A house doesn’t need to have solar panels, rainwater collecting system, or uses recycled materials in order to be considered as eco-friendly. The La Maison-vague by Parisian architect Patrick Nadeau is a good example of an eco—friendly house without the solar panels and other common eco-friendly items. The only thing that this eco-house has is …
Old building structures don’t need to be wrecked for rehabilitation purposes. The Buc b ECDM is just a mere example of building rehabilitation while conserving the original structure. The BUC is a former fort that has been developed into an eco-hotel. In this way, no wrecking of the old structure has been made. In fact, …
Living in an environmentally friendly home will not only allow you to help save the environment but will also let you save huge amount of money. The Merlimau House is an environment friendly house in Singapore designed by Aamer Archtiects and has numerous eco-friendly features, which includes the garden with lots of plants that is …
Plants generally cleanse the air naturally and with the aim to have fresh air inside a home or structure; people normally set a vertical garden, which is obviously a hard thing to do. Today with the help of architect Emilio Llobat from Maqla Architects, Azahar Energy, and Ceracasa’s Lifewall, a modular vertical garden, having a …
Eco-friendly architecture is now becoming a priority to almost many of the architects and designers worldwide. One of the architects that join with the whole world in designing structures with saving the earth in mind is the Philippon-Kalt Architects, whom had designed the first building for social housing in Paris that has solar panels.
A temporary architectural structure has been installed on Governor’s Island and will be on from June to August 2010. The said structure will be for the cultural events happening on Governors Island. The Kaleidoscape pavilion is not only eye catching through its color, shape, shade, light, and play but also with is eco-friendly features, which …
When we are angry or have hatred deep within us, shouting or breaking something can be our way of seeking relief. Breaking, (particularly of glasses) can be quite harmful not only to the human being but to the environment as well. With the creation of the Glassphemy, people’s aggression can now be safe to the …
Sustainability nowadays is becoming important to almost all of us particularly the people in China. As part of their desire to promote sustainability and live sustainably, the conceptual master planning of the Xixi Wetland International Tourism Region Design Competition is born. Amongst the many proposals, international architecture firm Woods Bagot’s proposal was hailed as the …
With the aim to reduce noise pollution that the machines inside the plant cube in Getafe, Spain are producing, a vertical garden is made. Designed by a team of talented individuals from Paisajismo Urbano (Uran Landscape), this one of a kind vertical garden has an irrigation system that has the ability to perform automatic checks …
We all know that kids love to be in the playhouse most of the time. They love the lovely colors of the toys that they see in the said house designed especially for kids to play and enjoy. Today, playhouses step up unto the next level with the Eco-playhouse. The Eco-playhouse is an eco-edutainment that …
