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...
Passive solar community in Brazil combines social justice and sustainability
To empower a marginalized community in Brazil’s Maranhão state, São Paulo-based architecture firm Estudio...
A 1980s Madrid home gets a modern and energy-efficient facelift
In Madrid’s affluent residential district of La Moraleja, local architectural practice CSO Arquitectura has given...
A midcentury barn is thoughtfully reclaimed for a family retreat in California
In California wine country, north of San Francisco, Faulkner Architects repurposed a 1950s tack barn as part of...
A modernist home in Brazil brings a tropical garden indoors
Designed by São Paulo-based architecture firm BZP Arquitetura, the Casa Flamenco is a modernist home that makes...
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...
Green-roofed beachfront home fully embraces its coastal surroundings
Topped with green roofs and surrounded by walls of glass, the Beach Front Gardens homes in Costa Rica were designed...
A Melbourne worker’s cottage gets revamped into a solar-powered family home
When a young family with two children approached Melbourne-based practice Gardiner Architects for a renovation...
Breezy home in Mexico uses strategic cross ventilation and natural light to reduce its energy use
RDLP Arquitectos have unveiled Casa Puebla, a beautiful family home that incorporates traditional Mexican design...
Solar-powered home stays naturally cool in Kerala’s tropical heat
In the South Indian city of Kochi, local architectural practice Meister Varma Architects recently completed Maison...
Atelier COLE completes eco-friendly bear sanctuary in Vietnam
Phnom Penh-based Atelier COLE recently completed an environmentally friendly bear sanctuary that not only promotes...
A renovated Toronto home boasts energy savings of over 50%
Blending East Asian and Western influences to reflect the client’s Asian-Canadian background, the Echo House...
Green-roofed Hanging Villa is embedded into a lush jungle landscape
Architect Tonny Wirawan Suriajaja of Jakarta-based design firm TWS & Partners has created a spacious family...
Solar-powered home embraces Hudson River views and aging in place
Wanting to reconnect with the outdoors after decades of living in Manhattan, a couple nearing retirement asked...
Clyde Mews eco-village champions sustainable housing alternatives in Melbourne
Melbourne recently became home to Clyde Mews, an inspiring “eco-village” that champions sustainable, community-focused...
Heritage Melbourne home is reborn as a modern dwelling filled with light and views
Fitzroy-based design studio Field Office Architecture has given a small 19th-century Victorian terrace a contemporary...
Eco-friendly guesthouse in Brazil sports a green roof and rammed earth walls
In continuation of its work on the eco-conscious Camburi community center, Sao Paulo-based architecture firm CRU!...
Affordable low-maintenance home embraces the Brazilian landscape in style
Simple and low-cost materials combine in the Itaipu House, a contemporary family home that doesn’t compromise...
A curved tunnel provides an unexpected connection in a renovated, mid-century home
When a well-traveled couple tapped Australian design practice Nic Owen Architects to renovate and expand their...
This breezy, green-roofed home in Singapore embraces nature from all angles
Whereas many modern buildings in Singapore rebel against the country’s tropical climate with air-conditioned,...
Net-zero home brings sustainable design to a walkable Iowa City neighborhood
A 1960s home has been reborn into an eco-friendly abode with an impressive net-zero energy footprint. Designed...
Award-winning luxury townhouses boast energy-efficient, passive solar design
Melbourne Design Studios has dramatically transformed a row of townhouses in the historic, post-industrial neighborhood...
Energy-efficient Guitar House embraces indoor-outdoor living in Calgary
Near downtown Calgary, the Guitar House is a compact modern home that celebrates music, family and the natural...
Breezy Ecuadorian brick home on stilts embraces cool tropical winds
Ecuadorian architecture firm Natura Futura Arquitectura has completed the Stilts House, an elevated brick home...
A budget-friendly bamboo house was completed in just 10 months
Brazilian architecture firm Vilela Florez designed Casa Bambu (Bamboo House), a breezy, contemporary home in northeast...
A terracotta home keeps naturally cool in one of Thailand’s hottest regions
The Thai province of Kanchanaburi is one of the country’s hottest regions, with a tropical savanna climate and...
The Fire Prevention Skyscraper brings sustainable housing to areas affected by forest fires
This futuristic skyscraper aims to provide sustainable housing while restoring the biodiversity lost during large...
Solar-powered house in Ontario redefines sustainable living in the wilderness
This remote cottage, nestled deep in a thick forest 160 miles from Toronto, Canada, allows for sustainable living...
The affordable, carbon-positive CORE 9 house can generate more energy than it uses
With its CORE 9 home, architecture firm Beaumont Concepts aims to redefine how affordable sustainable housing is...
Beautiful Bahá’í House of Worship unveiled for Papua New Guinea capital
The temples of the Bahá'í Faith are renowned for their beauty—and the new national Bahá'í House of Worship...