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- Check out this 2-in-1 sustainably-made wooden board game Tue, 28 Sep 21, 5:30amWhether it’s croquet in the yard or chess at the dining table, games are a tradition that brings family and friends together. Japanese company Masuda Kiribako builds on that idea with a board game that not only encourages...
- Walk to work at this eco-friendly office tower in India Thu, 2 Sep 21, 1:30amCommuting got you down? New Delhi-based architectural practice Design Forum International (DFI) takes traffic jams out of the morning routine with a plan for a "walk to work" office tower dubbed Amtron...
- WOOMETRY upcycles salvaged wood into eco-friendly home goods Tue, 6 Oct 20, 1:30amOn the outskirts of Lisbon, Portugal in Santa Iria de Azoia, sustainable creative studio WOOMETRY is giving unwanted wood pieces a second life by transforming the salvaged materials into home goods and other 3D objects...
- Studio NAB wants to boost urban biodiversity with an insect hotel at a bus stop Sat, 15 Jun 19, 2:30amWaiting for the bus is usually a drag, but what if the experience could instead become an opportunity to be closer to nature? French design practice Studio NAB has reinterpreted the humble bus stop as a hub for biodiversity...
- TRS Studio turns shipping containers into low-cost Pachacutec housing Fri, 7 Jun 19, 12:30amImproved housing could soon be coming to Pachacutec, a dusty shantytown on the outskirts of Lima. Peruvian architectural practice TRS Studio has proposed low-cost cargotecture dwellings that not only are sensitive to the...
- A historic farmhouse is transformed into a modern home with a green roof Tue, 11 Sep 18, 6:30amThe building elements of a century-old farmhouse in Park City, Utah have been salvaged and transformed into a beautiful and contemporary new residence that pays homage to its historic rural past...
- This modular orphanage in Thailand was built using local and recycled materials Wed, 8 Nov 17, 1:56amThis cluster of tiny shelters for Burmese children in Thailand was built using reclaimed wood and locally sourced materials. Following the success of his Casa Techo emergency dwellings in Colombia, Chilean architect Sebastián...
- Gorgeous modern home makes stunning use of recycled and salvaged materials Fri, 21 Jul 17, 7:30pmArchitecture studio tenfiftyfive paired modern luxury with sustainable and nature-centric design in their design of this gorgeous house extension in Melbourne...
- Light-filled cancer center harnesses the healing power of nature Tue, 4 Jul 17, 6:00pmThe healing powers of nature have been put to good use in the recently completed Maggie’s Oldham. London-based architecture studio dRMM completed this cross-laminated timber building, one of the United Kingdom’s many...
- Artist creates thousands of urban birdhouses out of recycled scrap wood Tue, 22 Mar 16, 5:00amOriginally from Denmark, Dambo has grown his business around the Copenhagen area and beyond. His Happy City Birds projects have culminated in beautiful and functional birdhouse displays outside of hotels and public libraries....
- Two compact modern homes fill challenging empty lots in an old, urban neighborhood Fri, 13 Nov 15, 6:30amTwo Compact Modern Houses Fill Empty Lots in Old, Urban Neighborhood Two new compact houses have introduced a modern, sustainable, infill-housing model to an old, urban neighborhood while providing two young families with...
- The recycled wood ORION lamp can be adjusted using a sliding weight Wed, 2 Sep 15, 5:30amInterior lamp made by recycled wood. Chippings, derived from manufacturing processes, pulverized and mixed with glue, become wood paste. This paste is used to create the particular shape of ORION. The intensity of light changing...
- Peru’s Chontay house was made using locally-sourced wood and clay to help it blend in with the surrounding mountains Wed, 12 Aug 15, 3:00pmThis rustic house on a mountain slope near Peru's capital accentuates the stunning beauty of the Andes mountain range and proves that the most beautiful living spaces are achieved by integrating them with nature...
- Chontay house was made using locally-sourced wood and clay to help it blend in with the surrounding mountains of Peru Wed, 12 Aug 15, 3:00pmThis rustic house on a mountain slope near Peru's capital accentuates the stunning beauty of the Andes mountain range and proves that the most beautiful living spaces are achieved by integrating them with nature...
- This building made from hundreds of apple crates has a surprise inside Wed, 22 Jul 15, 7:26amHave you ever seen a building built of thousands of recycled apple crates? That’s the case of the Polish Pavilion at Expo 2015 developed by the Warsaw office 2pm studio...