to lift out of the ground into a series of rolling hills. Designed by architecture firm ENOTA, the sprawling green-roofed Tetusa Oasis Thermal Resort...
- This 18th-century London townhouse hides a swimming pool under a glass floor Thu, 4 May 17, 9:41pm[...]
- Renovated Beijing factory gets new life with an elegantly-integrated Zen garden Tue, 28 Mar 17, 3:51amAfter several renovations since the original construction of this Beijing factory, an extensive overhaul has breathed new life into the building - literally. He Wei Studio / 3andwich Design renovated the building with a...
- Old ruins transformed into a green-roofed home with a minimal energy footprint Thu, 19 May 16, 11:00pmThough the home is named North Face after its north-facing and centrally located recycled granite wall, the house was carefully oriented to maximize southern orientation...
- 1180 Fourth Street is an uber green housing development for low-income families in San Francisco Fri, 12 Feb 16, 6:30amThe design team decided to break the six-story building and take advantage of the various common spaces such as courts, lobbies and community rooms. They introduced four-foot-long perforated, vertical metal sunshades that...
- Mountain-inspired Pink Moon Saloon is a super-narrow bar and restaurant in Australia Wed, 20 Jan 16, 2:06amNestled in an alleyway, between two towering buildings in Adelaide, the two wooden huts of the Pink Moon Saloon bar and restaurant transport city dwellers to simpler childhood times of camping in the forest...
- archimania’s Conservation Hall is a sunken extension that preserves a historic governor’s mansion Wed, 24 Jun 15, 5:45amMemphis-based architecture firm archmania designed an extension to a historic governor’s mansion in Nashville, Tennessee, and created an "unbuilding"-the architects created a sunken courtyard building that houses all the...
- This home is a small timber cottage on the inside and an automated concrete monolith on the outside Tue, 2 Jun 15, 8:00pmYou wouldn't think it, but this modern suburban home located in Melbourne, Australia, was once a small timber cottage. Dubbed "Green House", the structure is topped with a roof made completely of automated aluminium sunscreens...
- Minimalist Pergola House has an open trellis roof that unifies indoors and out Fri, 20 Feb 15, 12:00amApollo Architects & Associates’ modern Pergola House in Japan unifies its indoor and outdoor space with a slatted trellis roof. The rectilinear home north of Tokyo rises to two stories of open and airy space both inside...
- House in Tatemachi’s Dramatic Cone-Shaped Openings Provide Privacy Without Sacrificing Natural Daylighting Fri, 21 Nov 14, 1:00amDue to the limited lot size, the walls of the House in Tatemachi are angled outwards to maximize the building volume. A triangular, frosted glass window opens up all three floors to natural daylight, while maintaining privacy....
- Japan’s Modernist Spread House is an Elegant, Low-Impact Home with a Tree Growing Through It Fri, 7 Sep 12, 3:25amRead the rest of Japan’s Modernist Spread House is an Elegant, Low-Impact Home with a Tree Growing Through It Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Cedar Wood, inner courtyard, Japan, Makoto Takei...
- San Francisco’s Imaginatively Interconnected Harrison 1×2 Residences by Studio 12 Wed, 28 Sep 11, 7:17amRead the rest of San Francisco’s Imaginatively Interconnected Harrison 1×2 Residences by Studio 12 Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: aia, aia home tours, american institute of architects,...
- The Palms House’s Futuristic Metal Screens Provide Privacy from In-Laws Wed, 27 Jul 11, 12:28amRead the rest of The Palms House’s Futuristic Metal Screens Provide Privacy from In-Laws Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: California, Daly Genik, eco design, green design, inner courtyard,...