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Stunning Chuckanut Ridge Home for Bellingham
Seattle based firm Prentiss Architects, designed and built the house for a large family looking for a home with a low environmental impact that reflected their East Asian heritage. This lovely home in Bellingham, WA features a massive photovoltaic system in the front yard that allows it to operate completely off grid. Green design features [...]
Category: Architects,Home,House, posted at: Dec 4th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Chuckanut Ridge, design features, East Asian, environmental impact, House, inhabitat, Prentiss Architects, staircase, WA
New M2 Home Prefab by Method Home
The M2 home is part of their SML Series, which features three units of different sizes that can be combined in a multitude of ways. The Washington home is composed of two M series units combined by a site built bridge. As with all Method Homes, this one was designed to LEED Gold certification and [...]
Category: Home,House, posted at: Dec 3rd 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: bedrooms, Bridge, building envelope, energy efficient appliances, energy efficient design, high efficiency, House, interior, LEED, Method Homes, prefab home, VOC
Striking Kiefer Technic Showroom Design
Designed by Giselbrecht + Partner Architects, the building is home to Kiefer Technic’s hospital equipment showroom. The look of the building is in keeping with the modern stainless steel tools that are displayed inside but with one twist. When occupants want to adjust the light or temperature in a room, they don’t pull on shades [...]
Category: Home,Innovation Designer,Sustainable Design, posted at: Dec 3rd 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: energy savings, facade, facades, inhabitat, Innovation Designer, Kiefer Technic, shading, Sustainable Design
Gorgeous Green Roofed Longhouse in Kansas
Designed by Kansas based Rockhill and Associates, the Kansas Longhouse is a solar passive home that showcases low-maintenance materials and a respect for the climate and surrounding environment. The Longhouse is exactly that long with 150 feet long and 24 feet wide. The south facing home exemplifies solar passive design. A large overhanging roof protects [...]
Category: Home,House, posted at: Nov 29th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: bathrooms, bedrooms, House, interior, interior spaces, low maintenance, maintenance materials, roof, solar, solar passive design
Rabat Grand Theatre by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid and Lemghari Essakl, Managing Director of The Bouregreg Valley Development Agency signed an agreement for the architectural design of the Rabat Grand Theatre at a ceremony held in Rabat on November 5. With a dedicated land area of 47 000 sqm and a gross floor area of 27 000 sqm, the Rabat Grand [...]
Category: Architectural,Home,infrastructure,Innovation Designer, posted at: Nov 28th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: aerial view, architectural design, Bouregreg Valley, Grand Theatre, Innovation Designer, innovative design, landmark, Rabat Grand Theatre
Gorgeous MEKA Shipping Container Home in New York
Designed by architects Jason Halter and Christos Marcopoulous, the 320 square foot MEKA Home is an incredible architectural gesture able to capture luxurious, modern living within an undemanding and unexpected construction. Certainly attractive, durable and sustainably built with more than 70% of its materials recycled. One of the most outstanding features is that one of [...]
Category: Architects,Architectural,Home,House,Shipping Container, posted at: Nov 27th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: House, MEKA, New York, shipping container home, solar power
Modern Water Villa in DE Omval, Amsterdam
This new modern houseboat at De Omval makes houseboats on Amstel River look like redneck McMansions. Designed by Dutch firm +31 Architects, the Watervilla de Omval is a compact 2 bedroom houseboat with modern lines that can ride the rise and fall of the tides. The 200 square meter split level houseboat on De Omval [...]
Category: Home,House, posted at: Nov 27th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: Amstel River, ceiling windows, De Omval, fireplace, House, inhabitat, interior, master bedroom, square meter, staircase
New Vacuum Elevators Inovation for Homes
Many homes don’t need elevators, but those that do can benefit from the pneumatic vacuum elevator. Installation can be completed in as little as two days and can be easily retrofitted given that the technology sits simply on the floor, and does not require any special excavation. Moreover, the lack of hydraulics also means the [...]
Category: Home,House, posted at: Nov 26th 2010, Comments: 1 CommentTags: House, inhabitat
New eP Studio Prefab in Venice
The eP Studio Prefab that located in Venice, CA, placing it is almost as cool as the studio itself. The single piece prefabricated upper level was trucked adjacent to the backyard, unloaded, and raised a full story with a forklift. The temporary supports were then replaced with traditional walls to create a two car garage. [...]
Category: Home,Innovation Designer, posted at: Nov 24th 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: CA, construction waste, Innovation Designer, interior, interior temperature, living space, Studio Prefab, VOC
Compact Shipping Container for Rainforest Research Center
Made of two conventional shipping containers, this cute and compact shipping container home was built to provide shelter for researchers studying the rainforest in Far North Queensland, Australia. The house has a full 90 square meters of living space and stays dry and free of insects and vermin despite the heavy tropical rain that is [...]
Category: Canopy,Containers,Home,House,Shipping Container, posted at: Nov 23rd 2010, Comments: No CommentsTags: AUS, Cyclone Larry, Far North Queensland, House, shipping container home, Shipping Containers
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