Green Houses
Tree House from the World’s Leading Specialists: Blue Forest
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From time to time every citizen dreams to relax in the lap of nature, but not everybody has the desire and opportunity to burden themselves with the global house-building, so we have to look for lighter opportunities. Tree house, comfortably accommodating up to 4 people, can be easily installed within 5 days. It is designed by Blue Forest (which is based in the UK) – one of the world’s leading tree house specialists. If desired, the house can be installed even right on the trees, for such cases there is a special staircase, turning to the gallery around the house. Beautiful Wooden design also features two windows and large glass doors.
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Quite Literally Green Towers in Milan
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‘Look how the sun is shining through the trees of the forest in the middle of Milan!’ – this motto is taken from the site of Italian firm Stefano Boeri Architetti. Indeed, if you look up at the two monumental towers, you’ll see the sun rays making their way straight through the branches of the real trees, that were planted around the perimeter of the buildings. The functionality of the vegetation layers is not only in their aesthetic appointment, but also in reducing the need for temperature regulation within the building and filtering the air of the city. For planting pre-grown trees were selected which correspond to regional climate, light and wind condition. The two buildings are the first of this kind in the world.
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‘Wamberal House’ in a Picturesque Place of the Central Coast of NSW: by Virginia Kerridge
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The project ‘Wamberal House’ was called so by architect Virginia Kerridge according to its natural location – Wamberal Beach and lagoon on the central coast of NSW. The house was built for a family, the only request of which was to maximize views and connection to garden areas by integrating the architecture into its surroundings. As a result the house was designed with an open frontage, so it has picturesque views to the beach and lagoon at the same time. Moreover, due to minimizing of architectural bulk, the green outside space with garden areas are opened from each room. The most beautiful views are accessed from top level with a master bedroom. The house was built with a use of recycled materials and has such sustainable features as water tank storage for the pool and gardens, cross-ventilation and north facing glass.
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Treehouse Riga in Lisbon
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This house in Lisbon is a type of Treehouse. But in contrast to the Treehouse concept it is a ready and closed project not requiring any further development. The construction of this eco house consists of two modules: the public area and the private area. There are a living room, a kitchen, three bedrooms and bathroom in both modules. The design and arrangement of the rooms make the whole construction compact and flexible, very suitable for a small territory. The sustainability of the Treehouse Riga is provided by the using of wood materials. The sliding wall made of birch wood can be used as a door to separate the public area and the private area, and vice versa – to extend the area connecting living room with a guest’s room. The Treehouse Riga was built by Appleton & Domingos.
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River Road Mini-home Designed by Nir Pearlson
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In the River Road area in north Eugene there is a small timber-frame mini home that have cozy beautiful spaces inside of it for owners Rob Handy and Julie Hulme. This sustainable house, designed by Nir Pearlson and built by Six Degrees Construction, is 800-square-foot and as sustainable features it has a roof with a solar PV array, and a hot water solar collector. For the irrigating the garden there is reclaimed graywater and rainwater. The home has an exposed wood structure, earthen plaster walls with a double-insulated envelope, metal roofing, and plywood and HardiePlank siding.
The interior and arrangements of the rooms consist of a front porch, the areas for living, dining and cooking, interacting in the central space of the house. Then the study/guest room opens onto the partly-sheltered deck overlooking the garden. There is a centrally located wood stove, a master bedroom and a light-filled bathroom. This sustainable home building received gold-level certification from the Earth Advantage Institute.
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Tags: green house, mini-house, Nir Pearlson, River Road house, timber house | 
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Sustainable Home on the Seal Rocks Beach
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The beach house that is located in Seal Rocks beach (Australia) has a simple design eco construction. The aim of the architects (Bourne Blue Architecture) was an easy-maintaining home with some sustainable features involved. The main construction has a square shape and large open courtyard in the middle of it. Such arrangement provides natural ventilation and natural daylighting.
The building has several features that make it sustainable. First of all is a rainwater collection system that provide water source for inhabitants and also for fire protection. Gris-tied rooftop solar panel produces electricity. This house is very good for spending time and having a rest in holidays. There is a big shower, one living space and only one bathroom, but it’s possible to use the hammock deck or the day bed.
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Vista Del Valle Green House by Zimmerman and Associates
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This green house named Vista Del Valle was built by Zimmerman and Associates in Sonoma, CA according to the sustainable design concept. Surrounded by picturesque views it has a very convenient place with an opportunity to watch beautiful valley from any angles of the house. Nice-looking and modern it has enough space for not very large family: there is living room, kitchen and dining room. Moreover there is a courtyard and pool outside. Sustainable features with solar construction provide good energy efficiency. Large window openings supply natural daylighting and natural ventilation.
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East House Renovation
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Renovations sometimes make incredible things. Today we present you one of the products of renovation. This is the East House Byron Bay, former ordinary brick house that was built in 1990. And now it is renovated with sustainable design applied. The renovation was made according to green architecture design concepts. Due to the East-west orientation of the building there is an optimum access of the sun through the sustainable construction. The passive solar design and thermal mass wall provide the house heating. There are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large outdoor entertainment area, yoga platform inside of the house, and an outdoor shower. A space for gardening is also available.
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