http://www.digsdigs.com/sustainable-house-design-on-an-artificial-island-blue-house-by-faro-architecten/ Improve and decorate your home to make it a better place to live Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:12:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.digsdigs.com/sustainable-house-design-on-an-artificial-island-blue-house-by-faro-architecten/#comment-11590 Modern Contemporary Blue House from FARO Architecten - About Interior Design Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:09:24 +0000 http://www.digsdigs.com/?p=20306#comment-11590 [...] This is Modern Contemporary Blue House, this house designed by Dutch architect Pieter Weijnen of FARO Architecten. It’s located on Steigereiland, one of seven artificial islands dredged from Amsterdam’s lJ Lake in IJburg. Its color reminds deep-blue waters that surround it and that’s how it gets its name. The house designed with sustainable use of energy in mind. The large façade facing south allows a lot of light and heat. The cooling system is inspired by old Arabian cooling towers. Air from the house is pumped into an underground pipe from which the cooled air will be led back to the house. Rain water is re-used for the toilet and washing machine. The building is constructed in wood and recycled materials. The beams in the façade are old bollards from the IJ lake. The copper plates on the suspended living. (Via) [...] [...] This is Modern Contemporary Blue House, this house designed by Dutch architect Pieter Weijnen of FARO Architecten. It’s located on Steigereiland, one of seven artificial islands dredged from Amsterdam’s lJ Lake in IJburg. Its color reminds deep-blue waters that surround it and that’s how it gets its name. The house designed with sustainable use of energy in mind. The large façade facing south allows a lot of light and heat. The cooling system is inspired by old Arabian cooling towers. Air from the house is pumped into an underground pipe from which the cooled air will be led back to the house. Rain water is re-used for the toilet and washing machine. The building is constructed in wood and recycled materials. The beams in the façade are old bollards from the IJ lake. The copper plates on the suspended living. (Via) [...]

]]> http://www.digsdigs.com/sustainable-house-design-on-an-artificial-island-blue-house-by-faro-architecten/#comment-11092 Blue House Interior By FARO Architecten In Steigereiland - News and Pictures on Interior Design and Decoration – beinteriordecorator.com Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:18:44 +0000 http://www.digsdigs.com/?p=20306#comment-11092 [...] The house is called Blue House. It was designed by Pieter Weijnen of FARO Architecten and located on Steigereiland. The name of this house is gotten by Its color reminds deep-blue waters that surround it. This house has cooling system which inspired by old Arabian cooling towers. Air from the house is pumped into an underground pipe from which the cooled air will be led back to the house. rain water is re-used for the toilet and washing machine. meanwhile, copper plates on the suspended living room are from a church roof. via digsdigs. [...] [...] The house is called Blue House. It was designed by Pieter Weijnen of FARO Architecten and located on Steigereiland. The name of this house is gotten by Its color reminds deep-blue waters that surround it. This house has cooling system which inspired by old Arabian cooling towers. Air from the house is pumped into an underground pipe from which the cooled air will be led back to the house. rain water is re-used for the toilet and washing machine. meanwhile, copper plates on the suspended living room are from a church roof. via digsdigs. [...]

]]> http://www.digsdigs.com/sustainable-house-design-on-an-artificial-island-blue-house-by-faro-architecten/#comment-10943 Oliver Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:17:48 +0000 http://www.digsdigs.com/?p=20306#comment-10943 wow ... cool bathroom - fantastic stairs ... love this house! wow … cool bathroom – fantastic stairs … love this house!

]]> http://www.digsdigs.com/sustainable-house-design-on-an-artificial-island-blue-house-by-faro-architecten/#comment-10877 Sustentabilidade na Arquitetura por Pieter Weijnen | maisArquitetura Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:58:57 +0000 http://www.digsdigs.com/?p=20306#comment-10877 [...] GA_googleFillSlot("Mais-Arquitetura_botton_sidebar"); A Casa Azul foi projetada pelo arquiteto holandês Pieter Weijnen da FARO Arquitetura. Está situada em Steigereiland, uma das sete ilhas artificiais de dragagem do lago LJ de Amsterdam em IJburg. A casa projetada com o uso sustentável da energia em mente. A grande fachada virada a sul permite a entrada de luz e calor. O sistema de arrefecimento é inspirado nas torres de resfriamento da Arábia. O Ar da casa é bombeado para uma tubulação subterrânea a partir do qual o ar é resfriado e levado de volta para casa. A água da chuva é reutilizada para o banheiro e máquina de lavar. O prédio é construído em madeira e materiais reciclados. As vigas da fachada são marcos antigos do lago IJ………………………………….. Mais [...] [...] GA_googleFillSlot("Mais-Arquitetura_botton_sidebar"); A Casa Azul foi projetada pelo arquiteto holandês Pieter Weijnen da FARO Arquitetura. Está situada em Steigereiland, uma das sete ilhas artificiais de dragagem do lago LJ de Amsterdam em IJburg. A casa projetada com o uso sustentável da energia em mente. A grande fachada virada a sul permite a entrada de luz e calor. O sistema de arrefecimento é inspirado nas torres de resfriamento da Arábia. O Ar da casa é bombeado para uma tubulação subterrânea a partir do qual o ar é resfriado e levado de volta para casa. A água da chuva é reutilizada para o banheiro e máquina de lavar. O prédio é construído em madeira e materiais reciclados. As vigas da fachada são marcos antigos do lago IJ………………………………….. Mais [...]

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