http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk A guide to a modern and sustainable house Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:37:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=292 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/tiny-eco-house-in-tokyo/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/tiny-eco-house-in-tokyo/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:58:18 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1460 We often hear that building small means building green. Although, I cannot say I always agree that small equals eco, there is certain sense in this statement. At least, heating and electricity is much cheaper in a smaller house. I don’t know if the Tokyo architectural firm Mizuishi Architect Atelier had eco houses in mind [...]]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/tiny-eco-house-in-tokyo/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/green-home-green-car-concept-in-berlin/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/green-home-green-car-concept-in-berlin/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:26:37 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1374 The eco friendly house itself has been made using the most advanced green technologies. The project is managed by the Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development of Germany.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/green-home-green-car-concept-in-berlin/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/there-was-a-pink-house-slope/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/there-was-a-pink-house-slope/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:53:53 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1339 Considering that the client was a home-cinema addict, they decided to project the natural slope angle of the hill inside the building. Crazy, I know! However, it’s a unique building and you can see in the pictures how they’ve managed to execute this house plan.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/there-was-a-pink-house-slope/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/traditional-architecture-horreos-espigueiros/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/traditional-architecture-horreos-espigueiros/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:06:11 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1320 There’s an increased awareness of architectural heritage in Spain and Portugal. Although it is part of Europe, there are so many interesting and atypical architectural objects that one cannot help but be inspired. The first predecessors of these wonderful structures were built thousands of years ago. Basically, when people transcended from foraging to agriculture, and [...]]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/traditional-architecture-horreos-espigueiros/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/pajamas-and-aluminium-shell/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/pajamas-and-aluminium-shell/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:02:50 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1280 The town of Nova Gorica is known to have extremely hot summers and cold and windy winters. Here's continental climate for you. In a place like this you want a house that keeps cool during summers and warm during winters. How do you do that?]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/pajamas-and-aluminium-shell/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/saving-money-on-home-insurance/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/saving-money-on-home-insurance/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:34:06 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1232 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/saving-money-on-home-insurance/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/eco-eye-of-horus-for-naomi/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/eco-eye-of-horus-for-naomi/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:32:47 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1221 The house is fully self-sustainable. It has a state-of-the-art sunlight management system, photovoltaic elements, rainwater harvesting system and many other green features.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/eco-eye-of-horus-for-naomi/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/a-stunning-earth-sheltered-house-switzerland/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/a-stunning-earth-sheltered-house-switzerland/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:58:46 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1194 This is not your usual earth sheltered home. It's cleverly built into a Southern slope of a small roundish hill featuring an amazing elliptical facade. The rough surface of the wall blends very well with the nature - it looks like a part of the hill.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/a-stunning-earth-sheltered-house-switzerland/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/amazing-architecture-1-resort-druzhba-in-yalta/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/amazing-architecture-1-resort-druzhba-in-yalta/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:04:19 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1161 It looks like a huge planetary gearset from the sky but when it was built in 1985 Turkish spies thought it was another dangerous military object built to support the Cold War effort. No, it’s a seaside resort "Druzhba" built on the shoreline of Yalta on Crimea, Ukraine.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/amazing-architecture-1-resort-druzhba-in-yalta/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/how-to-clean-a-glass-sphere-facade/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/how-to-clean-a-glass-sphere-facade/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:02:19 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1148 The building accommodates 13 apartments in two blocks, one located at the front of the lot and the other at the rear. The two blocks are connected at each level by an area featuring the wonderful glass spheres.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/how-to-clean-a-glass-sphere-facade/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/large-straw-bale-houses-really/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/large-straw-bale-houses-really/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:34:55 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1139 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/large-straw-bale-houses-really/feed/ 0 http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/who-is-walter-segal-why-his-building-method-good/ http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/who-is-walter-segal-why-his-building-method-good/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:33:20 +0000 admin http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/?p=1135 Walter Segal brought science and maths to the traditional building movement by introducing timber frame calculation. He was employing modular dimensions in order to avoid waste of material.]]> http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/who-is-walter-segal-why-his-building-method-good/feed/ 0