Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building » green facade http://inhabitat.com Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sun, 19 May 2013 19:59:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Portugal’s House: A Living Facade of 4,500 Plants Adorns Green Home in Travessa de Patrocinio http://inhabitat.com/a-living-green-face-of-4500-plants-adorns-portugals-house-in-travessa-de-patrocinio/ http://inhabitat.com/a-living-green-face-of-4500-plants-adorns-portugals-house-in-travessa-de-patrocinio/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:28:25 +0000 Tafline Laylin http://inhabitat.com/?p=457267
An ordinary 248 square meter tower could easily lack all of the necessary daylighting to keep it vibrant and fresh if carelessly designed, but the Travessa de Patrocinio is brimming with light thanks to the four story home's arrangement around a central core.]]> Luís Rebelo de Andrade, Tiago Rebelo de Andrade , Manuel Cachão Tojal, living wall, green facade, vertical garden, Lisbon, Portugal, daylighting, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, house with a green face, Travessa de Patrocinio, green lung of lisbon, air quality, insulation, courtyard Luís Rebelo de Andrade, Tiago Rebelo de Andrade , Manuel Cachão Tojal, living wall, green facade, vertical garden, Lisbon, Portugal, daylighting, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, house with a green face, Travessa de Patrocinio, green lung of lisbon, air quality, insulation, courtyard Luís Rebelo de Andrade, Tiago Rebelo de Andrade , Manuel Cachão Tojal, living wall, green facade, vertical garden, Lisbon, Portugal, daylighting, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, house with a green face, Travessa de Patrocinio, green lung of lisbon, air quality, insulation, courtyard Luís Rebelo de Andrade, Tiago Rebelo de Andrade , Manuel Cachão Tojal, living wall, green facade, vertical garden, Lisbon, Portugal, daylighting, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, house with a green face, Travessa de Patrocinio, green lung of lisbon, air quality, insulation, courtyard Luís Rebelo de Andrade, Tiago Rebelo de Andrade , Manuel Cachão Tojal, living wall, green facade, vertical garden, Lisbon, Portugal, daylighting, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, house with a green face, Travessa de Patrocinio, green lung of lisbon, air quality, insulation, courtyard Luís Rebelo de Andrade, Tiago Rebelo de Andrade , Manuel Cachão Tojal, living wall, green facade, vertical garden, Lisbon, Portugal, daylighting, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, house with a green face, Travessa de Patrocinio, green lung of lisbon, air quality, insulation, courtyard Luís Rebelo de Andrade, Tiago Rebelo de Andrade , Manuel Cachão Tojal, living wall, green facade, vertical garden, Lisbon, Portugal, daylighting, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, house with a green face, Travessa de Patrocinio, green lung of lisbon, air quality, insulation, courtyard

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/a-living-green-face-of-4500-plants-adorns-portugals-house-in-travessa-de-patrocinio/feed/ 0 Studio 505′s Textured Wintergarden Facade in Brisbane is Inspired by Nature http://inhabitat.com/studio-505s-textured-wintergarden-facade-in-brisbane-is-inspired-by-nature/ http://inhabitat.com/studio-505s-textured-wintergarden-facade-in-brisbane-is-inspired-by-nature/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:28:38 +0000 Mark Boyer http://inhabitat.com/?p=416450
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]]> http://inhabitat.com/studio-505s-textured-wintergarden-facade-in-brisbane-is-inspired-by-nature/feed/ 0 JAILmake’s Reseeding Bricks Help Grow Living Buildings in London http://inhabitat.com/jailmakes-reseeding-bricks-help-grow-living-buildings-in-london/ http://inhabitat.com/jailmakes-reseeding-bricks-help-grow-living-buildings-in-london/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:19:57 +0000 Helen Morgan http://inhabitat.com/?p=369924
Installing grassy facades on urban buildings are a great way to create a greener city. With this in mind, London-based design studio JAILmake has developed these 'Reseeding Bricks', which can be used to build living structures and pathways. Packed with lots]]> JAILmake, urban design, sustainable design, reseeding bricks, green heroes, green deisgn, eco building, green architecture

