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Black Glossy Home from A-cero for a Fair Price

Design WOO — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:51:53 +0000

A-cero homes have been a continuous reason of amazement. Their style can be seen from every angle and enjoyed by those who want a completely modern and contemporary architectural piece and a gorgeous interior design. This Black beauty is a newly introduced modular architectural product based on the [Read More…]

Cozy Mix: Heavy Concrete Home, Flowing Green Roof Forms If Wright and Le Corbusier were around today they might just agree that this home is the best of both Modernist worlds – combining the free-flowing Prairie Style interpretations of...
Exceptional Green Home in the Forest Westside Road project started with the idea of designing a home on a 2240 square feet terrain in Healdsburg, California. The challenge was brought on by the steep terrain, a...
Old Meets New: Radical Remodel & Exterior Home Addition It can be challenging enough to build a modern home in a traditional context but remodeling a conventional house with a contemporary approach can be even more difficult though, done...

Monk’s Shadow Residence by Kendle Design Collaborative

Design WOO — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:16:00 +0000

Kendle Design Collaborative designed the Monk’s Shadow residence in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

Monk’s Shadow Residence by Kendle Design Collaborative

The design of this home is a pragmatic response to an amazing yet challenging site. A narrow lot with [Read More…]

Mummy Mountain Residence By Chen Suchart Studio Recentlly, we received a very nice project from Chen Suchart StudioMummy Mountain ResidenceThe project proposes an architecture that responds to the inherent qualities of the site, privileged views, and the...
Exotic Residence and Glamorous Living in Brazil JH House is a glamorous residence from Bernardes Jacobsen Architecture located in São Paulo, Brazil. It is a highly modern villa, with an exotic and distinguished exterior, whose appearance seems...
Step Up Horizontal House Sloping Structure This modern house structured in a series of horizontal floor, deck and roof planes that step up the sloping site. Shed roof forms of this house equipped with photovoltaic and...

Tianjin University Builds Zero-Energy Solar House For Solar Decathlon 2010

Design WOO — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 05:48:41 +0000

Eco Factor: Off-grid energy-saving house powered by solar energy.

A team of student designers at Tianjin University have unveiled their futuristic home that doesn’t need to be connected with the grid for electrical power. Dubbed “Sunflower”, the sustainable house has been designed to participa [Read More…]

PostPanic Offices by Maurice Mentjens Reflecting the company's creative attitude, designer Maurice Mentjens has turned PostPanic's Amsterdamn studio into a playground for professionals. Exposed ductwork and linear fluorescent lights combined with concrete columns and smooth...
Refract House | Solar Decathlon + Architecture City Project managers open the doors to Refract House, ready for Solar Decathlon 2009, Photo by Kevin GardnerWhat happens when an architect and an engineer walk into a Jesuit university in...
Egg house: Student builds amazing dwelling for a green living Imagine living in an egg? You think I am kidding. Well, a 24-year-old Chinese designer is doing just that. High rents in China’s capital have forced Daihai Fei to think...

FabCab Unveils New Stylishly Sustainable Green Prefabs

Design WOO — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:43:00 +0000

Eco Factor: Sustainable prefabricated homes made using earth-friendly materials.

Fabulous Cabin (FabCab) has unveiled new prefabricated homes for those who’re looking for a sustainable place to live. The company’s first home, which was on display at the Seattle Home Show last month has an open [Read More…]

Exceptional Green Home in the Forest Westside Road project started with the idea of designing a home on a 2240 square feet terrain in Healdsburg, California. The challenge was brought on by the steep terrain, a...
Exceptional Green Home in the Forest Westside Road project started with the idea of designing a home on a 2240 square feet terrain in Healdsburg, California. The challenge was brought on by the steep terrain, a...
Egg house: Student builds amazing dwelling for a green living Imagine living in an egg? You think I am kidding. Well, a 24-year-old Chinese designer is doing just that. High rents in China’s capital have forced Daihai Fei to think...

NTPC To Develop 500MW Renewable Energy Power Plant In India

Design WOO — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:40:00 +0000

Eco Factor: Power plant to generate 500MW of electric power from renewable sources.

India’s largest power generation company, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), is planning to generate about 500MW of electric power from solar and wind energy projects in the Indian state of Orissa. The [Read More…]

Wind Cubes concept could power your home with wind energy Eco Factor: Concept wind turbine can be used to generate renewable energy.With cost of energy rising with every passing day, designers over the world have focused their attention on systems...
Swater collects and purifies water using renewable solar energy Eco Factor: Solar powered water collector and purifier.With more than a billion people on our planet still striving hard for fresh water, industrial designers have started thinking of new ways...
GO! Multifunctional Furniture Harvests Renewable Energy Eco Factor: Renewable energy-harvesting furniture. The brainchild of Indonesian industrial designer Rizki Tarisa, the GO! is a lounge, a workstation and an exercise bike that also generates renewable electricity to...

Gesterbine Self-Sufficient Skyscraper Features A Mesh Of Wind Turbines

Design WOO — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:14:00 +0000

Eco Factor: Sustainable skyscraper designed to harvest wind energy.

