Passive design helps Casa 22 Avellaners blend into Catalonia
Architect Guillem Carrera faced multiple challenges regarding the placement, orientation and composition of this...
Off Grid House takes remote sustainability to new heights
Nestled in the forests of Australia's Blue Mountains, Anderson Architecture's Off Grid House is an experimental...
"This House Never Ends" is a sustainable reno in Melbourne
“This House Never Ends'' is a sustainable renovation project located in Melbourne, Australia and designed by...
Energy-efficient Luxembourg library follows cradle-to-cradle principles
After five years of construction, architecture firm BOLLES+WILSON has completed the new home for the Bibliothèque...
Green-roofed CABI HQ champions biodiversity and energy efficiency
After 33 years of working in an old drafty building in Oxfordshire, international nonprofit CABI has upgraded to...
Hoefling House achieves near net-zero status
Located on a main street in Boulder, Colorado, Hoefling House flaunts craftsmanship while disguising a nearly net-zero...
Green-roofed Casa 23’s porous facade opens and closes to save energy
On the outskirts of the town Villeta in Colombia, Bogotá-based architecture firm Arquitectura en Estudio (aRE)...
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,...
