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Architect Miguel Rivera’s Daylit Residence in Austin is a Renovated 1917 Bungalow

Lidija Grozdanic — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:02:33 +0000

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Fox Johnston Architects’ Balmoral Home Responds to its Surroundings

Designhunter — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:40:48 +0000

This home in Balmoral was designed by Sydney-based Fox Johnston Architects as a series of platforms that respond to the rhythm and topography of the site. A long linear form to the west contains sleeping areas and bathrooms on the lower level while the upper level accomodates living areas and a media room. The upper level roof flips up to the north and opens completely onto a northeast-facing deck. Sliding external walls and screens can open and close to provide privacy or sun control. The home’s long, narrow profile and orientation allows good cross ventilation and sun filtration throughout.

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The SunCarrier Omega Building is India’s First Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building

Ashim Bose — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:40:15 +0000

Located in the city of Bhopal, the SunCarrier Omega Building is the first net-zero energy building in India. The building features sun-tracking solar photovoltaic generators integrated with large capacity energy storage and management systems. The solar systems generate and store enough energy to fulfill the building’s electrical and air-conditioning needs. The design also incorporated daylighting to maximize the use of natural lighting; LED lighting and occupancy monitoring sensors. The building is completely off the grid, and it consumes no fossil fuels.

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Yo Shimada’s Yamasaki House is a Light-Filled Modern Home

Lidija Grozdanic — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 05:00:30 +0000

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Build a Gypsy Wagon in the Woods – All It Takes Is Ingenuity, Elbow Grease And (mostly) Recycled Components!

Rachel Ross — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:02:27 +0000

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OOIIO Architecture’s Women’s Prison in Iceland Is Filled with Light and Greenery

Joaquin Millan — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:30:56 +0000

Madrid-based OOIIO Architecture has developed a proposal for a female prison in Iceland. After interviewing people who live and work in the design team determined that the worst thing about living in a correctional facility is the feeling that you are actually in one. The resulting design doesn’t look like a typical penitentiary; instead, it resembles the cogs of a large watch, trading the dark spaces and small cells found in most prisons for a light, open structure with lots of greenery. Using prefabricated concrete panels, the construction will be economical, and efficient. The system will allow everything to be built on a short time line, with low carbon emissions. Covering the building with a thick peat layer, a vernacular design typical of Iceland, will let grass to grow over the structure to capture a natural facade.

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