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- UNStudio’s remote-controlled W.I.N.D. House is the home of the future, today Wed, 4 Feb 15, 6:15amA decade ago, if someone mentioned a home that could be regulated by remote control, we would have thought they were referring to some futuristic sci-fi film like Blade Runner...
- Energy-efficient Stinson Beach House looks like a clustered mountain village Sat, 24 Jan 15, 5:00amThe house is organized around a central courtyard and evokes the sense of a small, clustered village. The courtyard divides into two sections: the main residence, and the guest wing/pool house. Large operable windows, an...
- Graham Hill’s Transformable Cube-Within-A-Cube Cleverly Makes the Most of a Small Footprint Wed, 24 Sep 14, 6:39pmGraham Hill has many claims to fame, but the one that reverberates the loudest is his viral Ted Talk, which explored how doing more with less is not only a more sustainable lifestyle, but one that can bring us greater health...
- Refract House | Solar Decathlon + Architecture City Sat, 5 Sep 09, 2:30amProject managers open the doors to their Refract House, ready for Solar Decathlon 2009, Photo by Kevin Gardner What happens when an architect and an engineer walk into a Jesuit university in Silicon Valley and end up on...
- Lumenhaus - Virginia Tech’s Smart Solar House Sat, 22 Aug 09, 1:00amWe’re getting excited about this year’s Solar Decathlon and love Virginia Tech’s zero-energy, smart house. Lumenhaus — which is a combination of Lumen, meaning power of light, and Haus, which is a...