Look, Bamboo Construction: No Triangles!
By Guest Blogger Munir Vahanvati The use of triangles is one of the fundamental principles for bamboo construction which is commonly used in most bamboo structures for stability and rigidity. Keeping with our principle of exploring new designs and connections in every project we decided to challenge the notion of using triangulation for structural stability. […]
Are Solar Myths Stopping You From Saving Big Money?
This article was originally written in March 2012. It was last updated on the 16th of March, 2017. If you’re struggling with skyrocketing energy bills, you’re in good company. In fact, just about everyone else on this planet of ours is facing the same challenge. And like you, they’re not happy about it! Fossil fuels […]
The Transatron Project by Patrick Buckle
Having purchased a small vacant block of land I was keen to find an affordable and comfortable solution to make use of the beautiful mountain location and escape the city for weekends and holidays. After a career of building things to be delivered quickly and efficiently in theatre, I began a search for compact and […]
The Hawk Mountain
Washington State – Timber Home Living Built area: 1600 sq. ft.Photography: Timberpeg Now here’s a home that offers the comfort of modern home living and the atmosphere of a cozy weekend retreat! Inspired by the old European cottage design, the Hawk Mountain is a great inspiration if you want a warm and truly relaxing home. […]
Shevlin Commons Meadow Modern
Portland, Oregon – Scott Gilbride/Architect Inc. Built area: 2,800 sfCompletion Year: 2005Photography: Simone Paddock Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. You can also view the images as a slideshow if you prefer 😎 Exterior and Interior View of Shevlin Commons Meadow Modern
Leaf House – Indigenous ingenuity
Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro – Mareines + Patalano Bamboo, local timbers, copper, massive beams spanning 20 metres and one of the world’s greatest harbours, help to make this a truly unique home. The design drew inspiration from indigenous Brazilian architecture to use natural ventilation to manage the hot and humid climate. Notes from […]
Timberecrete: Not Just Another Brick On The Wall…
Climate change is real. Our world is getting warmer. It’s happening and it’s not going away unless we actually live the advocacy for a greener and sustainable environment. And just like what we value most in our lives, care for the environment starts at home, literally. Is your home green? We’re not talking about the color […]
A Home That Fits Like a Glove
When our daughter was little we rented an old farmhouse that was built in the 1890’s. It was cold and drafty in the winter, as it had little to no insulation. On very cold nights we could see our breath in our bedroom upstairs. The only bathroom was downstairs next to the dining room. One night we could […]
Small house in Surrey Hills
Check out this Small house in Surrey Hills! Are interested to know if swimming pools truly add significant value to your property? Then you must check it out.
One With the Birds
Badaling China – Penda Design House Concept only Badaling is a forested mountain area about 100 kilometres from Beijing. It is one of the main sites for viewing and walking The Great Wall. Entries were invited in a competition to design an eco-hotel in one of China’s most successful, but ecologically sensitive, destinations – The […]
Panyaden School – Bamboo, Adobe and Rammed Earth
Chiang Mai, Thailand – 24H Architecture Builder: Chiangmai Life Construction Project Year: 2010Project Area: 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq. ft.)Photographs: Ally TaylorLocation: Chiang Mai, ThailandAwards: Grand Award – Design for Asia; Gold Award – Design for Asia (Environmental design) If you’ve been with us […]
The Cottage on the Hill – Zinta Aistars
What could this odd-shaped and many-windowed little house in the woods have possibly housed? I stood in the woods on the top of the hill with my real estate agent, gazing in befuddlement—and increasingly also in delighted awe—at the little structure that reminded me a little of a Dr. Seuss house, a little of a […]
Bamboo Passive in France
Val d’Oise, France – Karawitz Architecture Built area: 177 m2 (1,905 sq. ft.) Year built: 2009 Heating needs: 11kWh/m²a Photography: Hervé Abbadie and Karawitz Orientation can make or break any home! In the southern hemisphere, sound design principles dictate that a home should open to the north and be protected from the south. In the […]
Great Wall Bamboo House
Commune by the Great Wall Near Biejing China – Kengo Kuma and Associates Year built: 2002 Built area: 529 m2 (5,713 sq. ft.) The Bamboo Wall House was completed in 2002 as part of a multi-dwelling project near Beijing. Requirements were to use local materials and conform to the topography. The […]
5 Amazing Benefits of Blooming Bamboo – HandP Architects
Co Nhue, Tu Liem, Ha Noi Vietnam –Built Area: – 44m2Year Built: – 2013Winner: American Architecture Prize 2017 The goal of this Blooming Bamboo home is to solve the housing problem of millions of people. Bamboo remains a massively under-rated building resource in the first world. Sure we use it in laminates but that is ultimately […]
Bamboo Courtyard Teahouse
ShiQiao, Yangzhou China – World Consulting & Design (HWCD) Building Area: 400m2Completed: May 2012 Yangzhou is a city located to the north-west of Shanghai. It is home to Huaiyang-style cuisine which ranks as the top of all eight famous Chinese cuisine styles. Focussed on pastries and snacks as the key components, it’s customary for Yangzhou […]
Bamboo in Construction
Bamboo – the miracle resource. No other plant on earth has the multitude of uses that bamboo does. It can be used for shelter, to pipe water, for utensils to cook in and with, for forks, knives and chopsticks, for the plates the food is served on and even the napkin on your lap as […]
Gather – smaller but larger
Osaka-City Japan – Katsuhiro Miyamoto and Associates Site area: 120.34 m2 (1,300 sq. ft.) Building envelope: 72.08 m2 (778 sq. ft.) Total built area: 135 m2 (1,458 sq. ft.) Year built: 2009 This Osaka home presented some unique challenges. Firstly, it contravened the allowable site ratio for the […]
Garage Conversions
Garage Conversions – The Smart way to Convert. Converting a garage into a granny flat is certainly one way to create a separate dwelling in your own back yard. And because the roof, walls and floor are already in place, it can be a relatively inexpensive process. However, it’s not quite as simple as throwing […]
A Global Problem – 1 Backyard Solution, Granny Flats
Granny flat designs need to meet a few legislative controls
A Child’s Paradise
Koh Kood Thailand – 24H Architecture It’s not a home – but it could be. It’s an activity centre for children whose parents have invested in a vacation at the fabulous (and very expensive) Soneva Kiri Resort. We featured the resort on our Facebook page about a month ago but held this treat back as […]
Bamboo Brilliance – Wind and Water Cafe
Bamboo Brilliance
The Interesting 20 Acres Green School of Bali
Bali, Indonesia – John and Cynthia Hardy Builders: PT Bambu The Green School of Bali, Indonesia. Rainforests continue to disappear at an alarming rate. Environmentalists and designers, John and Cynthia Hardy have experienced the loss and degradation firsthand in their adopted home, Bali. The Hardys wanted to motivate communities to live sustainably, thereby protecting those forests. Building sustainably […]
The Fascinating Green Village
Bali, Indonesia – PT Bambu Built area: 18,700 m2 (201,285 sq. ft)Year built: 2010Photography: Courtesy of Bambu Indah Collection The infinite joy of bamboo The Green Village of Udon, Bali. Some time back we showed you the magnificent Green School of Bali. Using totally sustainable materials and practices, Elora Hardy and her team built, what must […]