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Case ECS by Giuseppe Gurrieri Studio, Casa ECS in Sicily, Casa ECS, Giuseppe Gurrieri Studio ecofriendly architecture, dry stone retaining walls, green-roofed Sicily architecture, sustainable architecture in Sicily

Green-roofed house blends beautifully into a Mediterranean landscape

Giuseppe Gurrieri Studio completed a beautiful new home for artists in Sicily complements its Mediterranean environment...

Parachute Hybrids by Steven Holl Architects and Art-group Kamen, Parachute Hybrids, Tushino mixed use development, Tushino design competition, rainwater recycling in mixed use developments, paratrooper airfield redevelopment, Steven Holl and Art-group Kamen

Steven Holl Architects unveils funky “Parachute Hybrids” residences for Moscow

Steven Holl Architects and Art-group Kamen have unveiled designs for a playful and unusual-looking mixed-use development...

Bay Area Metro Center by Perkins + Will, Bay Area Metro Center 375 Beale Street, San Francisco adaptive reuse, adaptive reuse military building, adaptive reuse mixed use building, LEED Gold office, LEED Gold San Francisco, LEED Architecture Perkins Will

Perkins + Will overhauls a boring concrete warehouse into beautiful LEED Gold offices

At first glance, it’s hard to imagine that this gorgeous light-filled building was once an uninspiring concrete...

Cirqua Apartments, BKK Architects, apartment block, round windows, Melbourne, green architecture, natural light

Huge circular windows flood Melbourne’s Cirqua Apartments with natural light

Huge circular windows flood the interior of this funky apartment block in Melbourne with natural light. BKK Architects...

National English Literary Museum by Intsika Architects, Green Star library, five star Green star building, Green Star architecture South Africa, Grahamstown library, National English Literary Museum, National English Literary Museum South Africa

South Africa’s first Green Star museum is an eco-friendly literary treasure

One of South Africa’s literary treasures has transformed into an eco-friendly gem. Designed by Intsika Architects,...

great amber concert hall, liepaja concert hall, latvia concert hall, volleyer giencke, liepaja symphony orchestra, concert hall, daylighting, latvia cultural district

Amber-tinted glass clads Giencke’s extraordinary concert hall in Latvia

At the heart of the building lies the Great Hall, a venue that holds up to 1,000 guests for performances by the...

Compass House by superkül, Compass House in Canada, LEED Gold Compass House, custom energy efficient house, geothermal powered vacation homes, superkül designed homes

Light-filled Compass House prioritizes low maintenance and energy savings

Toronto-based superkül architects designed a vacation home for a family of six transitioning back to Canada after...

tent house, Spark Architects, Australia, indoor/outdoor living

Shapeshifting Tent House blurs the line between indoor and outdoor spaces

Spark Architect’s Tent House is a seasonal shapeshifter. Situated close to Australia’s famed Sunshine Coast,...

Nanjing Eco-Tech Island Exhibition Center, Nanjing Eco-Tech Park, NBBJ, oculus, tech incubator, light cannons, LEED certification, China, Nanjing, green campus, green exhibition space, courtyard, daylighting, solar shading, overhang

Huge “light cannons” funnel daylight deep within this ultra green eco city in China

Giant "light cannons" funnel natural light deep within this new high-tech "eco city" in China. NBBJ designed the...

Suppose Design Office, translucent, Hiroshima, japan, polycarbonate, Daylighting, Architecture, green Interiors, energy efficiency, House in Tousuienn

Translucent House in Tousuienn Glows After the Sun Sets Over Japan

Made from a sturdy steel structure, this Hiroshima home is completely covered in polycarbonate, a long-lasting,...

earth home, earth house, rammed earth, bamboo, timber, natural architecture, passive design, daylighting, earth bricks, super adobe, affordable architecture

8 inexpensive earth homes almost anyone can afford

1. Dome-shaped earth bag house keeps residents cool in Colombia La Casa Vergara’s uncommon dome shapes may captivate...

AND architects, Louverwall, parametric design, South Korea, aluminium louvers, louver system, curtain wall, green architecture, daylighting, natural light, skylights, clerestory, green facade

Parametrically designed Louverwall house maximizes winter sunlight

The residence has a daylit cafe that occupies the west-facing part of the ground floor, while the second and third...

Zurich Insurance Group Headquarters, Goettsch Partners, Thornton Tomasetti, LEED Platinum certification, green office building, Chicago, green roof, Chicago, green architecture, rainwater harvesting, greywater reuse, daylighting

New green-roofed office building in Chicago is stacked for optimal solar absorption

The building comprises three bars stacked and arranged to maximize views of the surrounding landscape and optimize...

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YOD Studio adds gorgeous new cabins to Ukraine’s forested Relax Park Verholy

Clad in vertical strips of different-shades, the cabins blend with the pine forest without disrupting its beauty. Each...

Solenica, Lucy, Lucy by Solenica, Diva Tommei, daylighting, smart natural lighting, natural lighting system, shine light inside, light in dark spaces, sunshine in dark homes, Italian design

Solar-powered Lucy reflects sunlight indoors to brighten any room

Lack of sunlight can lead to everything from Vitamin D deficiency to seasonal affective disorder. Solenica, founded...

jpda, tudor renovation, forest hills tudor, green renovation, renovated home, forest hills home, open floorplan, daylighting, modern living room

Open, light-flooded floorplan modernizes a previously cramped Forest Hills Tudor

Since preserving the Tudor-style pitched roofs and brickwork of the house was paramount, JPDA decided to create...

