Land was barren. He dug 10-acre underground village & orchard by Kirsten Dirksen on June 11, 2023 During the California heat wave of 1906, Baldassare Forestiere dug a home underground with just a pickax and shovel. He …
Modern building, ancient A/C: wind-tunnel facade cools apartments by Nicolás Boullosa on July 7, 2022 For three millennia, builders in the Middle East (where temperatures can reach 50 degrees Celsius) have been cooling their homes …
Drained water tank becomes curved, earthship-like sunken home by Kirsten Dirksen on April 3, 2022 Miguel Royo wanted to preserve the old well and cistern on his family property by turning it into a home. …
Forest condominium is ecosystem of 150 trees, 60+ apartments by Kirsten Dirksen on January 16, 2022 With 150 trees sprouting across 5 floors of terraces, balconies and roof gardens, apartment complex “25 Verde” rises like a …
T-shaped dark megalith hosts back-to-basics young family home by Kirsten Dirksen on August 25, 2019 To create a light-filled home on a small plot where an adjacent building blocked the southern sun, Tilemachos Andrianopoulos elevated …
Pythagorean home amidst olive grove offers views & protection by Kirsten Dirksen on April 7, 2019 Asked by an Athens couple to design a home embedded in their olive grove, architect Tilemachos Andrianopoulos used geometry to …
Rotterdam solar home harvests energy, food & winter heat by Kirsten Dirksen on April 30, 2018 When Helly Scholten was offered the opportunity to spend three years living in a home inside of a greenhouse on …
