Category: Sustainability

Architecture, landscape, Sustainability

Holiday home in Aculco, State of Mexico designed by PPAA Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados

Location: Aculco, State of Mexico Size: 90 m2 Completed: 2018 Architects: PPAA Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados Team: Pablo Pérez Palacios + Alfonso de la Concha Rojas, Miguel Vargas, José Luis Jiméne Photography: Rafael Gamo The Aculco project is a holiday home completely isolated in the middle of nowhere surrounded by nature. It is the ideal place to get in contact with our most elemental states, … Continue reading Holiday home in Aculco, State of Mexico designed by PPAA Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados

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Architecture, Interior Design, Sustainability, Travel

Nature Eco Residences Santorini by Giorgos Zafiriou Architect & Dimitris Loukas Interior Design

Location: Santorini, Greece Total area: 600 m2 | Site area: 1000 m2 Year of completion: 2020 Architecture: Giorgos Zafiriou Interior design: Dimitris Loukas Photography: Pantelis Chadoulis Project Partners: Novamon Development Construction, Pan-Tex Constructions, Aluminox, Coco-Mat, Fousteris, Varelas, Sanco, Placed, Kaykas, Novamix, Prowood, Collezione Imports, Darzentas Pools, Chatziparasoglou, Kamarinos Design, Mitris Metal Construction AWARDS BigSEE Interior Design Award 2020 – WinnerBigSEE Tourism Design Award 2020 – … Continue reading Nature Eco Residences Santorini by Giorgos Zafiriou Architect & Dimitris Loukas Interior Design

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Architecture, Interior Design, landscape, Residential, Sustainability

Casa Temascaltepec by Robert Hutchison Architecture and JSa Arquitectura

Location: Temascaltepec, Mexico Area: 3,908 sq. feet Year: 2020 Project Collaboration between Robert Hutchison Architecture & Javier Sanchez ArquitectosProject Team: Robert Hutchison & Javier Sanchez, Sean Morgan, Berenice SolisStructural Engineer: Bykonen Carter QuinnGeneral Contractor: Mic Mac EstructurasPhotography: Cesar Bejar, Benedikt Fahlbusch, Alberto Kritzler, Laia Rius Solá A desert house designed for water This off-the-grid retreat  located in the mountains south of Valle Bravo, approximately two … Continue reading Casa Temascaltepec by Robert Hutchison Architecture and JSa Arquitectura

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Architecture, Interior Design, landscape, Sustainability

Casa Mirador by RAMA estudio

Location: Pichinch, Ecuador Size: 190 m2 Year: 2021 Architects: RAMA estudio Project team: Felipe Donoso, Carolina Rodas, Carla Chávez, Jefferson Camacho, Ma. Fernanda Ayala, Daniel Merchán Structural engineer: Ing. Pedro Ospina Larrea Photography: JAG studio BackgroundIn 2020, during the global Covid-19 pandemic, many families re-evaluated their way of living. The owners of this house maintained a “nomadic” lifestyle so their stays in Ecuador were short … Continue reading Casa Mirador by RAMA estudio

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Architecture, Design, landscape, Residential, Sustainability

Modern Summer House – Quogue by Austin Patterson Disston Architects

Location: Quogue, New York, USA Area:  3,500-square-foot Year: 2012 Architects: Austin Patterson Disston Architects Photography: © Peter Murdock Situated on a secluded lot in Quogue and offering views of the bay from its rooftop terrace, this new modern house is composed of a series of stacked rectangular volumes that loosely form an L-shape. Clad in tongue-and-groove horizontal cedar and punctuated by square and rectangular windows, the … Continue reading Modern Summer House – Quogue by Austin Patterson Disston Architects

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Architecture, landscape, Residential, Sustainability

House A by Whispering Smith

Location: Scarborough, Australia Area: 175 square metres Year: 2017 Awards AIA (WA Chapter) Architecture Award for Small Project Architecture Shortlisted Houses Awards 2018 New Houses Under 200m2 Architects: Whispering Smith Builder: Talo Construction Landscape: M&B Johnston Building and Landscapes Photography: © Ben Hosking House A is the first of three carbon neutral dwellings in Scarborough made from high recycled content concrete panels and whitewashed recycled brick. The … Continue reading House A by Whispering Smith

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Architecture, Residential, Sustainability

Jackson Clements Burrows Architects | Hiding House

Location: Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia Gross Floor Area: 350 sqm Year: 2014 Awards 2015  Victorian Architecture Awards – Residential (New) Commendation Architects: Jackson Clements Burrows Architects Photography: © John Gollings This compact house is composed of a series of interlocking rooms and gardens that create spatial variety, while allowing the house to adapt to changing needs. Doors and windows slide open and closed, revealing views and … Continue reading Jackson Clements Burrows Architects | Hiding House

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Architecture, Residential, Sustainability

Sawmill by Olson Kundig

Location: Tehachapi, California, USA Area: 4170.0 ft2 Year: 2014   Awards 2018 AIA National COTE Top Ten Award 2017 AIA National Housing Awards, Honor Award2017 AIA Northwest Pacific Region Citation Award 2017 Chicago Athenaeum, American Architecture Awards, American Architecture Award Architects: Olson Kundig Design Principal: Tom Kundig Project Manager: Elizabeth Bianchi Conklin Photography: Kevin Scott, Gabe Border Set in the harsh high desert of California, Sawmill is a family retreat embedded … Continue reading Sawmill by Olson Kundig

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Architecture, Design, landscape, Lighting, Residential, Sustainability

Gambel Oaks Ranch by CCY Architects

Location: Eagle County, Colorado, USA Project Size: 5,897 SF Residence, 755 SF Garage, 40 Acres Year: 2014 Awards U.S. Green Building Council | LEED Gold AIA Colorado | Award of Excellence AIA Colorado West | Citation Award Architecture and Interior Architecture: CCY Architects Interior Finishes and Furnishings: Jill Soffer Design Photography: © Art Gray Photography Located on broad sweeping ranch lands overlooking a lake, Gambel Oaks Ranch was designed … Continue reading Gambel Oaks Ranch by CCY Architects

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Architecture, landscape, Residential, Sustainability

La Binocle by _naturhumaine

Location: Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada Area: 888 m2 Year: 2018 Architects: _naturhumaine Property developer / Contractor: Mille Pieds Carrés Photography: © Adrien Williams Perched on a mountain in the Eastern Townships, the Crowhill cabin is based on its timelessness and minimalism concept. By its angular shape, the project aims to underline the beauty of the surrounding landscape. The project takes advantage of the rocky cape to anchor its raw concrete … Continue reading La Binocle by _naturhumaine

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