Green Houses

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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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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Today we want to introduce you to very pretty tree houses. We present them not only like special furniture for pet but rather like an item to design your room. It's always hard to find a proper place for a pet not to disturbing the view of your room. Due to its beautiful design and real trees these pet houses will decorate any of your rooms. The height of the houses will fit both for grownups cats and for kittens. There is a very large variety of the trees: they can be one-story and two-story, can have inserts for the cat’s nails training - the scratching trees. The trees are created by Pet Tree House that has been designing pet houses for a long time, so it knows a lot about cat homes and their tastes.

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This SPACEPLATES GREENHOUSE is situated in Bristol, UK. It is created by art studio N55 in collaboration with Anne Romme. It looks very original as well as many of their products. Flying saucer has landed and settled in a peaceful place. This system is customized for living purposes, production purposes and others. It can be filled with any constructions and this space would be sufficient land to grow significant amounts of food. The main advantages of the system are light weight, minimal material and low cost. The greenhouse consists of 20 different parts of different size. SPACEPLATES GREENHOUSE can be placed anywhere where people have the need and desire to grow food and makes possible for everybody to grow and eat his own food.

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Could you ever imagine life in a hole of the hill? Living not just like a wild animal, but with all the necessary capabilities for life? It’s difficult to imagine it but such extraordinary house really exists and it is located in a picturesque place of the Alpine mountains. The house called Villa Vals, designed by Holland architects SeARCH & CMA, has no windows because it doesn’t need any of them. Instead of them the building’s large façade opens a fantastic view of the beautiful mountains and the valley. The project was began because of necessity of building the house in the places of the world famous thermal baths of Vals with the opportunity of minimum disturbing the bath’s appearance. And this house became possible due to the fantastic idea and imagination of the designers. [caption id="attachment_22523" align="alignnone" width="620"] house in vals[/caption]

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Modern architecture has to find its methods not by reference to traditional forms and materials. The architecture of our time must exhibit positive attitude to the natural environment. The green architecture house designed by a team lead by Professor Werner Sorbek has become one of energy efficient houses in Germany. This experiment green building was built in December 2011. Its sustainable energy source of solar panels and huge insulation provide high sustainability. The energy from solar panels is used not only to produce electricity but also to heat the water for the heating the floor of the house. There are a lot of sensors and automatics that make the system controlled and effective. This project in fact represents a future green architecture building. And the experiment shows how efficient housing can get. [caption id="attachment_22495" align="alignnone" width="620"] green house[/caption]

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The design studio Vo Trong Nghia from Ho Chi Minh has completed a beautiful project of Stacking Green House. Its width is only 4 meters, but it includes four full floors. This architecture is typical for Saigon, where the home is situated. Chaos reigns in the most populous city everywhere. And only flowers and tropical plants on the balconies of buildings, streets and backyards delight the eye. The green façade looks very elegant and protects the owners from the sun and prying eyes. The internal layout of the residence is quite typical for Vietnam. On the ground floor there is one of the bedrooms, a pantry and exit to the patio. The second level is occupied by a living room and a kitchen. The third floor includes bedroom and bathroom, the last level is designated for office. On the roof there is a terrace to have a rest on the open air.

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The design studio Resolution: 4 Architecture (Res4) from New York has completed work on the project of Connecticut Pool House. This unusual villa with an area of 832 square foot is the perfect country house. Connecticut Pool House is located in Sharon, Connecticut, USA. In one part of the residence there is a bedroom, in the other - living area with kitchen. The residence also features sauna, laundry room, pantry and even and a heat-generating fireplace. However, perhaps the most interesting elements are sliding doors, which not only provide ventilation, are an excellent source of natural light, but also allow you to enjoy nature without leaving the comfortable couch or directly from the bed!

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