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Tropical greenery surrounds a sustainable, solar-powered home in Singapore

In Singapore, a lush veil of tropical plants has enveloped a sustainable home for a family of five. The house,...

Original brick home with a rear extension

Charred timber cladding and a green roof connect this Victorian-era home to nature

To embrace indoor/outdoor living, this Victoria-era house in London is outfitted with a handsome new extension...

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Norway farmstead receives a gorgeous modern renovation with Kebony wood

The farmstead is located near River Glomma, the longest and largest river in Norway. It was purchased by a family...

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Sweden's first round Passive House boasts an innovative solar-powered balcony

Clad in sustainable Kebony and orange panels, Villa Circuitus exudes a warm ambience that belies its smart design....

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Artist retreat north of the Arctic Circle clad in "pickled" wood for durability

The brainchild of the Norwegian composer and musician Håvard Lund, Fordypningsrommet is located on Northern Norway's...

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Remarkable Arctic Circle home care center achieves Norway's highest efficiency standards

According to Q-haus, the biggest challenge has been to come up with a good solution for building the external walls....

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Renovated Isle of Wight Home is clad in beautiful maintenance-free Kebony softwood

In order to stay in context of the area's architectural history, renowned for its 1950s conservative style of housing,...

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76-year-old Funkis home in Norway gets a Passive House makeover

The original four-bedroom Funkis ‘functionalist style’ house, built in the 1930s was completely renovated,...

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Norway's 2016 Youth Olympics student housing is a passive house block clad in sustainable wood

The uniformly-clad buildings are punctured with the windows of the 360 apartments, which will be accupied by around...

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World's First Quiet Treehouse Provides Safe Haven in a Noisy Environment

Luxury treehouse design and construction firm Blue Forest has charmed us before with their beautiful timber structures...

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Luxury Villa Melkeveien is wrapped in sustainably sourced Kebony wood in Norway

LOGG Arkitekter built the Villa Melkeveien with floor-to-ceiling windows to take advantage of the breathtaking...

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Chun Qing Li's Sustainable Wooden Kreod Pavilion Unveiled at London Design Festival

Chun Qing Li, Managing Director of Pavilion Architecture and Greenwich University's Proffesor, told us that he...

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Bliss House: 6 Men Build 2 Prefab Houses in Just 6 Days in North London!

The two residences are each three stories tall and about 4,000 sq ft with 4 bedrooms and a backyard studio. A concrete...

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