Installing grassy facades on urban buildings are a great way to create a greener city. With this in mind, London-based design studio JAILmake has developed these ‘Reseeding Bricks’, which can be used to build living structures and pathways. Packed with lots of different seeds such as herbs, wild flowers, and trees, the clay and soil bricks can be used to fill up holes in walls or stacked on top of each other to create new constructions. Designed to encourage ‘arbortectural’ growth in London, these bricks offer a brilliant way to create a greener urban landscape.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/jailmakes-reseeding-bricks-help-grow-living-buildings-in-london/feed/ 1 Oasia Downtown by WOHA Places the Tropics in the Heart of Singapore http://inhabitat.com/oasia-downtown-by-woha-places-tropics-in-the-heart-of-singapore/ http://inhabitat.com/oasia-downtown-by-woha-places-tropics-in-the-heart-of-singapore/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:00:19 +0000 Andrew Michler http://inhabitat.com/?p=362642
The glass high-rises in Singapore’s commercial district will soon get a neighbor of an altogether different color. The Oasia Downtown tower by WOHA will be literally clad in greenery, with multiple levels of the building completely open for gardens stacked]]> green facade, vegetated facade,green design, natural cooled building,green roof Singapore, garden roof, vegetated tower, vertical garden,

The glass high-rises in Singapore’s commercial district will soon get a neighbor of an altogether different color. The Oasia Downtown tower by WOHA will be literally clad in greenery, with multiple levels of the building completely open for gardens stacked one upon another. The design brings the tropics into the heart of the city with a greenscaped core, and the building will also be naturally cooled, saving energy while providing ample places for occupants to stroll through the gardens.

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]]> http://inhabitat.com/oasia-downtown-by-woha-places-tropics-in-the-heart-of-singapore/feed/ 0 Retrofitted Mexican Entrepreneur Center Maximizes Performance with a Parametric Pine Facade http://inhabitat.com/retrofitted-mexican-entrepreneur-center-maximizes-performance-with-a-parametric-pine-facade/ http://inhabitat.com/retrofitted-mexican-entrepreneur-center-maximizes-performance-with-a-parametric-pine-facade/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:32:54 +0000 Andrew Michler http://inhabitat.com/?p=335864
The tiny satellite campus is the collaborative effort of Tecnológico de Monterrey, a private university, and the bank Bancomer. The project was developed to provide education for low-income residents while serving as a small business consulting center.]]> bris de soleil, eco retrofit, eco-materials, Green Building, green facade, green school, Incubadora Social ITESM-Bancome, Mexico green building, natural cooling, reclaimed building, SHINE Architecture, wood facade bris de soleil, eco retrofit, eco-materials, Green Building, green facade, green school, Incubadora Social ITESM-Bancome, Mexico green building, natural cooling, reclaimed building, SHINE Architecture, wood facade bris de soleil, eco retrofit, eco-materials, Green Building, green facade, green school, Incubadora Social ITESM-Bancome, Mexico green building, natural cooling, reclaimed building, SHINE Architecture, wood facade bris de soleil, eco retrofit, eco-materials, Green Building, green facade, green school, Incubadora Social ITESM-Bancome, Mexico green building, natural cooling, reclaimed building, SHINE Architecture, wood facade bris de soleil, eco retrofit, eco-materials, Green Building, green facade, green school, Incubadora Social ITESM-Bancome, Mexico green building, natural cooling, reclaimed building, SHINE Architecture, wood facade bris de soleil, eco retrofit, eco-materials, Green Building, green facade, green school, Incubadora Social ITESM-Bancome, Mexico green building, natural cooling, reclaimed building, SHINE Architecture, wood facade bris de soleil, eco retrofit, eco-materials, Green Building, green facade, green school, Incubadora Social ITESM-Bancome, Mexico green building, natural cooling, reclaimed building, SHINE Architecture, wood facade bris de soleil, eco retrofit, eco-materials, Green Building, green facade, green school, Incubadora Social ITESM-Bancome, Mexico green building, natural cooling, reclaimed building, SHINE Architecture, wood facade bris de soleil, eco retrofit, eco-materials, Green Building, green facade, green school, Incubadora Social ITESM-Bancome, Mexico green building, natural cooling, reclaimed building, SHINE Architecture, wood facade bris de soleil, eco retrofit, eco-materials, Green Building, green facade, green school, Incubadora Social ITESM-Bancome, Mexico green building, natural cooling, reclaimed building, SHINE Architecture, wood facade bris de soleil, eco retrofit, eco-materials, Green Building, green facade, green school, Incubadora Social ITESM-Bancome, Mexico green building, natural cooling, reclaimed building, SHINE Architecture, wood facade


