An architect-turned-falconer considers animals and nature when designing his own home. Overlooking the Hudson River, Allan Shope’s nearly 3,000-square-foot sustainable home features handmade furniture and an undulating floor, all crafted from the site’s felled black walnut trees. Shope and his wife carefully designed an eco-friendly landscape: For instance, they did not fell any tree with...
How To Make Your Interior Eco-Friendly: 20 Ideas
Eco-friendly decor is the best idea for the fans of healthy lifestyle and nature, and it means that you have items and accessories made of natural materials. Natural things are getting more and more popularity because they aren’t only healthy but also look naturally beautiful. Eco-friendly interior supposes lots of light and free space, so...
Eco-Friendly Cherry Blossom House On A Modest Budget
This award-winning family home is situated close to Strasbourg, in a village famous for its cherry trees and cherry schnapps. Presented with a naturally beautiful site, and constrained by a modest budget, the house is highly methodical in its plan, and dramatically augmented by the selective framing of views. The building is insulated with eco-friendly...
Smart Wooden House Built With Beech Wood Plugs
This hi-tech wooden house was built without glue, screws or nails, it’s built with beech wood plugs. The whole house is made from spruce, larch, pine and birch wood, and built without using chemicals or artificial tools – this is eco-friendliness at its edge! The interiors are modern and almost minimalist – who needs much...
Eco-Friendly Coastal House Invisible From A Distance
Today blending homes into landscapes is a hot trend in architecture as it looks harmonious and doesn’t spoil the natural look. Casa Till by WMR Arquitectos is located on the Chilean coast and was designed so that from a distance it would not be visible. The roof of Casa Till is level with a small...
Eco-Friendly Modern Rustic Resindence In Colorado
Eco-friendly materials are very popular because they don’t do any harm to our health and look amazingly natural. This Reed Residence by studio Robert Hawkins Architects in Colorado is right of these materials. This striking home reminds of a giant barn of wood and glass, the architecture is very original. The house is energy efficient,...
1840’s Victorian House Remodeled Into Zero Carbon House
Designed by John Christophers of Associated Architects as a family home this house is a winner of RIBA award for architectural excellence in 2010. It’s an unique zero carbon project located in inner city Birmingham, UK. The new house has been built around an existing early Victorian two-bedroom semi-detached house, produces as much energy as...
Modern Affordable Eco-Friendly Home by Case Architects
Designed by Case Architects, Columbia City Green is a houses project in a walking distance to Columbia City shops, restaurants, farmer’s markets, schools, library, movie theater Genesee Park, grocery stores, Edmunds Light Rail Station, bus lines, and other things. The price of such home is $699,000 what isn’t so big for 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bath...