Luxury home in Kerala produces all of its own energy
Thrissur-based design studio LIJO RENY Architects has taken full advantage of Kerala’s sunny, tropical climate...
Energy-neutral school in Utrecht enhances biodiversity
At the Winkerlaan in Utrecht, Dutch architecture firm EVA architecten has completed SO Fier, an energy-neutral...
Designers propose sustainable housing in response to COVID-19 lifestyle changes
For those lucky enough to keep their jobs during the global pandemic, a large portion have been working from home...
A light-filled home in India embraces indoor-outdoor living
A constant connection to nature pervades the Home by the Park, a newly completed single-family residence that faces...
Natural materials make up this energy-saving Jakarta home
Architecture firm Atelier Riri has reaped the energy-saving benefits of Indonesia’s tropical climate...
Green-roofed Stonecrop home rises from rural English landscape
London-based architecture firm Featherstone Young recently completed Stonecrop, a new home in Rutland,...
Recycled shipping container cafe utilizes passive cooling in India
Southeast of New Delhi, in Greater Noida City, Rahul Jain Design Lab (RJDL) has transformed recycled shipping containers...
LEED Platinum-targeted Santa Monica apartments are powered by solar energy
Los Angeles-based design practice KFA Architecture has recently completed Pico Eleven, a new multi-unit residential...
Net-zero Del Mar Civic Center celebrates community and the great outdoors
After decades of planning, the Californian seaside city Del Mar has finally welcomed a new civic center to consolidate...
The Union Flats is a LEED Platinum-certified housing community
Prefab architecture and energy efficiency go hand-in-hand at The Union Flats, one of the largest completed modular...
Lush Sky Green towers are the first of their kind in Taichung
Taichung, Taiwan has taken yet another step toward becoming a greener, more livable city with the recent completion...
A “green lung” brings sunlight and air into a narrow Vietnamese home
In the tightly packed cities of Vietnam, residential houses are often placed close together on long, narrow plots...
Kuehn Malvezzi tops a brick office building in Germany with an energy-efficient greenhouse
In the historic center of Oberhausen, Berlin-based architectural firm Kuehn Malvezzi has created a job center topped...
A rich vegetable garden grows atop a unique home in Vietnam
In Vietnam’s coastal region of Quang Ngai, a one-of-a-kind home with a roof topped with fresh vegetables has...
Travertine and teak sustainably ground a modern home into a harsh coastal climate
Built to look like an extension of the landscape, the Point Nepean Residence in the town of Portsea, Australia...
LEED Platinum Sitka captures the Pacific Northwest spirit with a lush, fog-enabled courtyard
Local architectural practice Runberg Architecture Group has raised the bar for sustainable design in Seattle with...
Casa I combines traditional courtyard typology with modern construction in Chile
Santiago-based architects Alfredo Thiermann and Sebastián Cruz of architecture office Thiermann Cruz Arquitectos...
Dramatic cliffs shape a luxe solar-powered getaway in Montana
Near Whitefish, Montana, Cushing Terrell Architects Engineers designed the Confluence House, a contemporary eco-conscious...
Passive solar home makes the most of a difficult, triangular site in Sydney
When asked to renovate and expand a home on a challenging triangular lot in Sydney, local architectural practice...
Breezy brick house with a ground-floor cafe mimics the shape of a cuckoo clock
In the coastal Vietnamese city of Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City-based architectural firm Tropical Space has combined...
Porous brick walls keep this bold Vietnamese home naturally cool
In an effort to beat the tropical heat in southern Vietnam’s Long An province, Ho Chi Minh City-based architecture...
UNStudio wins bid to design new “future-proofed” Business School at UCA Epsom
UNStudio and its team of collaborators have won a competition design a new extension for the Business School for...
Architects envision sustainable bamboo mass housing for Malaysia
Overshadowed by steel, brick and concrete, bamboo is no longer a major material for everyday Malaysian construction....
Green-roofed infill rental fills a gap in Vancouver’s housing crisis
In light of Vancouver’s housing crisis, local architectural firm Haeccity Studio Architecture has transformed...
World’s first upcycled high-rise is proposed for Copenhagen
Danish architecture firms Lendager Group and TREDJE NATUR want to prove that building tall doesn’t need to come...
A welcoming healthcare center in New Delhi follows passive design principles
New Delhi-based architecture and interior design firm VYOM has completed the Dental Care Centre, a recently opened...
Dramatic “domino-effect” facade wraps BIG-designed business school
Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled images of the stunning Business Innovation Hub at the University of Massachusetts...
Twin timber buildings draw inspiration from traditional Japanese shrines
Local architectural firm Yuji Tanabe Architects recently completed twin timber buildings on a historic street in...
Breezy brick home in India houses multiple generations under one roof
New Delhi architectural practice Vir.Mueller Architects recently completed the Singh Residence, an experimental...
Solar protective glass gives the iceberg-like Hercule home a mirrored finish
Modern, monolithic and minimalist, Hercule is a single-family home designed like an iceberg — the bulk of the...