Mizuishi Architect Atelier, Mizuishi, Atelier, Horinouchi House, Tokyo, Japan, daylighting, minimalist, eco-design, green design, sustainable design, triangular plot, space management, efficiency

Super skinny Horinouchi House might be the most efficient use of space ever

Triangular-shaped structures are not uncommon in Japan since space on the island is very limited. Although they...

Nanjing Green Lighthouse by Archiland, Nanjing High Tech Zone architecture, Nanjing High Tech Zone design, zero carbon architecture, zero carbon architecture in China,

Zero-carbon Nanjing Green Lighthouse is a beacon for sustainable design in China

The 5,500-square-meter Nanjing Green Lighthouse takes on a spiral form and is centered on a light-filled atrium...

Studio Pali Fekete architects, 3m tape house, double sided sticky tape, sticky tape, double sided sticky tape house, aluminum facade, daylighting,

Double-sided sticky tape is the only thing keeping this LA home together

The home's exterior is wrapped in large anodized aluminum slats, which are held onto the structure with 3M double-sided...

Imativa Arquitecos, Imativa Arquitecos Sal Casa, Sal Casa, Imativa Arquitecos home, rammed earth home, rammed earth, residential architecture, native plants, native landscape, daylighting, light control, green architecture, sustainable architecture, sustainable building, Sonora Mexico homes, Sonora Mexico sustainable architecture

Hillside home in Sonora, Mexico features rammed earth walls and native landscaping

Sal Casa was built with the idea of honoring the landscape around it. To that end, the architects utilized rammed-earth...

kengo kuma and associates, blue ice, mont blanc, mont blanc base camp, blue ice headquarters, white mountain, france, french architecture, mountainside architecture, architecture, oak, oak panels, raw wood, wood facade, daylighting, skylights

Raw oak planks create a stunning facade for Kengo Kuma-designed office at the base of Mont Blanc

The Blue Ice headquarters seem right at home at the base of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps. Kengo...

Loft Sixty-Four by EVA architecten, daylight in a skinny home, 's-Hertogenbosch architecture, industrial chic home, loft-style home, industrial-inspired interior, industrial chic interior design

Dark 19th century workshop is converted into a bright loft-inspired home

The main goal of the renovation was to introduce daylight deep into the 200-square-meter home, which was a challenge...

Angela Molina, Can Basso, Can Basso Ibiza, Ibiza finca, Ibiza farmhouse, renovated farmhouse, renovated farmhouse Ibiza, green renovations, rainwater collection, daylighting, natural ventilation, remodeled home, green remodel in Ibiza, Francis Dimmers,

Renovated Ibiza farmhouse boasts ultra thick walls for passive cooling

The Ibizan farmhouse (finca) sits on a hillside facing a lush valley. "Can Basso is just minutes away from the...

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Climate Science, German green architecture, Sustainable building technology, waste heat recycling, supercomputers, green servers, climate science, Potsdam, Berlin architects, Berlin architecture

Supercomputers that model climate change heat this Potsdam research institute

Thanks to the vertically orientated wooden facade, people walking in the beautiful woodland setting of Telegraph...

350 Mission by SOM, 350 Mission Salesforce, 350 Mission San Francisco, LEED Platinum 350 Mission, San Francisco LEED architecture

SOM’s LEED Platinum 350 Mission tower offers an urban living room to San Francisco

Developed by Kilroy Realty Corporation & Management, 350 Mission will be solely occupied by the cloud computing...

MdAA, old stable, living room tree house, Rome, luxury apartment, Massimo d'Alessandro, recycled stable, natural light, on stilts,

MdAA turned an old stable into an amazing apartment with an elevated “treehouse” bedroom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ9dHsPSdCE Located in the northern area of the capital, the apartment was converted...

Murray's of Tivoli, Murray's Upstate New York, Hudson Valley restaurants, sustainable renovations, eco-renovations, green renovations, church renovations, former church turned into restaurant, locally-sourced food, Hudson Valley destinations, Hudson Valley day trips, vegetarian restaurants, church conversion, Jake Stortini, Jesse T. Feldmus, Donald Moore Stained Glass, The Hudson Company, Rowan Woodworking, Rochelle Redfield

Small town restaurateurs transform former church into a stunning cafe

Owners Jake Stortini, a Washington state native, and Jesse T. Feldmus, out of New Jersey, met at nearby Bard College...

Villa N by Architettura Matassoni, Villa N, Architettura Matassoni, daylighting, natural ventilation, natural lighting, low energy homes, passive energy, green living, green homes, eco friendly residential architecture

Sweet subterranean pool moderates the Villa N’s microclimate

The exterior looks complex, thanks to the strategically-placed volumes, but the interior is very simple and linear....

Mithun, Architecture at Zero competition, zero net energy, energy efficient building, San Francisco, green campus, green architecture, residential towers, natural cooling, daylighting

Mithun’s zero-net-energy campus proposal in San Francisco honored at Architecture at Zero National Competition

The Architecture at Zero design competition, now in its fifth year, honored a Seattle-based design studio Mithun...

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Beijing cafe shaped like a greenhouse is filled with air-purifying plants

The green theme of the restaurant was no accident, as Four O Nine architects were inspired by the cafe’s mission...

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