Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » existing materials http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Norwegian Northface Home Looks Like a Periscope Peering Over the Fjord http://inhabitat.com/norwegian-northface-home-looks-like-a-periscope-peering-over-the-fjord/ http://inhabitat.com/norwegian-northface-home-looks-like-a-periscope-peering-over-the-fjord/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:37:24 +0000 Tafline Laylin http://inhabitat.com/?p=372917
One of the key goals of this program was to renovate the home as economically as possible while optimizing the residence's northern orientation. It was also necessary to maximize the southern exposure. This was partly achieved by bringing the cantilevering]]> Element, Dinesen, Norway, Northface Home, green renovation, sustainable renovation, existing materials, fjord, byfjorden, eco-design, sustainable design, green design, Element, Dinesen, Norway, Northface Home, green renovation, sustainable renovation, existing materials, fjord, byfjorden, eco-design, sustainable design, green design, Element, Dinesen, Norway, Northface Home, green renovation, sustainable renovation, existing materials, fjord, byfjorden, eco-design, sustainable design, green design, Element, Dinesen, Norway, Northface Home, green renovation, sustainable renovation, existing materials, fjord, byfjorden, eco-design, sustainable design, green design, Element, Dinesen, Norway, Northface Home, green renovation, sustainable renovation, existing materials, fjord, byfjorden, eco-design, sustainable design, green design, Element, Dinesen, Norway, Northface Home, green renovation, sustainable renovation, existing materials, fjord, byfjorden, eco-design, sustainable design, green design, Element, Dinesen, Norway, Northface Home, green renovation, sustainable renovation, existing materials, fjord, byfjorden, eco-design, sustainable design, green design,

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The Polyforum Siqueiros contains a theater, galleries, and more, but the main focus is the Foro Universal, which contains the interior portion of Siqueiros mural work. The museum received a donation from a Mexican paint manufacturer to give the entire program]]> BNKR Arquitectura, Mexico, Mexico City, Polyforum Siquieros Galleries, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, green renovation, sustainable development, green design, sustainable design, eco design, daylighting, existing materials, remodel, The March of Humanity, mural, art, BNKR Arquitectura, Mexico, Mexico City, Polyforum Siquieros Galleries, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, green renovation, sustainable development, green design, sustainable design, eco design, daylighting, existing materials, remodel, The March of Humanity, mural, art, BNKR Arquitectura, Mexico, Mexico City, Polyforum Siquieros Galleries, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, green renovation, sustainable development, green design, sustainable design, eco design, daylighting, existing materials, remodel, The March of Humanity, mural, art, BNKR Arquitectura, Mexico, Mexico City, Polyforum Siquieros Galleries, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, green renovation, sustainable development, green design, sustainable design, eco design, daylighting, existing materials, remodel, The March of Humanity, mural, art, BNKR Arquitectura, Mexico, Mexico City, Polyforum Siquieros Galleries, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, green renovation, sustainable development, green design, sustainable design, eco design, daylighting, existing materials, remodel, The March of Humanity, mural, art, BNKR Arquitectura, Mexico, Mexico City, Polyforum Siquieros Galleries, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, green renovation, sustainable development, green design, sustainable design, eco design, daylighting, existing materials, remodel, The March of Humanity, mural, art, BNKR Arquitectura, Mexico, Mexico City, Polyforum Siquieros Galleries, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, green renovation, sustainable development, green design, sustainable design, eco design, daylighting, existing materials, remodel, The March of Humanity, mural, art,

