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Earlier this year, Chilean architecture firm Cristobal Vial Arquitectos completed Casa Rural #01, a solar-powered holiday home oriented for views of the Pacific Ocean and optimal passive solar conditions...

This beautiful home located at the base of a canyon in Big Sur is made from an array of materials, including copper and concrete. Fougeron Architecture designed the Jackson House as a modern holiday house on stilts that appears...

Owning a house no longer means you have to stay in place. This tiny house on wheels, built to withstand extreme climates, can both change locations at a moment's notice and expand in order to adjust to specific user needs....

Set within the beautiful and private 20,000-acre Santa Lucia Preserve near Carmel, California, the Butterfly House celebrates the surrounding landscape with a small environmental footprint, full-height glazing for views,...

The architects removed the rear lean-in and built an additional structure which contrasts the original structure in form and style, creating a clear distinction between the old and the new...

Affordability was the main objective in both the design and construction process. To keep prices at a minimum, the Aggie Sol house is prefabricated offsite as two separate halves in a factory and can be quickly transported...

Affordability was the main objective in both the design and construction process. To keep prices at a minimum, the Aggie Sol house is prefabricated offsite as two separate halves in a factory and can be quickly transported...

People can even monitor the center's energy consumption and production with an interactive iPad. Every aspect of the state-of-the-art building, from the 10kW roof-mounted solar array to individual receptacle loads, is connected...

Heavily landscaped with green roofs, planting beds, and water features, Butterfly Square was designed to look like an extension of the neighboring park...

Although the Copper House serves the same holiday function as other beach bungalows, TAKT's choice of materials makes the structure stand out from the typical beach home...

After winning the 2007 US Solar Decathlon, and placing second in the world that same year, the University of Maryland team is well poised for this year’s intercollegiate competition...

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The sculptural form of this LA treehouse is a perfect fit for its occupants as the design was inspired by the owner’s art collection. Given as a surprise gift from a husband to his wife, the space is a mere 170 square...

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Sustain Design Studio’s newest prefab home, the 12×36 TRIO, recently landed in Brighton, Ontario. With its butterfly roof and passive solar design, the California Edition of the Trio is energy-efficient, has a...