
The River House shows off a green renovation in Ireland
Located in the beautiful County Kilkenny of Ireland, the River House contains a unique mixture of Portuguese design...

Modernist Bata shoe factory transforms into geothermal-powered homes
Toronto-based design firm BDP Quadrangle has fulfilled a long-held dream of the late Sonja Bata of Bata Shoes fame...

Permaculture design expert Matthew Prosser builds a family dome home
Great design can be subjective, but few can argue with architecture that incorporates natural materials sourced...

A green roof naturally cools a bioclimatic mosque in Indonesia
Jakarta-based architecture firm RAD+ar (Research Artistic Design + architecture) has recently completed the Bioclimatic...

Ancient Mayan-inspired Casa Merida operates off the grid in Mexico
In the hot and humid Yucatán capital of Mérida, blasting air conditioning all day is commonly regarded as a necessity...

UNStudio installs new energy-generating facade for solar producer Hanwha’s HQ
UNStudio has completed renovations of the Hanwha headquarters in Seoul — all without disrupting the building’s...

A Rocky Mountain forever home passively offsets heating costs
When Ed and Leigh approached Colorado-based architecture firm F9 Productions to design their custom Rocky Mountain...

Indonesian Microlibrary uses prefab FSC-certified timber
In the Indonesian city of Semarang, international architecture firm SHAU has completed Microlibrary Warak Kayu,...

Are these zero-carbon domes the future of sustainable housing?
When design and architecture start-up Geoship met its $100,000 equity crowdfunding goal in just five days in January...

Green-roofed Stonecrop home rises from rural English landscape
London-based architecture firm Featherstone Young recently completed Stonecrop, a new home in Rutland,...

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...

Recycled shipping container cafe utilizes passive cooling in India
Southeast of New Delhi, in Greater Noida City, Rahul Jain Design Lab (RJDL) has transformed recycled shipping containers...

Energy-efficient Indian home features beautiful greenery
Mumbai based architecture and design firm, unTAG has just unveiled a stunning home built for a retired...

Award-winning Owl Woods Passive House playfully mimics birdhouses in Australia
Australian design studio Talina Edwards Architecture recently completed the Owl Woods Passive House — the first...

"Embroidered filtering skin” helps library regulate light
French design practice Serero Architectes Urbanistes has recently completed the new Bayeux Media Library, a light-filled...