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Award-winning innovation center harnesses recycled rainwater and solar energy

Rio de Janeiro-based architecture firm Atelier77 recently completed CASA FIRJAN, an innovation center that’s...

MILU by Qatarchitecten, green roof concrete extension, MILU house in Ghent, Ghent renovation and extension, board formed concrete extension, board formed concrete structural walls, operable glass garden backyard doors,

The modern, light-filled MILU house sports a wildflower green roof

When the owners happened upon an early 20th-century house in Ghent, Belgium, the garden space and location sold...

tres birds workshop, The Family Jones Spirit House, Denver, wooden louvers, reclaimed materials, patio, green interior, green renovation, copper, concrete

Tattoo shop-turned-distillery renovated using materials reclaimed on-site

Architecture studio tres birds workshop used reclaimed and locally available materials to turn the former Mancinelli's...

Wow! Sta., Takeru Shoji Architects, multipurpose architecture, mixed-use, wooden louvers, commercial architecture, Japan, indoor garden, suburbs, green architecture

This gorgeous glowing building is wrapped in an elegant slatted screen

This multi-use building in Niigata City, Japan, functions like a small town with its own park, restaurant, cobblestone...

Gallop House, Singapore, timber-clad house, Formwerks Architects, timber screens, wooden louvers, locally sourced wood, treehouse, swimming pool, green architecture

Elegant Gallop House in Singapore is clad in slatted screens made form locally-sourced timber

The house sits on a hillside plot in Singapore's Gallop Park neighborhood. It is covered with louvered screens...

HAO, Jens Holm, Holm Architecture Office, Wood Shed, Wood Shed Taiwan, Wood Shed by HAO, Taiwan, Alishan, forest inspired architecture, wooden louvers, solar shades, natural ventilation, natural daylighting, polycarbonate, rainwater catchment, solar panels, adaptive reuse

HAO’s repurposed Wood Shed mimics Taiwan’s forest landscape

The building envelope’s tree-like silhouettes were inspired by the cypress forests of Alishan National Park,...

EPV, EPV House, Ecopark, Ecopark Vietnam, Vietnam, AHL architects associates, wooden shutters, wooden louvers, double-height space, floor to ceiling glass, natural light,

A gorgeous patchwork of wooden shutters transforms this home in Vietnam

Inspired by Ecopark’s forested and low-density urban landscape, the architects sought to emulate those landscape...

House in Tatemachi, Masao Yahagi Architects, Kitakyushu, Japan, cone-shaped void, natural daylight, ventilation, privacy, wooden louvers, open tread stairs, inner courtyard,

House in Tatemachi’s Dramatic Cone-Shaped Openings Provide Privacy Without Sacrificing Natural Daylighting

Due to the limited lot size, the walls of the House in Tatemachi are angled outwards to maximize the building volume....

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Penda’s Wooden Donut-Shaped House O is Inspired by a Tree Trunk

Following the cyclical nature of the client's daily routine, the interior spaces of House O are laid out in the...

CANOVERA Arqutectura, Plaza Andaro Mexico, Plaza Andaro shopping center, Mexico sustainable architecture, reused railway sleepers, reused building material, sustainable architecture, wooden louvers, wooden architecture, biomimicry, recycled railway sleepers, sustainable shopping center

Tree-Like Plaza Andaro Shopping Center in Mexico is Built From Reused Railway Ties

The metal structure of the 2,000 square meter plaza echoes the verticality of the surrounding logs. Reused wooden...

green design, eco design, sustainable design, wooden louvers, barn conversion, joao mendes ribeiro, Cortegaca, Portugal, adaptive reuse

Portuguese Barn Transformed into Sun-Drenched Louvered Residence

The soaring ceiling of the original barn was accentuated in the main living space. One wall of the living room...

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