The sustainable design of Four-cornered Villa was made by Avanto Architecs. This sustainable architecture building is located in the wilderness of Finland, sits on a horseshoe-shaped island. By its cross shape, the view of four different sides can be maximize. Some sustainable features are provided to achieve low carbon footprint.
Thomas Eco-House is a sustainable green house designed by Designs Northwest Architects. This green architecture building is located in the Cascade foothills of Washington State, in the crown of the hill, surrounded by forestry lands. Energy efficiency, low maintenance, and sustainable design become important concerns.
A pair of green-enthusiasts have dream to have a new house with sustainable building design in San Fransisco. They asked Butler Armsden to realize their dream. And here it is, The Tiburon Bay House. This green architecture building is one of the first ever custom house that can achieve LEED-H Platinum Certification. With all of its sustainable features, modern design, this house is really enchanting.
A beautiful house was designed by GLR Arquitectos. It is located in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, surrounded by beautiful environment of mountain nature, especially Chipinique National Park. Some sustainable features were added to achieve energy efficient and eco friendly building.
Designing a sustainable building located in a bare seaside site always provides challenges for architects as they should consider the harsh sun light and strong wind. Plus Arquitectura has designed a beautiful and sustainable house, located near Tunquén beach in Chile. The challenges were the same, and they should also consider how to maximize the access to beautiful beach view.
Another sustainable design has been submitted for Solar Decathlon 2011. This is TRTL, Technological Residence, Traditional Living, submitted by Team Canada from University of Calgary. It has unique shape, this house has been designed to respect the traditions and cultures of native communities of Treaty 7. The shape also makes this home called “Turtle” to simplify its name.
A contemporary, beautiful, and sustainable building design was made by Baenziger Coles. The building is a beach house, designed to fulfill the need of having a retreat house which has a good integration to the outdoor environment, and can support some wonderful outdoor activities. Sustainability is a priority, regarding its connection to the environment.
ARKit is a series of prefab building for housing designed by considering the sustainable home design concepts. ARKit is designed by Craig Chatman Architect from Australia. ARKit has 2 types, the F Series or S Series, depend on place to built the house, factory or on site.
The architecture degree students of Texas Tech University and Urs Peter Flueckiger created a green home design in the form of a sustainable and prefab modular cabin. The green design was inspired by Henry David Thoreau‘s cabin on the shore of Walden Pond, also the Le Corbusier’s idea about minimalist living. As a type of prefab sheds, this cabin is used as a laboratory to study the sustainable design principles, located in West Texas.
Felipe Campolina has designed EcoBitat, a modular and sustainable housing. It is a modular portable sustainable housing.
