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Residential Building with 15 Units, Metaform, multi-family, green housing, Luxembourg, solar power, solar panels, aluminium facade, green architecture, low-energy performance, privacy, panoramic views, natural light

This futuristic metal-clad residence is segmented like a lobster tail

This futuristic residential building in Luxembourg has a segmented facade that resembles the tail of a lobster...

ingenhoven architects, WerkBundStadt, Berlin, Werkbund, Germany, city, apartments, apartment, residential, residential building, green building, sustainable building

Prefabricated green residential building is slated for Berlin's new 'live-work city'

On a site in Berlin currently home to old, ugly oilfield tanks, a revitalized district called WerkBundStadt is...

Universe Architecture, Tetris House, modular housing, modular structure, flexible spaces, green architecture, residential architecture, green housing, natural light, i29

Flexible Tetris House can expand and shrink thanks to a simple system of modular blocks

The Tetris House project aims to create maximum flexibility for developers building housing units. Elements can...

Heatherwick Studio, Shanghai, Moganshan Shanghai Art District, green architecture, high-rise, green roof, mixed-use architecture, green housing, China

Heatherwick Studio wants to build a tree-covered mountain in the middle of Shanghai

Heatherwick Studio just unveiled plans to build a 15-acre tree-covered mountain in the middle of Shanghai. The...

low flow, recycled materials, passive solar heat, David Coleman, David Coleman architecture, David Coleman Hill House, Hill House, green housing, green building, green architecture, green living, sustainable architecture, sustainable design, sustainable homes,

The Hill House by David Coleman is a sustainable, modest escape with a big presence

The structure is composed of a 20-foot wide x 115-foot long stepped platform, a shelter formed by the roof and...

Pico Housing, Moore Ruble Yudell, affordable housing, santa monica, sustainable housing, green housing

Pico Housing is a Community-Oriented Affordable Housing Development in Santa Monica

The nonprofit organization Community Corporation of Santa Monica contracted Moore Ruble Yudell to design an affordable...

ZipKit Homes, prefab home, small home, tiny home, modular housing, zip kit homes

Zip Kit Homes are Efficient Streamlined Prefab Houses Out of Utah

Zip Kit offers up a variety of compact homes - from studio sized houses to three bedroom homes ranging in prices...

Station Center, David Baker and Partners, affordable housing, leed platinum, eco housing, union city, bay area

David Baker's Station Center Affordable Housing Development Transforms a Brownfield Site in Union City, CA

Station Center Affordable Housing is part of the larger Union City Master Plan and revamping of the transit centers....

Apartment No 1, Architecture by Collective Terrain, recycled stone, local stone, recycled materials, mahallat, iran, upcycled materials

Apartment No. 1 is Built Completely Out of Recycled Stone in Mahallat, Iran

The region around Mahallat has considerable travertine deposits, which is mined and cut into tile in factories....

Gemini Residences, MVRDV, silo conversion, copenhagen, adaptive reuse, green renovation, eco residences

MVRDV Converts Twin Silos into Gemini Residences on Copenhagen's Waterfront

Originally built in 1963, the Frøsilos seed silos were once part of the Soya Bean Cake Factory on the Port of...

Empowerhouse, Washington D.C., Habitat for Humanity, Parsons New School, Stevens Institute of Technology, Affordable Housing

Empowerhouse Moves Beyond the Solar Decathlon to Become Real Housing in DC

From the very beginning, the Empowerhouse was planned to be more than just an entry for the 2011 Solar Decathlon....

Vermont, vernacular architecture, farm house, Foote Farm House, Champlain Valley, Vermont, USA, green housing, sustainable design, green design, Middlebury, loft space, McLeon Kredell Architects, red house with a green heart

Foote Farm House is a Little Red Home with a Green Heart in Vermont

Constructed on an east-west axis in Vermont's verdant Champlain Valley, the Foote Farm House was commissioned by...

Arkadian Winnenden, Atelier Dreiseitl, stuttgart, green housing, affordable housing, family friendly housing, rainwater harvesting

Arkadien Winnenden is a Family & Earth Friendly Eco Village Near Stuttgart, Germany

Arkadien Winnenden was designed to provide families with affordable, sustainable and healthy housing. The densely...

green building, sustainable building, eco village, LEED, green housing, Dunedin, LEED Certified Net Zero Energy townhome, The Eco Village, Planet Green Group, Eco Construction, GE, Algatec Solar, MESH Architecture, Pinellas County, the Housing Finance Authority of Pinellas County, the City of Dunedin

Florida Eco-Village Will Be the First Affordable Net-Zero Townhome Development in the US

An innovative housing development is set to get underway in Dunedin, Florida that will see the creation of the...

architecture, green architecture, eco architecture, sustainable architecture, green building, eco building, sustainable building, green design, eco design, sustainable design, djuric tardio, antony france, antony paris, green housing, eco housing, sustainable housing, larch, finnish larch, finnish wood, sustainable wood, green wood, eco wood, homes, green homes, eco homes, sustainable homes, french homes, french houses, french architecture

Beautiful French Prefab House by Djuric Tardio is Made Entirely of Sustainable Finnish Larch

Placed on a densely populated block, the two story house boasts a great deal of well-utilized outdoor space including...

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