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/home-of-the-worlds-largest-mural-in-mexico-city-gets-a-sustainable-facelift/feed/ 0 Part-Thenon is a Funky California Shed Made Entirely Out of Salvaged Car Parts http://inhabitat.com/part-thenon-is-a-funky-california-shed-made-entirely-out-of-salvaged-car-parts/ http://inhabitat.com/part-thenon-is-a-funky-california-shed-made-entirely-out-of-salvaged-car-parts/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:22:32 +0000 Tafline Laylin http://inhabitat.com/?p=347859
According to Karl, who did all of the construction work, this shed is surprisingly sturdy and water tight. It receives all of its support from the car parts and he even pre-tensioned the roof so that it acts structurally like a shallow dome, he told us in]]> adaptive reuse, part-thenon, Leger Wanaselja, salvaged car parts, shed, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, urban heat island effect, recycled materials, local materials, existing materials, car parts, temporary structure, small footprint adaptive reuse, part-thenon, Leger Wanaselja, salvaged car parts, shed, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, urban heat island effect, recycled materials, local materials, existing materials, car parts, temporary structure, small footprint adaptive reuse, part-thenon, Leger Wanaselja, salvaged car parts, shed, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, urban heat island effect, recycled materials, local materials, existing materials, car parts, temporary structure, small footprint adaptive reuse, part-thenon, Leger Wanaselja, salvaged car parts, shed, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, urban heat island effect, recycled materials, local materials, existing materials, car parts, temporary structure, small footprint adaptive reuse, part-thenon, Leger Wanaselja, salvaged car parts, shed, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, urban heat island effect, recycled materials, local materials, existing materials, car parts, temporary structure, small footprint adaptive reuse, part-thenon, Leger Wanaselja, salvaged car parts, shed, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, urban heat island effect, recycled materials, local materials, existing materials, car parts, temporary structure, small footprint adaptive reuse, part-thenon, Leger Wanaselja, salvaged car parts, shed, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, urban heat island effect, recycled materials, local materials, existing materials, car parts, temporary structure, small footprint

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/part-thenon-is-a-funky-california-shed-made-entirely-out-of-salvaged-car-parts/feed/ 0 MDW Architecture Revamps Belgium Le Lorraine Apartment Complex with Green Roofs and Natural Lighting http://inhabitat.com/mdw-architecture-revamps-belgium-le-lorraine-apartment-complex-with-green-roofs-and-natural-lighting/ http://inhabitat.com/mdw-architecture-revamps-belgium-le-lorraine-apartment-complex-with-green-roofs-and-natural-lighting/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:36:44 +0000 Tafline Laylin http://inhabitat.com/?p=317220
Previously, walls blocked most of the light that would have otherwise penetrated the buildings, so MDW raised the complex's elevation so that it is now illuminated during the day without artificial lighting. Each new simplex, duplex, and triplex has a private]]> MDW Architecture, Brussels, Belgium, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, green roof, daylighting, natural materials, urban spaces, Le Lorraine, energy efficiency, MDW Architecture, Brussels, Belgium, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, green roof, daylighting, natural materials, urban spaces, Le Lorraine, energy efficiency, MDW Architecture, Brussels, Belgium, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, green roof, daylighting, natural materials, urban spaces, Le Lorraine, energy efficiency, MDW Architecture, Brussels, Belgium, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, green roof, daylighting, natural materials, urban spaces, Le Lorraine, energy efficiency, MDW Architecture, Brussels, Belgium, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, green roof, daylighting, natural materials, urban spaces, Le Lorraine, energy efficiency, MDW Architecture, Brussels, Belgium, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, green roof, daylighting, natural materials, urban spaces, Le Lorraine, energy efficiency, MDW Architecture, Brussels, Belgium, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, green roof, daylighting, natural materials, urban spaces, Le Lorraine, energy efficiency,

