Weltevree, a Dutch company, is manufacturing and selling a prefabricated root cellar that can be dug into the ground and used almost immediately. They call it a GroundFridge, and it sells for between about $12,000 and $18,000 USD. I like the idea but not the price. They say that it holds about as much as … Read more
Bamboo strands are hand-woven to form this 140-metre-long canopy sheltering visitors of the Impression Sanjie Liu light show on an island in Yangshuo’s Li River. A number of spherical pavilions designed to resemble lanterns are finished in the same latticework and supported by load-bearing bamboo lengths that were soaked and scorched so they could be … Read more
Natural State Treehouses, based in Fayetteville, Arkansas has never been busier, according to owner Josh Hart. Over the last year and a half they have built an off-the-grid treehouse home; a deck 13 feet off the ground with a hot tub, fireplace and sauna; a traditional log cabin; and all manner of backyard treehouses and … Read more
Ibuku, an architecture studio, has completed The Arc gymnasium for a private school in Bali featuring a complex double-curved roof made entirely from bamboo. This is the latest building to be completed at the Green School which promotes sustainability through learning in a natural environment. The building was designed by one of the Green School founder’s … Read more
Tour this Cob Cottage, the first fully legal cob house in BC Canada. You can watch the video at www.youtube.com
The 19th century Chapelle de l’Ange au Violon in the South of France was abandoned decades ago, and nature has added a carpet of foliage while the sunlight streams through what remains of the stained glass windows. Residents of Shengshan village on an Island East of Shanghai moved away in the 1990s due to difficulties … Read more