It’s not often that a project requires you to bulk up on your haggling skills. Then again, it’s not often that a pr...
Taliesin West is Frank Lloyd Wright's Wright’s beloved winter home and desert laboratory in Scottsdale, AZ.
One of the newer camps within easy reach of the Namib-Naukluft National Park, Desert Quiver Camp offers a comfortable self-catering option for independent travellers. The atmosphere is relaxed, the 24 chalets are rustic in appearance but deeply comfortable within, and the decor complements the austere Namibian desert landscape. The focus here is unlike that at other lodges, with set mealtimes and organised activities, so it's a refreshing option, well suited to travellers wanting to explore the plains and dunes under their own steam.
Rammed Earth Walls can become a unique feature of your home. They can have cutouts or elements embedded in them creating something special for your home.
Image 4 of 35 from gallery of Naked Gallery — Ecological Creation Technology / Xiaohui Designer Studio. Photograph by Youkun Chen
A design-build team demonstrates the durability of an ancient material.
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Available to rent on Airbnb, the two-bedroom prefab house as a prototype for their pre-engineered IT House series and made an appearance in Dwell Magazine’s November 2008 issue. Tagged: Exterior, House Building Type, Flat RoofLine, Metal Siding Material, and Glass Siding Material.
A traditional "cave house" is transformed into a contemporary home of rammed earth, using locally sourced materials.
Spotted in the portfolio of Mexico City–based architect Tatiana Bilbao: a low-budget summerhouse in Lago de Chapala. The NY Times calls Bilbao one of Mexic
Solar panels catch the sun's energy; wide expanses of open doors and windows provide cross-ventilation; and strategic overhangs shade against the desert's endless heat. Tagged: Exterior, House Building Type, and Green Roof Material.
Spotted in the portfolio of Mexico City–based architect Tatiana Bilbao: a low-budget summerhouse in Lago de Chapala. The NY Times calls Bilbao one of Mexic
In this post we look at rammed earth construction, how it works and some examples of some great rammed earth contemporary projects.
Architecture trends which will be influential to the industry for 2019. Use big ideas for small spaces and smart design to combat climate change and livability.
La organización del festival la lleva a cabo la entidad denominada Grands Ateliers, que aglomera a escuelas de arquitectura, arte e ingeniería, asociaciones y organismos públicos. Su creación vino respaldada por el éxito de la experiencia desarrollada en la nueva población de L’Isle d’Abeau, donde se inició, a mediados de los años ochenta, el proyecto Domaine de la terre. Su objetivo fue la construcción de 65 viviendas sociales experimentando con soluciones constructivas alternativas en el consumo energético, y cuyo material era fundamentalmente la tierra.
Héctor Fernández Elorza and Manuel Fernández Ramírez | Valdefierro Park, Zaragosa, Spain, 2012. Via.
In this post we look at rammed earth construction, how it works and some examples of some great rammed earth contemporary projects.
Michael Fuller is in the process of building a tiny cordwood home in Nova Scotia, Canada. He has incorporated delightful twists and turns to make his design elegant and intriguing. The large gable…
Completed in 2016 in Weinan, China. Images by hyperSity Architects . This house is a renovation project of "wow home" TV series, for the client Ye Liangchen, a Internet star, who lives in the Loess Plateau of Shanxi...
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Our cottage needed something fresh. We’ve been in this home a few years now, and originally we wanted to keep the stone on the fireplace to help it stay true to who it was. We added a rustic wood mantle and beam and it was quite cozy. Check it out in this feature in BHG. We really did love it!
Many architects in California regularly take on the challenge of experimenting with alternative construction methods.