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/mdw-architecture-revamps-belgium-le-lorraine-apartment-complex-with-green-roofs-and-natural-lighting/feed/ 0 Crazy-Looking AME-LOT Student Housing is Made Entirely Out of Recycled Pallets http://inhabitat.com/crazy-looking-ame-lot-student-housing-is-made-entirely-out-of-recycled-pallets/ http://inhabitat.com/crazy-looking-ame-lot-student-housing-is-made-entirely-out-of-recycled-pallets/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 19:30:37 +0000 Tafline Laylin http://inhabitat.com/?p=274283
The pallets - a remarkably flexible building material that can be manipulated to create a variety of geometric shapes - are connected via horizontal hinges and are built upwards to allow for privacy and large openings. Given that the materials are all found,]]> AME-LOT, Malka Architects, Student Housing, Paris, pallets, green materials, found materials, recycled materials, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, existing materials AME-LOT, Malka Architects, Student Housing, Paris, pallets, green materials, found materials, recycled materials, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, existing materials AME-LOT, Malka Architects, Student Housing, Paris, pallets, green materials, found materials, recycled materials, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, existing materials AME-LOT, Malka Architects, Student Housing, Paris, pallets, green materials, found materials, recycled materials, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, existing materials AME-LOT, Malka Architects, Student Housing, Paris, pallets, green materials, found materials, recycled materials, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, existing materials AME-LOT, Malka Architects, Student Housing, Paris, pallets, green materials, found materials, recycled materials, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, existing materials AME-LOT, Malka Architects, Student Housing, Paris, pallets, green materials, found materials, recycled materials, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, existing materials AME-LOT, Malka Architects, Student Housing, Paris, pallets, green materials, found materials, recycled materials, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, existing materials AME-LOT, Malka Architects, Student Housing, Paris, pallets, green materials, found materials, recycled materials, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, existing materials AME-LOT, Malka Architects, Student Housing, Paris, pallets, green materials, found materials, recycled materials, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, existing materials AME-LOT, Malka Architects, Student Housing, Paris, pallets, green materials, found materials, recycled materials, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, existing materials AME-LOT, Malka Architects, Student Housing, Paris, pallets, green materials, found materials, recycled materials, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, existing materials AME-LOT, Malka Architects, Student Housing, Paris, pallets, green materials, found materials, recycled materials, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, existing materials

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/crazy-looking-ame-lot-student-housing-is-made-entirely-out-of-recycled-pallets/feed/ 3 Spectacular Huercal-Overa Lookout Tower Gets A Rustic Upgrade http://inhabitat.com/spectacular-huercal-overa-lookout-tower-gets-a-rustic-upgrade/ http://inhabitat.com/spectacular-huercal-overa-lookout-tower-gets-a-rustic-upgrade/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:40:06 +0000 Tafline Laylin http://inhabitat.com/?p=270308
Disturbing the site as little as possible was important to the architects so they worked around the topography as much as they could. And they chose shapes and materials that emphasized the aesthetic quality of the existing building. For example, the rusted]]> green renovation, castillo miras arquitecturos, cor-ten steel, Huercal Overa lookout tower, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, sustainable architecture, green architecture, existing materials, sustainable reuse green renovation, castillo miras arquitecturos, cor-ten steel, Huercal Overa lookout tower, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, sustainable architecture, green architecture, existing materials, sustainable reuse green renovation, castillo miras arquitecturos, cor-ten steel, Huercal Overa lookout tower, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, sustainable architecture, green architecture, existing materials, sustainable reuse green renovation, castillo miras arquitecturos, cor-ten steel, Huercal Overa lookout tower, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, sustainable architecture, green architecture, existing materials, sustainable reuse green renovation, castillo miras arquitecturos, cor-ten steel, Huercal Overa lookout tower, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, sustainable architecture, green architecture, existing materials, sustainable reuse green renovation, castillo miras arquitecturos, cor-ten steel, Huercal Overa lookout tower, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, sustainable architecture, green architecture, existing materials, sustainable reuse green renovation, castillo miras arquitecturos, cor-ten steel, Huercal Overa lookout tower, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, sustainable architecture, green architecture, existing materials, sustainable reuse green renovation, castillo miras arquitecturos, cor-ten steel, Huercal Overa lookout tower, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, sustainable architecture, green architecture, existing materials, sustainable reuse green renovation, castillo miras arquitecturos, cor-ten steel, Huercal Overa lookout tower, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, sustainable architecture, green architecture, existing materials, sustainable reuse green renovation, castillo miras arquitecturos, cor-ten steel, Huercal Overa lookout tower, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, sustainable architecture, green architecture, existing materials, sustainable reuse green renovation, castillo miras arquitecturos, cor-ten steel, Huercal Overa lookout tower, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, sustainable architecture, green architecture, existing materials, sustainable reuse green renovation, castillo miras arquitecturos, cor-ten steel, Huercal Overa lookout tower, green design, eco-design, sustainable design, sustainable architecture, green architecture, existing materials, sustainable reuse

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