You may be surprised to know this, but there are many eco hotels across the world, continuing to grow in popularity and number. As you might have guessed from their descriptive name, they are hotels which are designed and managed in a way which has a low impact on the environment. Equally, while staying at […] More
Snøhetta is an active partner within ZEB – The Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings. The ZEB Pilot House is a project cooperation between Snøhetta, Scandinavia’s largest independent research body, SINTEF, ZEB partner Brødrene Dahl and Optimera. More
Designer Filip Kurzewski shares with us his project design for the Phoenix Complex. The Phoenix represents rebirth and renewal. This astonishing project design becomes a stimulus for its surrounding and serves as an example of human-nature symbiosis. This concept allows people to live a healthy, fruitful lives rather than in squalor. More
Paolo Venturella & Angelo Balducci designed a tower named The Twilt Tower which is based on a combination of the words 'twisted' and 'tilted'. The project is a new step in green architecture. Discover more of the design along with architects' description after the jump: More
Strawscraper is high-rise tower which was originally designed by Henning Larsen in 1997. New tower was designed by Belatchew Arkitektur and it will use wind energy to produce electricity for the public use. More
Project: Hidden House Designed by 123DV Website: www.123dv.nl 123DV architects' team shares with us their design for a splendid zero emission residential project simply named the Hidden House. Find more information after the break: More
Project: Asian Cairns – Sustainable Megaliths For Rural Urbanity Shenzhen 2013 Designed by Vincent Callebaut Architectures Project Team: Emilie Diers, Frederique Beck, Benoit Patterlini, Marco Conti Sikic, Vincent Callebaut Surface Area: 320 000 m2 Location: Shenzen, China Website: vincent.callebaut.org The Asian Cairns is project of French practice Vincent Callebaut Architectures created for a location in Chinese city of Shenzen. This master-plan consists six skyscrapers or more like […] More
Project: Bloom – An Aquatic farm for phytoplankton culture Designed by Sitbon Architectes GFA: 2 070 sqm Height: 45m / 5 levels Location: Indian Ocean Website: www.sitbonarchitectes.com The already noted Bloom project coming from the drawing board of Sitbon Architectes brings a new step in green architecture. The semi submerged Bloom capsule will not only produce additional O2 it also […] More
Project: Friendhouse and Ecohotel in Orel' River Designed by Ryntovt Design Location: Orel River, Ukraine Website: www.ryntovt.com The impressive project for the Friendhouse the Orel' River comes from the Ryntovt Design studio. Discover more of their solution after the jump: More
Project: Tianjin Ecocity Ecology and Planning Museums Designed by Steven Holl Architects Director in Charge: Roberto Bannura Project Architects: Garrick Ambrose, Yu-Ju Lin, Michael Rusch Project Team: Chris McVoy, Laetitia Buchter, Bell Ying Yi Cai, Xi Chen, Romeo Chang, Deng Ming Cong, Rychiee Espinosa, Nathalie Frankowski, Elise Riley, Wenying Sun, Yasmin Vobis, Manta Weihermann Climate Engineers: Transsolar Structural Engineer: CABR Lighting Consultant: L’Observatoire International […] More
Project: Chop Stick Designed by visiondivision Architects: visiondivision through Anders Berensson & Ulf Mejergren Local Architect: Donna Sink Curators: Lisa Freiman & Sarah Green Structural Engineer: Dave Steiner Contractor: The Hagerman group Logger: Dave and Dave Client: Indianapolis Museum of Arts Location: 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park at The Indianapolis Museum of Arts. […] More
Project: Solar Loop Designed by Paolo Venturella & MenoMenoPiu Architects Design Team: Paolo Venturella, Gilberto Bonelli, Alessandro Balducci, Rocco Valantines, Mario Emanuele Salini, Pietro Bodria Energy Technology: Thin Film Photovoltaic Annual Capacity: 10 000 megawatt-hours Location: FreshKills Park, New York City, New York, USA Website: www.paoloventurella.it MenoMenoPiu Architects share with us their project for Solar Loop pavilion designed in collaboration with Paolo […] More