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- A green lung brings sunlight and air into a narrow Vietnamese home Wed, 8 Jan 20, 5:30amIn the tightly packed cities of Vietnam, residential houses are often placed close together on long, narrow plots of land — a setup that can make it hard for residents to get access to natural light and ventilation...
- Historic warehouses transformed into a swanky boutique hotel in New Orleans Fri, 13 Jul 18, 4:45amNew York City-based architecture and interior design firm Stonehill Taylor tapped into New Orleans’ storied past for its design of The Eliza Jane, a new boutique hotel a few blocks west from the city’s iconic French Quarter...
- Airy Thatched Vietnamese Coffee Shop is Made From Salvaged Wood and Local Materials Thu, 26 Jun 14, 11:00pmBuilt along the side of a highway, the Salvaged Ring coffee shop features a curved thatch roof that connects the roadway with the riverbank. The sloped roof helps soften the appearance of the building in the landscape and...
- Beautiful Foothills House Showcases Passive Solar Design in the New Zealand Countryside Wed, 12 Feb 14, 2:44amThe Foothills House was constructed using durable, mostly unfinished materials such as coated steel, zinc, stone and concrete masonry for a raw and natural look that blends in with the surrounding Waikato landscape...
- Shigeru Ban Unveils Modern Minimalist Sengokubara Villa With a Teardrop-Shaped Courtyard Tue, 29 Oct 13, 6:30amShigeru Ban highlights the Villa at Sengokubara’s geometric forms by encircling the green courtyard with a dark sloping roof constructed from a single piece of material...
- HOK Architects Unveil Porsche’s Green-Roofed North American Headquarters Tue, 22 Nov 11, 10:29amHOK Architects were recently chosen to design Atlanta’s new Porsche North America headquarters, which will feature a sweeping kinetic facade and an immense green roof...
- The “Airy House” Creates a Gorgeous Gleaming Structure for a Cafe and Residence Wed, 15 Jun 11, 7:30amRead the rest of The “Airy House” Creates a Gorgeous Gleaming Structure for a Cafe and Residence Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Airy House, cafe residence, eco design, green design,...