10 off-grid homes for a self-sufficient lifestyle

February 16, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
The Off-Grid Guest House by Anacapa Architecture

From an isolated house in a Californian nature reserve, to a rural house in China that encourages villagers to be self-sufficient, here are 10 off-grid homes where people are living sustainably.  Black Barn, England, by Studio Bark Designed to have minimal environmental impact, this off-grid house by Studio Bark is fully powered by solar and bio-diesel.

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Timber walls disguise secret spaces within tiny Pavilion House in Portugal

February 15, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Pavilion House by Andreia Garcia Architectural Affairs + Diogo Aguiar Studio

Andreia Garcia Architectural Affairs and Diogo Aguiar Studio have hidden a bathroom, bed, and kitchen within the walls of this timber-clad holiday home in Guimarães, Portugal. Located on a mountainside between vineyards and a forest, Pavilion House is a single, timber-lined room punctured with large windows. Its minimal design was developed by Andreia Garcia Architectural

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Seven key projects by Serpentine Pavilion architect Junya Ishigami

February 14, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Junya Ishigami at his KAIT Workshop

Who is Junya Ishigami? Here’s a look at seven significant projects by the Japanese architect, who has just been announced as designer of the Serpentine Pavilion 2019. Born in 1974 in Japan’s Kanagawa prefecture, Ishigami completed his master’s degree in architecture and planning at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 2000.

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Seven buildings wrapped in cork

February 13, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Redshank by Lisa Shell

Cork cladding is a renewable, resistant and insulating material that is harvested from the bark of the cork oak tree. Here are seven buildings clad in the increasingly popular building material. Redshank by Lisa Shell Elevated within a salt marsh on England’s east coast, this cabin was developed by British architect Lisa Shell for an artist that

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Seven buildings wrapped in cork

February 13, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Redshank by Lisa Shell

Cork cladding is a renewable, resistant and insulating material that is harvested from the bark of the cork oak tree. Here are seven buildings clad in the increasingly popular building material. Redshank by Lisa Shell Elevated within a salt marsh on England’s east coast, this cabin was developed by British architect Lisa Shell for an artist that

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Burj Jumeira supertall skyscraper will rise from fingerprint of Dubai’s ruler

February 11, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Burj Jumeira in Dubai

Visuals have been released of Burj Jumeira, a 550-metre-tall split-volume skyscraper in Dubai that will rise from a lake shaped like the fingerprint of the emirate’s ruler.  Unveiled by state-owned Dubai Holding, the supertall skyscraper has been dubbed as the “new icon in Dubai’s skyline”, however its architect has not been disclosed. It will be located on the city’s waterfront

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Rundzwei Architekten wraps Berlin house in natural cork

February 8, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Cork Screw House by Rundzwei Architekten

Cork Screw House, designed by Rundzwei Architekten in Berlin, has a facade and roof made from a bottle manufacturer’s waste cork. The rectangular-shaped panels of cork provide a thermally efficient skin for the house, while also creating a bold, “monolithic” aesthetic. Rundzwei Architekten’s decision to use the material was result of its search for a material that had

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Patisandhika and Daniel Mitchell complete A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali

February 7, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali by Patisandhika and Daniel Mitchell

A double-height living room stands at the centre of this brutalist house, completed by architectural studio Patisandhika and designer Dan Mitchell in Bali, Indonesia. Named A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali, the 532-square-metre house is located in a small valley nestled within rice fields on the south coast of the island. It has exaggerated structural

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SOM breaks ground on Alárò City in Nigeria

February 7, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
Alárò City masterplan by SOM in Nigeria

Construction has begun on Alárò City, which is being masterplanned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, as an extension to Lagos in southwest Nigeria. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) for the Lagos State Government and city builder Rendeavour, Alárò City will be in the Lekki Free Zone to the west of the city. It is designed to boost foreign investment and create “tens

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ODA unveils plans for renovation of Rotterdam’s historic post office 

February 6, 2019 Lizzie Crook 0
POST Rotterdam by ODA

ODA has revealed visuals of Post, an adaptive reuse scheme that will revive Rotterdam’s former post office, and include the construction of a 150-metre-high tower. Located centrally in the Coolsingel district, the post office is one of the only structures to survive the Rotterdam Blitz in 1940, making it one of the port city’s most significant historical

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