18
Jun
DIY kids’ playhouse stays naturally cool during hot summers: TreeHugger has always been an advocate of creative architecture that uses local, sustainable materials. While we’re usually talking about everything from skyscrapers to hobbit houses, the principles apply just as much to playhouses. That’s why we love this entrant in the Green Design Contest on Instructables.
30
May
18
May
Underground survival bunkers may conjure up images of small, dusty rooms — not the kind of place you want to spend years in as you wait for radiation to fade or zombies to be destroyed. Luckily, $50,000 can get you a bunk in Vivos’ luxurious underground survival shelter.
The 13,000-square-foot, nuke-proof bunker is located in the Mojave Desert. The shelter will include an atrium with a large TV, a gym, comfortable beds and enough gourmet food for a year — the menu features everything from sloppy joes to pearl potatoes. There’s even a jail if cabin fever gets people a little rowdy.
04
May
A walk in the Bjarke: Architect unveils green roof-topped mini-city
A team led by Bjarke Ingels Group is named the winner in a bid to design a massive mixed-use development outside of Paris. Naturally, ski runs, renewable energy and a monster of a green roof-cum-park are all involved.
02
May
A B&B in Oregon reimagines the corn silo
You won’t find any Beatles at this Abbey Road, but you’ll love the goats and chickens.
01
May
5 tiny home design ideas worth stealing
These fun designs will win over even the toughest of skeptics.
30
Apr
I collected some gorgeous treehouse photos for this MNN gallery.
25
Apr
Photos of the day: Hyper-crowded Hong Kong apartments go up, up, up…
In ‘Architecture of Density,’ photographer Michael Wolf captures stunning urban vistas of one of the most populated cities on Earth.
23
Mar
What’s in a home? Our housing choices and the environment
Clara Fang ponders the United States’ obsession with big houses and the general lack of concern of what impact that has on the community.
17
Mar
Having graduated from the pink playhouse stage, 12-year-old Sicily Kolbeck is building a 128-square-foot solar powered abode as a place to ‘bake cupcakes, to read and to hang out with friends.’
via treehugger
via laurajmoss