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- Adobe brick combines with wood in a low-carbon villa in Chiang Mai Fri, 15 Mar 19, 5:30amArchitectural practice Chiangmai Life Architects has completed a striking villa that blends elements of traditional Thai architecture together with environmentally savvy construction practices and modern amenities fit for...
- Fruit trees grow on the roofs of this rammed earth home in Hanoi Wed, 18 Apr 18, 6:15pmVo Trong Nghia Architects puts a fresh spin on the ancient art of rammed earth construction in the Dong Anh house, a modern dwelling with fruit trees growing on the roofs...
- Breezy solar-powered sponge house is in tune with nature Tue, 27 Feb 18, 9:32pmNature is celebrated at every turn in The Country House, an environmentally conscious home that embraces indoor-outdoor living in Bien Hoa, Vietnam. Completed by 1+1>2 Architects, the house immediately stands out from its...
- Cleverly layered compact dirt walls mimic ice cream cakes in this Tokyo patisserie Wed, 21 Jun 17, 7:24pmDirt may seem an odd material choice for an upscale patisserie in Tokyo, but design studio nendo playfully pulls it off with style. The Japanese designers layered compacted soils of varying colors to mimic the layers of an...
- Vineyard House uses rammed earth to stay cool in Portugal’s hot summers Wed, 30 Mar 16, 7:00pmThe 319-square-meter house comprises three interconnected rectangle volumes clustered around an existing tree and strategically arranged to optimize passive solar conditions...
- Vineyard House uses rammed earth to stay cool in the Portuguese heat Wed, 30 Mar 16, 7:00pmThe 319-square-meter house comprises three interconnected rectangle volumes clustered around an existing tree and strategically arranged to optimize passive solar conditions...
- Amazing sunken SubZero Pavilion for Floriade 2022 boasts a rooftop greenhouse Wed, 6 Jan 16, 6:30amThe pavilion will house exhibitions and content based on the theme of nutrition, health and wellbeing, and will serve as the pavilion for Dutch province Flevoland...