Constructed from sustainable bamboo, the Stagger line of shelving units from Brave Space is designed with irregular and asymmetrical openings that offer multiple possibilities for displaying treasured objects. In addition, The Stagger Server can be purchased with modular cabinets that provide closed space within the unit. Other options include grooved wine storage and a hanging [...]

As of late, Seattle has developed into a burgeoning center of sustainable design with plenty of exceptional green architecture and design popping up. The stunning Mount Baker home is one more example to add to the growing green list. Designed by PB Elemental Architecture, the Mount Baker Residence is a sexy green abode that showcases [...]

Often overshadowed in the prefab debate by their sexier cousin, the modular home, manufactured homes are not usually synonymous with sustainability or style. Until now, that is. Introducing HOM (pronounced ‘home’ and written with a fancy phonetic symbol), a new line of green manufactured homes, furniture, lighting and accessories for the consumer who cares about [...]

Everything from buildings to resorts to cars to temples are donning the green mantle. The latest to join this list of sustainable structures is the Keilder Observatory in the UK. Located in Northumberland and designed by Charles Barclay Architects, this stunning structure stands an an example of self-sustainable architecture that is equally inspiring in both [...]

Sheathed in walls of living green and resembling a pagoda emblazoned with a curving copper rooftop, this UniCube dormitory utilizes an impressive set of sustainable features to regulate its temperature, harvest rainwater, and produce its own energy. Conceived by Andrew Southwood-Jones, the design recently took top honors for Architecture in Autodesk’s 2008 Student Design Challenge.

The [...]

Building reuse is often overshadowed by the long green shadow of new high performance architecture. But the intrinsic nature of repurposing and bringing second life to an otherwise discarded structure is a sustainable idea we can’t ignore, especially when it’s done as gracefully as this old barn redux in Belgium. Architect Rita Huys of Buro2 [...]

Architects: Frits Van Dongen, de Architekten Cie / Ed Veenendaal, Veenendaal Bocanet & Partners
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Project Team: R. ten Bras, P. Koschuch, P. Campos da Costa, B. Bocanet, H. Hrabak, M. Prokop, G. Trevetin
Construction Year: 2003
Contractor: Nelissen van Egteren
Structural Engineer: IMD ingenieursburo Mlonbroek b.v.
Budget: $68,000,000 EURO (US $106,5 M)
Constructed Area: 75,000 sqm
Photographs: Daria Scagiola & [...]

Founded in 1989, Smith & Fong expresses a “passionate affinity for bamboo” with an “overarching philosophy of sustainability”. The company’s line of Plyboo Tambour sustainable bamboo paneling is an intriguing example of this declaration. Constructed of precision milled bamboo strips applied to a fabric backing with non-toxic glue, the paneling is flexible enough to attach [...]

This small (one-bedroom, 725 square foot) sustainable pre-fab home may be diminutive in size, but certainly not in style. The team of Michelle Kaufmann Designs, XtremeHomes and Late Afternoon Garden Design succeeded in infusing this modern home with warmth and comfort. It’s difficult to imagine that MkLotus was built in just five weeks in an [...]

Olivino is a delicatessen shop designed by Pierluigi Piu complementary to the Olivomare Restaurant, with which it shares the appealing aubergine colored shopfront.
The shop is limited within 40 square meters room facing the public, were a staircase protected by a full height frame-less glazed partition leads to the storage located in the basement.
The perimetrical wall, [...]