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Stunning House on the Rocks uses geothermal power

On Finland’s windswept Turku archipelago, Helsinki-based design practice and log house kit purveyor Pluspuu has...

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Energy-producing pavilion proposal for Expo 2020 mimics Brazil’s biomes

 Architect Gabriel Kozlowski has proposed a stunning, energy-producing structure for the Brazilian pavilion...

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Mobile Smartdome homes pop up almost anywhere starting at €20k

Dome homes are durable, efficient, and—above all—fun to live in. Now you can get your hands on your very own...

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Thatch-roofed Dune House mimics the windswept dunes and grasslands of Latvia

The house was built close to the Baltic Sea, where the owner can enjoy kitesurfing and have an easy access to the...

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Curved Wooden Kamppi Chapel of Silence Provides Quiet Sanctuary in Helsinki

Since there are no openings in the wooden vessel-like structure, visitors enter the Kamppi Chapel of Silence via...

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Furniture for BAKOKO’s Sustainable Timber Cafe is Cut From the Walls

Using sustainably-farmed timber panels that are laminated in European factories, BAKOKO proposes to apply robotic...

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