Polish architecture firm Mode:Lina Architektura & Consulting proposed the Gesterbine skyscraper for the eVolo Skyscraper Competition that has been designed to maximize energy generation using a series of wind turbines, hum [Read More…]

Wind Cubes concept could power your home with wind energy Eco Factor: Concept wind turbine can be used to generate renewable energy.With cost of energy rising with every passing day, designers over the world have focused their attention on systems...
Solar Wind by Francesco Colarossi, Giovanna Saracino and Luisa Saracino To build a big wind power generator needed a large enough space to put many large-sized turbines.Designer Francesco Colarossi, Giovanna Saracino and Luisa Saracino have a solution for this problem...
Humdinger Wind Energy Develops Portable Wind Energy Harvester Eco Factor: Portable wind energy generator to power wireless sensors. According to statistics, about 2 percent of global electricity comes from wind-powered generators, and their capacity has doubled in the...

H3AR Proposes Multipurpose ‘Watertower’ Skyscraper For Sudan

Design WOO — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:01:00 +0000

Eco Factor: Sustainable skyscraper to be made using natural materials.

The shortage of water and land has resulted in a political unrest in Sudan for decades. However, the recent discovery of the world’s tenth largest underground lake in the region by scientists from Boston University can end [Read More…]

Gesterbine Self-Sufficient Skyscraper Features A Mesh Of Wind Turbines Eco Factor: Sustainable skyscraper designed to harvest wind energy. Polish architecture firm Mode:Lina Architektura & Consulting proposed the Gesterbine skyscraper for the eVolo Skyscraper Competition that has been designed to...
Design competition-eVolo 2010 Skyscraper Competition Early Registration Deadline: November 17, 2009eVolo 2010 Skyscraper CompetitionIn the last few years we have seen hundreds of new skyscrapers developed around the world without careful consideration to the context...
Emergent Architecture proposes green design for Kaohsiung Pop Music Center Already flaunting the Asia’s largest flotilla of solar-powered boats, the Port of Kaohsiung is all set to grow bigger and greener through the proposed construction of two state-of-the-art buildings, which...

DIYer Creates Roofing From Recycled CDs And DVDs

Design WOO — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:59:00 +0000

Eco Factor: Roofing made from recycled discs.

The recent advancements in technology have also brought a rise in the problem of e-waste, which is a growing threat in both the developed and the developing world. Instructables member Jayefuu is trying to reduce the clutter of CDs and DVDs in his [Read More…]

Obata Clinic by Hayato Komatsu Architects Japanese architect Hayato Komatsu has completed the interiors for this clinic in Hiroshima, Japan, which is located within a shopping centre.Due to the height of the original space, the architect...
Living With Books and Art: A Loft in New York by UNStudio UNStudio have completed the interior design of a loft in New York’s Greenwich Village neighborhood. Living With Books and Art: A Loft in New York by UNStudioThe UNStudio design for...
MiNO By Antonio Ravalli Architetti Italian studio Antonio Ravalli Architetti have converted an old factory in Migliarino, Italy, into a youth hostel where guests can stay in these tall fabric-covered pods.The cylinders are enclosed with...

Compact House For Your Backyard

Design WOO — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:55:00 +0000

Habitable Polyhedron is a beautiful compact house designed to serve as a peaceful and relaxing summer escape from our busy lives.

This stylish backyard house comes with large windows that provide natural light, plenty of shelves for storage, and a drawing area for kids. [via]

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The Wedge Area Rug From Nani Marquina Area rugs are the part of decorating that allows you to add some pizzazz and intricate detailing to your interior design scheme, as well as a compliment to your furniture....
House Design of Ultra Komb Created by Karim Rashid House Design of Ultra Komb Created by Karim RashidThis is an idea of Karim Rashid. Komb house is located in Cairo, the parallels of marching in an array of interests...
Green Program House Design Woods Stones Elemental With woods and stones as element structure on concrete foundation to minimize disturbance of plant species on site, this house fulfill with green eco-friendly feature. The woods came from sustainable...

Anna by ZMIK

Design WOO — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:02:00 +0000

Swiss designers ZMIK have covered the corridor of an office building in Basel with line drawings of room interiors, which only line up to make sense from certain positions in the space.

Called Anna, the design includes black and white wireframe images of both the real rooms behind the corri [Read More…]

Capsule Hotel in Japan This particular Capsule Hotel is located near Kabukicho (red light district) in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. It allows only men. It cost Y3,800 (44USD – 35E) for the “room”...
The House Hotel Nisantasi Interior By Autoban Turkish design studio Autoban have completed the interior design for the House Hotel in the Nisantasi neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey..The House Hotel Ni?anta??, The House Café chains second hotel Project...
JDS Architects: Two Seasons Hotel, Norway the two seasons hotel stavanger by JDS architectsall images courtesy JDS architectsthe two seasons hotel stavanger, norway by JDS architects is now complete,its grand opening was held in mid august....