Solar-powered home embraces tree canopy views in all directions
In the coastal township of Barwon Heads, Australian architecture firm Peter Winkler Architects has completed the...
ZHA completes LEED Gold-targeted building with world’s largest atrium in Beijing
In China’s capital city, Zaha Hadid Architects has completed the Leeza SOHO tower, a 45-story skyscraper that...
Mirage Architecture envisions a solar-powered glass cube for Lithuania’s national concert hall
In response to an international design competition for Lithuania’s National Concert Hall in Vilnius, Iranian...
Prefab timber complex shows off net-zero energy technologies in Beijing
Beijing-based architecture firm SUP Atelier has completed the Xuhui Demonstrative Project, a solar-powered community...
Modscape installs a prefab school building that stays comfortable year-round
Cheap trailers and portable classrooms can be a quick fix for schools strapped for space, but the trade-off often...
A dark, damp house becomes a sustainable, sun-soaked abode
Formerly cold, dim and damp, a terrace house in Northcote, Victoria has been reborn into a vibrant and welcoming...
Delhi High Court’s new expansion taps into green building principles
New Delhi-based architecture practice Design Forum International has completed the New Courts Complex, a modern...
Garden-facing timber home uses highly efficient SIPs to minimize waste
When asked by a long-time friend to build a garden-facing retirement home in Hobart, Australia, Brunswick-based...
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...
The Screen House comfortably and sustainably connects with the outdoors
When Camberwell-based design practice Warc Studio Architects was tapped to renovate and extend an existing Edwardian...
Samurai-inspired home keeps naturally cool in Melbourne
Drawing on the client’s appreciation for Japanese architecture and culture, Australian architecture firm SG2...
This ivy-covered writer’s studio camouflages into a leafy backyard
Here at Inhabitat, we love the trend of creative backyard studios, including the gorgeous Writer’s Shed that...
A modular extension boasts a seamless indoor-outdoor living experience
Modular architecture and sustainable strategies blend together in the Ivanhoe Extension, a bold and contemporary...
A Victorian cottage transforms into a light-filled passive solar abode
Australian modular design and build firm Habitech Systems has breathed new life and improved sustainable standards...
Modern gabled guesthouse embraces passive solar in Australia
A sleek and modern take on the Australian farm building has popped up in the coastal town of Gerringong. Atelier...
Green-roofed holiday home is fashioned from three shipping containers
Melbourne-based Studio Edwards turned to cargotecture to minimize the impact of a sustainably minded getaway on...
Solar-powered home embraces sustainable design in Chihuahua
Sustainability and stunning views go hand-in-hand at the Cima House, a striking residence in Chihuahua, Mexico....
Light-filled glass house camouflages itself against a hillside in France
Ellena Mehl Architects skillfully disguised a new modern extension inside the terraced gardens of a traditional...
Beautiful Northcote Solar Home shows off modern energy-efficient family living
Sustainable design principles are embedded throughout the Northcote Solar Home, a beautiful Melbourne home that...
This high school in California embodies sustainability at every possible level
The new Center for Environmental Studies (CES) at Bishop O’Dowd high school in California is one of the greenest...
Affordable DublDom prefab home pops up in just one week
Completed for a budget of $42,500, this particular DublDom 2.65 model offers 65 square meters of space with enough...
Beautiful solar-powered soccer facility stays naturally cool in Australia’s heat
As with all k20 Architecture’s works on Inhabitat, sustainability is at the heart of BSRF. Solar panels power...
Award-winning renovation slashes mid-century home’s carbon footprint by 80%
Topped with a distinctive sloped roof that mimics the steep terrain, Ansty Plum was originally designed by David...
UK’s first rooftop geodesic science lab pops up on a girls’ school
Perched at a highly visible rooftop location, the 21st century science lab was installed as part of the school’s...
Energy-efficient Cut Paw Paw house is “ridiculously inside-out” in Australia
The renovated Cut Paw Paw House runs north to south on a long narrow site to take advantage of passive solar gain...
Pristine Eco POD Hotel is a Snow-Capped Getaway Cabin in Switzerland
Robust Outdoor Brands builds their mini-houses with FSC-certified wood and use no glue or harmful chemicals in...
Stepped Arrowtown House in New Zealand Uses Geothermal Power and Passive Heating and Cooling
With an area of 1,400 square feet, the modest Arrowtown House is a compact, high quality home sited on a slope...
Solar-Powered King’s Park Education Center Boasts a Massive Green Roof
The King's Park educational facility was designed primarily to educate children about sustainability, but its applicable...
Bonnifait + Giesen’s Cornege-Preston House is a Passive Solar Sink in New Zealand
The Cornege-Preston house is 40 meters long and six meters wide. Spread out thusly, which is made possible by a...
The Netherlands’s First Energy-Neutral Monumental House by Zecc Architects Wins BNA Building of the Year
While the house appears to be pretty conventional from the outside, we can sense a mysterious that radiates from...