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Reclaimed materials and a massive green wall transports Denali shoppers to the great outdoors

Earlier this fall, Connecticut-based, multidisciplinary design practice Pirie Associates completed a biophilic...

side view Vintage Camper Birdhouse by One Man One Garage

These tiny and adorable vintage campers are made for birds

Vintage camper vans all the rage nowadays — and now even your backyard birds can get in on the action. Marcus...

Newbern Library by Rural Studio, bank adaptive reuse, adaptive reuse library, bank turned into library architecture, Rural Studio Auburn University, Rural Studio social architecture, Newbern library, Old Bank building renovation, CNC milled birch plywood shelves

Architecture students transform an old Alabama bank into a town library

A historic bank in a tiny Alabama town has been reborn into a surprisingly elegant library with looks rivaling...

Maggie’s Centre Oldham, Maggie’s Center by dRMM, Maggie’s Oldham by dRMM, cross laminated timber architecture, healing nature architecture, healing hospital architecture, Oldham hospital center,

Light-filled cancer center harnesses the healing power of nature

The healing powers of nature have been put to good use in the recently completed Maggie’s Oldham. London-based...

Slate Cabin, Snowdonia National Park, cabin, Trias, local materials, reclaimed materials, green architecture, natural light, birch, slate tiles, stone facade

This tiny off-grid cabin in the UK is clad with reclaimed slate tiles

This rustic writer's retreat in UK's Snowdonia National Park is covered with local stone and slate tiles reclaimed...

Ortho Wijchen, dental clinic, natural light, birch, wood furniture, Studio Prototype, skylights, green architecture, the Netherlands

Calming views of the garden alleviate patient anxiety at this modern dental clinic

Imagine staring out at a bucolic scene with birds bouncing around in a field of waving grasses while sitting in...

Sati Tala, mindfulness eating, couples dining table, eco dining table, green dining table, meditative eating

Sati Tala’s new intimate dining surface aims to boost mindful eating

A night in can often result in dinner on the couch in front of the tube, but wouldn't it be nice if we could be...

Exocet Chair, Stéphane Leathead, transforming furniture, chairs, green furniture, eco furniture, green design, eco design, nycxdesign, new york design week, design junction, dwell on design, designarium, wooden chairs, birch

Shape-shifting Exocet Chair conforms to the body in dozens of ways

Handcrafted from birch wood, the transforming lounger is available in several veneers including White Oak, Cherry,...

evergreens, evergreen, evergreen tea, conifers, conifer tea, tree teas, spruce, pine, birch, chaga, tamarack, vitamin C, scurvy

HOW TO: Prepare healing teas from winter trees

People have been using plants for both food and medicine for thousands of years, and most of us are probably quite...

Loop.pH, River Thames, Nine Elms, Nine Elms Horticultural Spa & Apothecary Experience, Horticultural Spa & Apothecary Experience, greenhouse, London, Riverside Gardens, Buckminster Fuller, fog, mist, experimental public space, urban intervention, birch, plywood, PVC membrane, London Festival of Architecture, Chelsea Fringe

Futuristic inflatable spa engulfs visitors in mist on the River Thames

The Nine Elms Horticultural Spa & Apothecary Experience is an experimental public space created to coincide with...

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Passively cooled Olympia Residence is a modern home on the prairie

The clients, Eric and Melinda, sought a simple yet contemporary home that emphasized a connection with nature....

Coates Design Architects, Coates, Yelm, Washington State, Prairie, natural house, soycrete, soy concrete, terrarium

Modern House on the Prairie Complements its Natural Surroundings

On the expansive prairies of Yelm, Washington, almost every home is traditional and decidedly farmhouse, except...

Pieta-Linda Auttila, WISA Wooden Design Hotel, wood, Helsinki, steam bending, birch, pine, local wood, flow, curved wood, Architecture, Daylighting, Green Materials

Pieta-Linda Auttila’s Sculptural WISA Wooden Design Hotel in Helsinki is Encased in Bent Wood

The WISA Wooden Design Hotel is a small two-room structure connected by a semi-open courtyard that is surrounded...

Tower House, Glen Lake, Lake Michigan, Balance Associates, metal-clad house, plywood box, birch, green design, sustainable design, eco-design, michigan, natural light, daylighting

Balance Associates’ Sustainable Metal-Clad Tower House Overlooks Michigan’s Glen Lake

The Tower House was placed on top of a wooded hill where it is possible to spot Lake Michigan on a good day. The...

synthesis design + architecture, chelsea, led, cnc, world map, birch, wood, workspace, office, green interiors, sustainable design, green design, green architecture, sustainable architecture

SDA’s Stunning Wood-Wrapped Chelsea Workspace Features a Sweeping World Map

Synthesis Design + Architecture has combined the trappings of a modern workspace with the timeless beauty of wood....

Baumraum, tree houses, cliff house, tower, green design, sustainable design, Schrems Treehouse Resort, Austria, Schrems Naturpark, eco design, sustainable design, eco-tourism, nature, lake, quarry, birch, pine, natural materials

Baumraum Breaks Ground on Its Awesome Schrems Treehouse Resort in Lower Austria

The best way to enjoy a site that still reflects nature's instinctive proclivity for abundance is to stay in low-impact...

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Fantastic Prefab Read-Nest is a Tiny Wooden Cube Perfect for Booklovers

Read-Nest is a pre-fabricated structure, so no noise, scrap materials, wood dust or builders are necessary to build...

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