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Natural materials make up this energy-saving Jakarta home

Natural materials make up this energy-saving Jakarta home

[ad_1] Architecture firm Atelier Riri has reaped the energy-saving benefits of Indonesia’s tropical climate in their design of the House at Serpong, a climate-responsive suburban house in Jakarta. After conducting solar studies and site analyses, the architects crafted the four-story home with strategically placed voids, windows, elevated gardens and solar shading devices …

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Sustainability for York National Railway Museum Central Hall

Sustainability for York National Railway Museum Central Hall

[ad_1] London-based architecture practice Feilden Fowles has won an international design competition to create the new Central Hall for the National Railway Museum in York, England. Slated for completion in time for the museum’s 50th anniversary in 2025, the new centerpiece building will vastly improve the visitor experience while introducing an ambitious …

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Are these zero-carbon domes the future of sustainable housing?

Are these zero-carbon domes the future of sustainable housing?

[ad_1] When design and architecture start-up Geoship met its $100,000 equity crowdfunding goal in just five days in January 2020, founder and CEO Morgan Bierschenk knew the fledgling company had something special on its hands. The product? Sustainable, affordable housing in the form of unique geodesic domes that are also …

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Stunning House on the Rocks uses geothermal power

Stunning House on the Rocks uses geothermal power

[ad_1] On Finland’s windswept Turku archipelago, Helsinki-based design practice and log house kit purveyor Pluspuu has completed yet another ecological wood house — fittingly named the House on the Rocks. Designed to embrace landscape views in multiple directions, the three-bedroom, two-bath residence is a custom design based on Pluspuu’s pre-designed …

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