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The Best Bed For You

The best bed for you depends on what you want and need from the place where you go to relax at the end of a long, busy day. Taking into consideration things like support, size and the space you have in your bedroom can all make a difference to your choice, so think...

Pajamas and Aluminium Shell

Pajamas and Aluminium Shell
Here’s a beautiful project from Slovenia in Eastern Europe. Created by a modern and hip architecture studio Ofis Arhitekti. Although it’s a multistorey residential building, there are a few interesting ideas that we can adapt for just about any house. The...

Green Urban Experiment at Victoria Londo...

How is one of the most popular parts of the capital embracing the modern green urban scene? Capita Symonds, a large property consultancy company, has been appointed by the London Victoria Business Improvement District (BID) to carry out a string of green infrastructure...

Sleeping in the Sewer

Sleeping in the Sewer
I’m sure you’ve experienced this in the past that you arrive at a hotel and it looks like sewer. Don’t let me digress, though, it’s not dodgy hotels that I want to talk about. What I want to talk about is green hotels that are building their rooms from salvaged...

Eco Friendly Hotel Bariloche, Argentina

Eco Friendly Hotel Bariloche, Argentina
The legendary Argentinean architect Mario Roberto Alvarez is still going strong. It’s his 98th birthday soon, but the man keeps coming up with groundbreaking ideas. One of his latest projects is an eco-friendly hotel Bariloche in the foothills of the Andes near...

Single Beds Save Space

When you are buying a house, you always try and get as much space as you physically can afford. Humans like space, hence why we tend to have this priority. But buying a house with large rooms is not the only space saving option. When you are trying to save space in a...

Japanese Shell House Saving Trees

Japanese Shell House Saving Trees
This unique project by ARTechnic architecture studio from Japan is not classified as a green home mainly due to the concrete used for its dome shell. The reason why I’m showing you this picture is to illustrate how one can work around the trees in a way...

Missing a Stone? Plant Something!

Missing a Stone? Plant Something!
Now you must think I’ve gone mad but it is actually a nice way to make your boring stone wall a bit more lively and different. It is a good idea if some stones are loose or missing altogether. It is possible to design a wall to include planters. In any case you...
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Eco Homes

Although the concept of eco houses has been around for decades it's only the recent years that green home design methods are being actively explored and applied. Building eco houses is great fun and it makes sense both for the sake of environment and from the point of living-space quality. Living in a green home is much healthier and more comfortable. Regardless of whether you're a DIY enthusiast or actively researching issues related to eco houses, on this site you'll find valuable advice and inspiration for sustainable construction. We have a great guide on eco friendly materials and a convenient map of architectural salvage yards in Britain.

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