MiLoft Apartments
The international architectural firm RMJM is introducing a timely apartment design called MiLoft. The revolutionary claim by the firm is that MiLoft "uses body heat to keep occupants warm." No doubt skepticism will follow, but MiLoft has already attracted a great deal of attention from politicians and housing organizers in the UK, and the concept is backed up by MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery) technology from Max Fordam Consulting Engineers. MiLoft represents recognition that the the future of housing must center on design and engineering advances to make modern eco-conscious housing affordable for the larger population. After initial development in the ...
Will Green Turn Gold?
In an attempt to build a case for yet another green rating system, the National Association of Home Builders under their relatively new "Green Building Program" has laid down a goal of increasing US house energy efficiency by at least 15 percent when compared to non-rated houses.
Julius Shulman Photography
Julius Shulman, the eminence grise of modern architecture photography is the subject of a new feature film narrated by Dustin Hoffman and directed by Eric Bricker. Having received a lot of media attention for coming out of retirement and continuing to work at age 98, Shulman continues to add to his catalog of thousands of 20th century architectural images including iconic works by Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank Gehry. In honor of this astounding career (so far) we present the following slide show on the master, Julius Shulman. Learn more about the film about the life of Julius Shulman. View Slide Show
Oh Canada
The recent International Builders Show in Las Vegas which houses the annual building products convention sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders featured their version of the "green" home of the future, a massive 8,721 square foot building they call The New American Home.
Tag, You’re it
From Taalman Koch Architecture comes itHouse, a simple systems-built pre-fabricated component house that can power itself off-grid. The basic itHouse priced at $125 per square-foot consists of two bedrooms, one bath, plus a double courtyard to meld the indoor-outdoor experience. If you want to "make it your own," there are optional packages and upgrades for kitchen, bath, and solar. Because itHouse is a component driven system you can also change the 1100 square-foot floor plan, move the doors and windows, and add selected furnishings. The lightweight easy to assemble components can be shipped and assembled by your contractor in as little as ...
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Will Green Turn Gold?
In an attempt to build a case for yet another green rating system, the National Association of Home Builders under their relatively new “Green Building Program” has laid down a goal of increasing US house energy efficiency by at least 15 percent when compared to non-rated houses.
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Oh Canada
The recent International Builders Show in Las Vegas which houses the annual building products convention sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders featured their version of the “green” home of the future, a massive 8,721 square foot building they call The New American Home.
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Modern Houses - Jun 29, 2009 - 0 Comments
Hide n Seek
Hidden House by LA architecture and design firm Standard is a new modern residence that borrowed from the existing structure rather than razing and building from ground-up. As Jeffrey Allsbrook, Standard Principal and Co-Founder says, “Hidden House is the perfect example of how incorporating an existing structure can actually be the key to a successful new design.”
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Green - Jul 1, 2009 - 0 Comments
Bercy Chen Studio
Bercy Chen Studio architects have completed their own take on recycling an existing house to make it more functional and true to its particular site location (Texas hill country).
As GLiving tells us, “the project began as a modest remodel, but turned into a full master-planning for the site… as well as re-organization of the garden.
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Prefab Houses - Jul 2, 2009 - 0 Comments
Marmol Radziner
In Hide n Seek we reported how architecture and design firm Standard with Dwell recently showed off their modern gem secluded high in the LA hills.
Now more is happening above the LA skyscrapers - this time Marmol Radziner has introduced their modern prefab house called Hollywood Hybrid, a 2,576 square foot sustainable house with a minimal carbon footprint.
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Lifestyle - Jul 2, 2009 - 0 Comments
Takes A Village
The UK’s Hanham Hall Development will be the largest eco-village yet if everything goes as planned. Rumored to be close to 200 zero carbon homes, the development will include its own onsite biomass CHP (combined heat/power) plant, shops for local farmers to sell goods, utilities that encourage bike usage, and a drainage system boasting reusable water.
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Interiors - Jun 6, 2009 - 0 Comments
Recycled Kitchen
Kitchen remodeling has long been said to be the most profitable upgrade a homeowner can perform to increase the resale value of their property.
This leads to hundreds of thousands of homeowners who throw out tons of materials from old kitchens for the new updated one. That in turn leads to an incredible amount of waste - until now.
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House Plans - Jul 2, 2009 - 0 Comments
Green House Plan
Our latest featured green house plan is called Modern Lake House, and can be found at Free Green, the leading online provider of modern green house plans.
Get an exclusive look here at this Premium Member house plan, and then sign up to download this and other green house plans from Free Green.
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