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The complex is broken into two buildings that rise from either end of a block of ground floor retail. A black rubber façade covers the rectangular office building at one end, and in stark contrast a rounded residential tower rises much higher on the other]]> Urban green facade, chasmophyte, Tree architecture, miroclimate building, Botanical Garden of Nantes,eco building, green building, green facade, environmetal housing tower, green tower, french green building, Urban green facade, chasmophyte, Tree architecture, miroclimate building, Botanical Garden of Nantes,eco building, green building, green facade, environmetal housing tower, green tower, french green building, Urban green facade, chasmophyte, Tree architecture, miroclimate building, Botanical Garden of Nantes,eco building, green building, green facade, environmetal housing tower, green tower, french green building, Urban green facade, chasmophyte, Tree architecture, miroclimate building, Botanical Garden of Nantes,eco building, green building, green facade, environmetal housing tower, green tower, french green building, Urban green facade, chasmophyte, Tree architecture, miroclimate building, Botanical Garden of Nantes,eco building, green building, green facade, environmetal housing tower, green tower, french green building, Urban green facade, chasmophyte, Tree architecture, miroclimate building, Botanical Garden of Nantes,eco building, green building, green facade, environmetal housing tower, green tower, french green building, Urban green facade, chasmophyte, Tree architecture, miroclimate building, Botanical Garden of Nantes,eco building, green building, green facade, environmetal housing tower, green tower, french green building,


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/tour-vegetale-de-nantes-is-a-spectacular-tower-stacked-high-with-trees/feed/ 2 London’s Metal-Clad Town Hall Hotel is a Radical Renovation of a Classic Building http://inhabitat.com/londons-metal-clad-town-hall-hotel-is-a-radical-reinterpretation-of-a-classic-building/ http://inhabitat.com/londons-metal-clad-town-hall-hotel-is-a-radical-reinterpretation-of-a-classic-building/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 22:44:32 +0000 Andrew Michler http://inhabitat.com/?p=248139
The Edwardian town hall on Cambridge Heath Road fell on hard times in the 90’s, when the neo-classical building was rarely used save as a shooting location for films. It was bought by a hotel developer, and the building has undergone a remarkable metamorphosis]]> odern building renovation,rare architects, historic hotel, london green hotel, london green renovation, eco hotel, metal skin architecture,green facade, contemporary historic renovation, odern building renovation,rare architects, historic hotel, london green hotel, london green renovation, eco hotel, metal skin architecture,green facade, contemporary historic renovation, odern building renovation,rare architects, historic hotel, london green hotel, london green renovation, eco hotel, metal skin architecture,green facade, contemporary historic renovation, odern building renovation,rare architects, historic hotel, london green hotel, london green renovation, eco hotel, metal skin architecture,green facade, contemporary historic renovation, odern building renovation,rare architects, historic hotel, london green hotel, london green renovation, eco hotel, metal skin architecture,green facade, contemporary historic renovation, odern building renovation,rare architects, historic hotel, london green hotel, london green renovation, eco hotel, metal skin architecture,green facade, contemporary historic renovation, odern building renovation,rare architects, historic hotel, london green hotel, london green renovation, eco hotel, metal skin architecture,green facade, contemporary historic renovation, odern building renovation,rare architects, historic hotel, london green hotel, london green renovation, eco hotel, metal skin architecture,green facade, contemporary historic renovation, odern building renovation,rare architects, historic hotel, london green hotel, london green renovation, eco hotel, metal skin architecture,green facade, contemporary historic renovation, odern building renovation,rare architects, historic hotel, london green hotel, london green renovation, eco hotel, metal skin architecture,green facade, contemporary historic renovation, odern building renovation,rare architects, historic hotel, london green hotel, london green renovation, eco hotel, metal skin architecture,green facade, contemporary historic renovation, odern building renovation,rare architects, historic hotel, london green hotel, london green renovation, eco hotel, metal skin architecture,green facade, contemporary historic renovation, odern building renovation,rare architects, historic hotel, london green hotel, london green renovation, eco hotel, metal skin architecture,green facade, contemporary historic renovation, Town Hall Hotel Section


