What is your dream house like?
Is it a luxurious apartment in a high rise building in a posh locality or a small cabin
in the woods away from the hustle bustle of city life?
Either ways it is the place that reflects your personality and dreams about your life.
While you tick the amenities you TOTALLY need in your home, have you ever given a thought
to how good or bad it is going to be for mother nature?
You haven’t, admit it!
But living in your dream house and simultaneously doing the environment no harm, not a bad deal.
So how about we take you on a journey to some eco-friendly homes that are just dreamy?
Oh and we aren’t acting as a realtor, clear on that!
Number 10.
Crossbox House Finally, the French architecture is here!
Built by Clément Gillet Architectes, this single family residence is located in Pont
Péan, France taking an area of 1,120 sq ft!
The highlight of the project is that the house is made by recycling old shipping containers
and making them livable.
Now that’s interesting!
The construction time and prices are reduced with its industrial approach!
The design is interesting with a living area in the lower box and 3 bedrooms in the upper
box and the crossing of the two boxes provides a covered entrance.
It looks straight out of a kids’ story book!
Number 9.
Cliff House, Ontario Altius Architecture, a Toronto based studio
completed the Cliff House project in 2009.
Now what is this project about?
It is a cottage located in Muskoka Lakes, Ontario, designed for an off-grid property.
The idea behind creating this dwelling was the owners’ desire to become completely
self-sufficient and independent from external infrastructure.
Not only the house is equipped with photovoltaic panels and a hybrid wood/solar radiant heating
system, a green roof covers the house.
It surely is a retreat from urban life.
We so wanna go there?
Number 8.
Thomas Eco-House Located on an 11 Acre site in the Cascade
foothills between Arlington and Sedro Woolly, the Thomas Eco-House has views to Mt.
Rainier.
Who wouldn’t want that?
Being 4 stories tall enables it to have a lot of living space without occupying much
land.
Does that mean they didn’t have to clear much jungle to build it?
Yea, eco-friendly it is then!
The house even uses insulated concrete form (ICF) construction which turns it into an
airtight system.
You are wondering what the benefit of this is, right?
Well, it reduces the requirement of heating energy by 44% and the need for cooling by
33%.
We are saving on some energy here, kudos to Designs Northwest Architects studio!
Number 7.
W.I.N.D.
House This private residence designed by UN Studio
is located near the sea, in The Netherlands and was completed in 2014.
The design is mind blasting where the intimate sleeping area is situated at the back where
the woods shelter it and the living area faces the polder landscape in the front.
Now that’s dual benefit!
The house includes a central air/water heat pump, mechanical ventilation with waste heat
recovery and solar panels which goes well with its integrated sustainability concept.
The front and back facades uses tinted glass, you know what that means, right?
Uhmm, no we aren’t talking about the need for intimacy here, the idea is reduced heat
gain!
Number 6.
Stealth House We are talking about a wonderful property
on Australia’s Sunshine Coast.
Teeland Architects designed the house in 2015 and we wish they had made it earlier because
it is everything we had wanted!
Situated high up on a ridge with undulating rainforest, creeks and waterfalls, the house
offers panoramic views out to the Pacific Ocean.
Designed as a standalone eco-system, the house has all its energy collected onsite using
solar systems and water tanks.
Also the waste water from the house is recycled by environmental system and used for bush
regeneration irrigation.
Less of wastage means more of nature, right?
Number 5.
House Savukvartsi Introduced to the public at the House fair
2015 in Vantaa, Finland, Savukvartsi is an ecological city house built from the non-settling
Honka Fusion log.
Architects Jaakko and Elizaveta Parkkonen designed it as their own private home and
share it with Jaakko’s parents.
As for the features, the building is heated using solar thermal collectors and a waterbearing
fireplace.
As per the pitch of the roof, the perfect angle in relation to the sun was 35 and they
went for 34, wow that’s close!
Its eco-friendly credentials include natural, low-emission and recyclable materials offering
easy maintenance, healthy structures and the latest home technology solutions.
Do you want more?
Number 4.
Home Tree Situated in Zvezditsa, Bulgaria, this Home
Tree is an experiment in self-sufficient housing that draws on local resources for all of its
needs.
It was built on a reclaimed illegal waste dump, uhmm, we weren’t expecting that!
The boxy frame of the house makes best use of space and maximizes it and not only this
but a solar-thermal system together with extensive windows do their work of maximizing light
as well.
A ground-source heat pump heats and cools the home efficiently by drawing on six deep
wells.
The owner’s desire to have a winter garden gave birth to a greenhouse on the top.
What more can you ask for?
Number 3.
The Ecopod This Toronto home is compact and practical,
there’s no way you aren’t loving it!
This rugged and transportable shipping container uses recycled materials in every aspect to
turn into a proper home.
The floors are made from recycled car tires, the walls use birch paneling, and the glass
windows are double paned to slow heat transfer.
Also when the window is lowered using a solar powered electric winch, it doubles as a deck
for optimum outdoor lounging time.
Sounds like the ideal holiday home, is anyone planning to spend their next vacay here?
Number 2.
ISEAMI Home Do you know what looks like a lesson in eco-architecture?
It is this beach house in Peninsula de Osa in Costa Rica designed by Robles Arquitectos.
The design blurs the boundaries between indoors and out by adding many balconies, sliding-glass
walls and outdoor entertaining areas.
The house is secluded with the nearest town some 30 minutes away.
Cool!
The house is 100% self-sufficient and makes it possible to live off the grid.
The main floor acts as a public space for meditation, yoga and training while the upper
floor is home to the director of ISEAMI, the institute that created this masterpiece!
Number 1.
North London Eco House The SHH studio of London designed this amazing
two story residence in the North of London.
With 3,000 square foot space available, the house is designed especially for a couple
and their two young children.
The interesting thing is that the house won the International Design & Architecture Awards
2010 in the Eco House category.
Can you believe that?
The features include solar panels to heat water, a rainwater harvesting system, energy-efficient
lighting and a geo-thermal heat pump with boreholes, which uses the natural underground
earth temperature both to heat and cool the house.
Isn’t it just amazing?
Which of these eco-friendly homes would you want to settle down in?
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