Mirrored Off-Grid Cabin On The Volcano Slopes

Mirrored Off-Grid Cabin On The Volcano Slopes
Solar panels and harvested rainwater power this mirrored holiday home by first-time architect Prashant Ashoka, which was designed to be self-sufficient and in harmony with its surroundings. Casa Etérea is nestled into the slopes of an extinct volcano in the Los Picachos highlands, near the Mexican city of San Miguel de Allende, and surrounded by... 
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Sustinable Zerocabin For Off-Grid Living

Sustinable Zerocabin For Off-Grid Living
Cabins that can be placed anywhere you want are super popular: they guarantee nice views as you choose them, they can be easily assembled and then moved anywhere you want. We continue sharing the coolest prefab ideas, and today we are speaking of a very eco-friendly solution – Zerocabin for fully sustainable living. Based in... 
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Tiny Off-Grid Cabin For Sustainable Summer Getaways

Tiny Off-Grid Cabin For Sustainable Summer Getaways
Cabins located in the wild are all the rage now, and you may see lots of cool cabins here and there – by various architects and designs. Here’s one more cabin, a sustainable and off-grid one. Sydney-based architecture firm fresh prince has designed a compact off-grid cabin in Australia that offers a sustainable dwelling for... 
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Sustainable House That Adapts To All Seasons

Sustainable House That Adapts To All Seasons
Jurek Brueggen and Sebastian Sailer of Kosa Architects have converted a stone found in Werder, Germany, into a house designed to adapt to all seasons. Located on a hillside, the Haus Am See comprises the stone’s hollowed-out concrete body, into which openings have been cut, along with a wooden expansion on top of it. In... 
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Colonial House With Minimalist Aesthetics

Colonial House With Minimalist Aesthetics
Located in Çeşme, the popular summer resort of Izmir, Turkey, Cesme House is a three bedroom residence by design studio Escapefromsofa. Inspired by the glorious Aegean summer, the designers have combined a modernist sensibility of light, neutral colors and simple, clean lines with a colonial style using natural materials and indoor plants, in order to... 
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100% Sustainable House Overlooking The Hudson River

100% Sustainable House Overlooking The Hudson River
An architect-turned-falconer considers animals and nature when designing his own home. Overlooking the Hudson River, Allan Shope’s nearly 3,000-square-foot sustainable home features handmade furniture and an undulating floor, all crafted from the site’s felled black walnut trees. Shope and his wife carefully designed an eco-friendly landscape: For instance, they did not fell any tree with... 
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Sustainable Home Design With Solar Panels And Collectors

Sustainable Home Design With Solar Panels And Collectors
A collaboration between architecture firm Snøhetta, research company SINTEF, Zero Emission Building (ZEB) partner Brødrene Dahl, and Optimera, led to the award-winning Plus House Larvik, which was designed to generate an energy surplus that can power an electric car year-round. The goal was to demonstrate solutions to improve comfort along with consuming low amounts of... 
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Smart Wooden House Built With Beech Wood Plugs

Smart Wooden House Built With Beech Wood Plugs
This hi-tech wooden house was built without glue, screws or nails, it’s built with beech wood plugs. The whole house is made from spruce, larch, pine and birch wood, and built without using chemicals or artificial tools – this is eco-friendliness at its edge! The interiors are modern and almost minimalist – who needs much... 
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Sustainable House With Raw Stone Exterior

Sustainable House With Raw Stone Exterior
Camel Quarry House is built on the footprint of the burnt out ruin of the original house. The site features great views of natural landscape and blends with it very well thanks to the exterior done in raw stones combined with several wood inserts. Its form is simple – a rugged face reflecting the quarry... 
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Sustainable House with Large Expanses Of Glass – Flyway View House by Jon Anderson

Sustainable House with Large Expanses Of Glass – Flyway View House by Jon Anderson
The Flyway View House is designed by Jon Anderson Architecture and located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The design’s concept was to maximize views of the bird habitat and to take advantage of solar exposure and passive ventilation. Simple sustainable materials and the thoughtful use of glass blends the indoor and outdoor living spaces. Overhangs protect... 
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