Flat House in Cambridgeshire, UK, looks like a typical barn conversion, but inside, the look and feel is something quite different. “The walls remind me of hay bale dens we used to make as kids,” says Flat House’s owner Gemma Barron. “It has the most lovely acoustic quality. And last year we had the heating … Read more
Transparent wood has the potential to replace glass and plastic and also promises to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of buildings. Transparent wood is created through a process that involves the removal of lignin, which gives wood its color and rigidity, from the wood’s cellular structure. Then a transparent polymer fills the empty spaces left … Read more
Growing modular building blocks from fungi could help decarbonize the construction industry, according to London-based design consultants at PLP Labs. You can watch the video at www.youtube.com
Marc Berman at programminginsider.com has come up with a list of aspects of ecological home design that I think is worth sharing. Selecting the right site is the first step in the design process. Orientation: Take advantage of the sun’s path by orienting your home to maximize natural light and passive solar heating. Position windows … Read more
www.motherearthnews.com interviewed Sigi Koko for a podcast that you can hear at that link. Below are some of her comments: I have a graduate degree in architecture and I then had worked for a construction company doing just conventional housing construction to get some experience building so that I could talk to builders better and … Read more
London-based New Makers Bureau has built a new Kampala art center in Uganda from materials excavated from the site itself – earth, wood and reclaimed brick. “We took cues from the idea of archaeology and excavation, literally mining the site for material,” says founding director James Hampton. New Makers Bureau collaborated with Localworks on the … Read more