Repurposed shipping container now holds a trendy beer stand in Tokyo
In a creative project that will appease both advocates of recycling and lovers of food and drink, the designers...
Metal-clad Eco Cottage puts a modern spin on Irish rural architecture
Ballymoney-based sustainable architecture firm 2020 Architects has completed a new contemporary and low-energy...
Striking rammed earth home blends into the hills of Santa Fe
This incredible Santa Fe residence by Studio GP Architects was inspired by the rich landscape of New Mexico's Chaco...
Rammed earth walls form the core of this modern Australian home
Innovative, eco-friendly materials and contemporary design form the basis for Willow Grove, a modern home in the...
Greenmoxie Tiny House lets you live mortgage-free and off-grid in a luxurious 340 sq. ft. on wheels
Built like a cozy cabin, the Greenmoxie Tiny House features wood frame construction with handsome Shou Sugi Ban...
Self-built Tinhouse is a contemporary take on Isle of Skye vernacular design
Set on the northwestern tip of the Isle of Skye, the 70-square-meter Tinhouse overlooks beautiful views of The...
Modroof: low-budget cardboard roofing that doesn’t leak during monsoon season
In areas where poverty is rampant, sometimes a roof over one's head simply isn’t enough. Corrugated metal roofs...
Disused farm buildings are transformed into a sustainable farming and cooking school
The River Cottage Headquarters comprises five buildings, including a renovated 17th century Cobb farmhouse and...
These student-designed cabins for Outward Bound are rustic and awesome
The cabins were designed for Colorado Outward Bound School in Leadville, one of 40 schools in the world run by...
Reclaimed shipping container radio station pops up in Greenpoint
Located on 15 Nassau Avenue near Williamsburg, The Lot Radio operates out of a shipping container divided into...
Contemporary Rivershed office in Wales rocks rugged metal and warm wood
The Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, which celebrates the best in food and hospitality space design, asked the...
Architects transform old shipping containers into an edgy concert hall
The Swiss architecture firm won the bid to design Le Port Franc in a December 2011 competition. In the spirit of...
Small but bold home overlooks incredible treetop views in New Zealand
When Simpson and his fiancée, Krysty Peebles, decided to build their own house, they knew they wanted something...
Wood and metal sandwich panels clad PAN Architects’ striking Marseille Architecture School extension
The extension references the existing buildings and covered bridges on campus, designed in the 1960s by architect...
Passive solar beach house is a contemporary take on the Australian beach shack
The sculptural Northern Rivers Beach House reinterprets traditional building materials, including corrugated metal,...
Villa in the Beskydy Mountains is clad in a 3D perforated sheet metal facade
The structure, called Villa in the Beskydy Mountains, was crafted using traditional local construction techniques...
This angular guest house brings a music room and chicken coop to a lush property
De Smet Vermeulen Architecten wanted the new structure to reference the original house, and so the main material...
These Tiny Cabins Built From 100% Reclaimed Wood are the Perfect Romantic Getaways
Aires Mateus originally recovered the two fisherman huts from an established wharf and rebuilt them offsite before...
Australia’s Largest Cargotecture House is a Modern Masterpiece Built from 31 Shipping Containers
Miller superbly combines textures to create a rich sense of depth in the house's facade. In the front of the house,...
Dualchas Architects’ Boreraig House is a Peaceful Green Retreat on the Isle of Skye
The Boreraig house sits in a natural bowl in the landscape and low to the land to avoid interrupting the surrounding...
Streamlined Croft House Hovers Like a Spacecraft in Australia
James Stockwell exploited three sine curves to create the home's unique form, while relying on low embodied energy...
The Nest: A Minimalist Steel “Green Box” Home that Puts Nature First in Vietnam
With a tiny footprint of just 40 square meters, The Nest is framed with 90 x 90 steel columns and 30 x 30 steel...
Arcgency’s Green-Roofed WFH House is Made From Three Recycled Shipping Containers
Arcgency's WFH House uses three recycled shipping containers as structural supports. The containers are lined...
Kengo Kuma’s Jenga-Like Cafe Kureon is Made from Stacks of Locally Sourced Logs
Cafe Kureon consist of an enclosed glass box surrounded by columns of piled blocks and topped with a corrugated...
Crisp Warburg House Sets the Bar for Super Energy-Efficiency in Canada
The Warburg house was placed in a large clearing on the southern edge of the client's farmstead to maximize southern...
Awesome Portuguese House Has an Entirely Cork-Clad Exterior
The Cork House is a simple, rectangular block with a pitched roof, and is clad almost completely with cork blocks,...