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/londons-metal-clad-town-hall-hotel-is-a-radical-reinterpretation-of-a-classic-building/feed/ 0 National Museum of American Jewish History Protected by a Terra Cotta Eco Facade http://inhabitat.com/museum-of-american-jewish-history-protected-by-a-terra-cotta-eco-facade/ http://inhabitat.com/museum-of-american-jewish-history-protected-by-a-terra-cotta-eco-facade/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:48:25 +0000 Andrew Michler http://inhabitat.com/?p=242510
Michael Rosenzweig, the President and CEO of the museum writes “While the Museum will connect Jews more closely with their heritage, it will also give all visitors a greater appreciation of the diversity of the American experience and the freedoms to which]]> Ennead Architects, museum design, Jewish Museum, Green building Philadelphia,screen facade, terra cotta wall, National Museum of American Jewish History, eco facade, green facade, green museum, Ennead Architects, museum design, Jewish Museum, Green building Philadelphia,screen facade, terra cotta wall, National Museum of American Jewish History, eco facade, green facade, green museum, Ennead Architects, museum design, Jewish Museum, Green building Philadelphia,screen facade, terra cotta wall, National Museum of American Jewish History, eco facade, green facade, green museum, Ennead Architects, museum design, Jewish Museum, Green building Philadelphia,screen facade, terra cotta wall, National Museum of American Jewish History, eco facade, green facade, green museum, Ennead Architects, museum design, Jewish Museum, Green building Philadelphia,screen facade, terra cotta wall, National Museum of American Jewish History, eco facade, green facade, green museum, Ennead Architects, museum design, Jewish Museum, Green building Philadelphia,screen facade, terra cotta wall, National Museum of American Jewish History, eco facade, green facade, green museum, Ennead Architects, museum design, Jewish Museum, Green building Philadelphia,screen facade, terra cotta wall, National Museum of American Jewish History, eco facade, green facade, green museum, Ennead Architects, museum design, Jewish Museum, Green building Philadelphia,screen facade, terra cotta wall, National Museum of American Jewish History, eco facade, green facade, green museum, Ennead Architects, museum design, Jewish Museum, Green building Philadelphia,screen facade, terra cotta wall, National Museum of American Jewish History, eco facade, green facade, green museum, Ennead Architects, museum design, Jewish Museum, Green building Philadelphia,screen facade, terra cotta wall, National Museum of American Jewish History, eco facade, green facade, green museum, Ennead Architects, museum design, Jewish Museum, Green building Philadelphia,screen facade, terra cotta wall, National Museum of American Jewish History, eco facade, green facade, green museum,


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]]> http://inhabitat.com/museum-of-american-jewish-history-protected-by-a-terra-cotta-eco-facade/feed/ 0 MS Lounge Sports a Forest-Like Facade of Recycled Plastic Tubes http://inhabitat.com/ms-lounge-sports-a-forest-like-facade-of-recycled-plastic-tubes/ http://inhabitat.com/ms-lounge-sports-a-forest-like-facade-of-recycled-plastic-tubes/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 15:00:16 +0000 Yuka Yoneda http://inhabitat.com/?p=209079
Inside, the space is airy and filled with daylight streaming from a strategically-placed skylight. The cement floor and thin, metal poles that hold up the roof give the interior a monochromatic, industrial look that is complemented by the poppy green of the]]> Vaillo + Irigaray, vaillo and irigaray, ms lounge, recycled materials, green design, green architecture, eco architecture, recycled facade, green facade, recycled plastic, green building Vaillo + Irigaray, vaillo and irigaray, ms lounge, recycled materials, green design, green architecture, eco architecture, recycled facade, green facade, recycled plastic, green building Vaillo + Irigaray, vaillo and irigaray, ms lounge, recycled materials, green design, green architecture, eco architecture, recycled facade, green facade, recycled plastic, green building Vaillo + Irigaray, vaillo and irigaray, ms lounge, recycled materials, green design, green architecture, eco architecture, recycled facade, green facade, recycled plastic, green building Vaillo + Irigaray, vaillo and irigaray, ms lounge, recycled materials, green design, green architecture, eco architecture, recycled facade, green facade, recycled plastic, green building Vaillo + Irigaray, vaillo and irigaray, ms lounge, recycled materials, green design, green architecture, eco architecture, recycled facade, green facade, recycled plastic, green building Vaillo + Irigaray, vaillo and irigaray, ms lounge, recycled materials, green design, green architecture, eco architecture, recycled facade, green facade, recycled plastic, green building Vaillo + Irigaray, vaillo and irigaray, ms lounge, recycled materials, green design, green architecture, eco architecture, recycled facade, green facade, recycled plastic, green building Vaillo + Irigaray, vaillo and irigaray, ms lounge, recycled materials, green design, green architecture, eco architecture, recycled facade, green facade, recycled plastic, green building

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