Modern and Vintage – Interior Design Shop
The Government has come up with the most extensive and controversial planning guidelines since the 1950s. Brace yourself for big changes. The question is, will these planning changes keep us …
Read MoreIt is a 2,100 sq ft custom home now under construction near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sustainable features include passive solar space heating solar water heating, rainwater harvesting and a unique permaculture landscaping.
Read MoreSo, how much potential is there for eco-friendly adobe homes. New Mexico is an adobe hotspot. Homes like these are still built in South America and some of the Asian-side ex-Soviet countries.
Read MoreHow about a house that’s never been a factory unit but still looks like one? This luxury townhouse in Adelaide, Australia is a new build and every part of it screams industrial modernism.
Read MoreNow to my favourite part of the house – the bathroom complex. It starts on the left from the hall with a small corridor. It leads to the WC, Russian steambath and a huge marvellous bathroom.
Read MoreThe green project defies the laws of gravity by achieving a visual impression as if the Red Box was suspended on top of the slatted wood screens.
Read MoreAs the name suggests, the house is constructed like a grid that is filled with 5.5 by 5.5 metre modules. Building in a natural valley or into a hill-slope is a good eco-friendly method as it doesn’t disturb the Nature and doesn’t involve groundwork.
Read MoreI like the way the hallway divides this barn conversion on an East-West axis. This a clever balance of a day zone and a night zone. The living room and kitchen/diner are situated along the South wall enjoying the sunny terrace and garden.
Read MorePlease check the pic to see how I’ve re-planned this. Look at those two curvy surfaces you get down the hallway. I bet you’d love to decorate it.
Read MoreMichael Kovac considers this house a laboratory for the company’s ongoing research in green design. The house is nearing completion and will be unveiled later in summer 2010.
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