When it comes to having a green home, most of us look into energy-efficient options apart from solar roofing. Not only does this serve to save us money but also makes us feel better about our effort to reduce the impact on ...
If you are conservative with a dream of saving more and more energy, then you might think about keeping a check on power consumption of all devices at home. This seems a rigorous task but the latest sensor developed by ...
In our modern times, kitchen hoods have emerged as irreplaceable components of the kitchen. This essential scope is defined by their cleaning purposes that directly relate to our health and well being, like removing airborne grease , smoke, odors, heat ...
The aptly named Crossway House (by Richard Hawkes) in Staplehurst, Kent has more credentials than just its uniquely enticing form. For starters, it is England’s only certified Passivhaus (or Passive House), which is one of the world’s most rigorous standards for energy efficiency ...
We are having a roll with pre-fabricated structures. Yesterday, it was about a tourist complex in Easter Island, and now we have once again come across the familiar scope of a pre-fabricated housing unit. The conception in question is named ...
The mighty Rome wasn’t built in a day. But the above pictured three-story pre-fab house was certainly built within a day, and that too ‘with high levels of both acoustic and thermal insulation’! Showcased by Royal Academy of London as an ...
Designer doghouses move aside; the Japanese have once again come forth with their technologically advanced alternative. We are of course talking about a Japanese doghouse equipped with its very own air-conditioning system. Contrived by MRT Corp, a firm known for their ...
Good architecture is not only about the building, but also encompasses the scope of the environment in which the building is set. Lake Rotsee Refuge by AFGH Architekten is an apt example of such a ‘collective’ architectural piece. The conception ...
The above pictured Garden Studio in many ways is an architectural piece ‘strategically’ borne out of design contradictions. Conceived (by Scenario Architecture) as a workout shed for a London based choreographer, the structure according to the architects was envisaged as ...
Quality meets efficiency – this in a nutshell dictates the design language of the itHouse by Taalman Koch. Conceived as a small house with easy glass facades, the constructional process entailed the assembling of pre-fabricated components from an off site. The process made sure ...
