Architects: Aata Associate ArchitectsLocation: Licancheu, Navidad, ChileClient: Mario Cerda SepulvedaArea: 26sqmConstruction start: 2005Completion: 2006Contractors: Carlos VidalMaterials: Straw bales, polycarbonate, woodBudget: 700 US$ / m2Photos: impulsando.com

The assignment was consisting of a small cabin for visits.
It was thought as for it spoils reason it was decided to do it in 2 levels, this way to diminish the [...]

Always one to get ahead of myself, Im thinking about extra seating in my dining room. Yes, thats right - I don’t have much regular seating. Cart before horse and all that.
To give you a bit of background: Before doing the reno, we worked the layout of our house to allow for a large table [...]

Swedish architects Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture have designed a series of four prefabricated low-energy houses.The Passive Houses, which were presented at the Hem & Villa housing fair in Malmö, Sweden earlier this month, are well-insulated homes that require minimal heating.

“Passive houses are extremely well-insulated buildings that are largely heated by the energy already present in the [...]

” Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed designs for an extension to the Middle East Centre at St Anthony’s College, Oxford.
The centre occupies two historic buildings in a Victorian suburb, and Hadid’s scheme aims to link the pair.
Set over three storeys, the Softbridge Building, which is at a pre-planning stage, is clad in composite glass, [...]