Plastic waste has become an inevitable problem, but there are several eco-conscious designers and companies devising innovative ways to reuse everyday plastic and recycle ocean plastic into furniture or some useful accessories for homes. You may remember Micaella Pedros, who uses ...
Entwining traditional aesthetics and modern day interior design is an art. Going a step further and incorporating sustainable elements to this union is a skill which requires years of experience. Reflecting all these attributes is a minimalist home dubbed Chirath ...
Contrived by Valencia-based architecture firm Mano de Santo in collaboration with KM ZERO Open Innovation Hub, Punta de Mar is a proposed houseboat intended for sustainable tourism. Made from natural low-impact building materials, it is meant for two people wanting ...
On event of the German Werkbund Day, from 23rd to 25th September 2016, the Berlin Werkbund declared plans for the future development of the “WerkBundStadt”a new invigorating residential district in Berlin-Charlottenburg. The WerkBundStadt locality will be built on a former ...
Underground homes or low-impact houses are generally preferred by green enthusiasts who want to minimize their negative impact on environment. With housing crisis and shortage of land, many architects and designers are looking supporting the thought of underground homes, to ...
Demand for sustainable homes is increasing in order to control environmental hazards created as a result of external energy resources used in the houses. GAIA 7, is presented as a solution for bio-climatic and sustainable housing in Valencia, Spain. The ...
While world population increases manifold by the day, and deforestation makes deserts increase in number and size, it was only matter of time before someone thought of utilizing deserts to provide more housing. Chinese designers Qui Song, Bai Ying, Ren ...
Amid 10 dwellings selected for Portland Modern Home Tour, on merits of their design, construction and sustainability is a 13-feet wide, two story home from DAO Architecture. The metal clad structure, which replaces a garage on a side garden on ...
All new example of high tech contemporary architecture influenced by green credentials is the Springbank and Paddock home – twin homes in Camberwell Grove Conversation Area in South East London. Designed and constructed by architect couple Liz and Niki Borowiecki ...
Heating is one of the main household cost, off-grid and net zero energy homes vision to solve this problem. But, with an intention to provide another alternative, Multipod Studio has designed the Pop-Up House – a low cost home, which ...
