Architects: ADD+ Arquitectura - Manuel Bailo Esteve, Rosa Rull Bertran
Location: Igualada, Spain
Collaborators: O.Florejachs, N.Canas, D.Franz, E.Grammont, M.Hita, P.Juarez, J.Maroto, A.Romero, M.Rull, M.Cabestany, J.Vives
Client: Godó Family
Constructed Area: 200 sqm
Budget: US $627,000
Project year: 2003
Photographs: José Hevia
The house has been designed in a parcel with extremely high topography. The parcel is located at the end of the city [...]

This Garden Apartment was created by Gianni Botsford Architects combining the top two floors of a wide-fronted Victorian villa in Notting Hill.
How to create a garden/outside space where planning constraints would not allow a roof terrace or balcony, was the dilemma. The answer came in the form of a central, enclosed garden of three levels [...]

Architect: Guilherme Machado Vaz
Client: Matosinhos City Hall
Location: Matosinhos, Portugal
Project: 2002-2004
Construction: 2004-2005
Laminated Timber: Flexilam
Structural & Hydraulic Engineer: Carla Martins
Electrical Engineer: Pedro Sanches
Contractor: Norasil
Constructed Area: 220 sqm
Budget: 200.000 EURO (US $296.080)
Photographs: Leonardo Finotti, Guilherme Machado Vaz

The Centipede is a Tea House in the Basílio Teles Garden, located in Matosinhos, the city where Álvaro Siza was born, in [...]

The new Forbes Park residence in Chelsea, MA is giving new life to the old Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company, re-envisioning it as a prime model for sustainable development in urban city cores. Their self-titled “Hybrid” moniker derives from the project’s extensive use of renewable energy sources, and the grandest green addition to the site is [...]

Not only is this deck by Trex beautiful it is made out of 50% recycled plastic and 50% reclaimed wood. With a Trex deck, you can have a deck you can be proud of for the design and for helping the environment. Trex is one of the largest plastic bag recyclers in the United States. [...]

Outdoor entertaining and relaxing is getting a new elegant addition, the SA-Boo Lounger developed by Moban. Moban, Modern Outdoor Bangkok, is certain to be a welcomed name when it comes to the world of outdoor furniture. Their modern designs add elegance and sophistication to stunning outdoor furniture.
Designed by Anon Pairot, the SA-Boo lounger is made [...]

Garden offices are a well-established industry in the UK; Shedworking has some tips from Lynn Fotheringham of British garden office builderInsideOut Buildings for making them green. They are points that could apply to any kind of building; some of them cost a little more, but when you are building something small, the incremental cost is [...]