Crossway Passivhaus

Kent, England – Richard Hawkes Built area: 278 m2 (3,000 sq. ft.) Year built: 2009 With it’s 20 metre, arched, grass covered roof, newspaper, car tires and crushed bottles mixed into the lime mortar used to finish the interior and bricks kilned just four miles from the building site, this home was designed to embody the […]

Passivhaus

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House on Limekiln Line

Huron County, Ontario – Studio Moffitt Built area:     81 sq. m2  (875 Sq. ft.) Land area:    10 hectares (25 acres) Year built:     2011 Photography:      Gabriel Li and Shai Gil Having decided to abandon her urban lifestyle for a rural existence, the owner of this home took her time deciding what was really […]

Turf House – Sky

Kendram, Isle of Skye  Scotland  –  The Rural Design Company Built area:     90m2  (972 sq. ft.) Year built:     2012 Builder:     Donald Lamont Photography:      Nigel Rigden Awards:     The RIAS 2013 Award for Architecture Bleak, cold and barren, Scotland’s Isle of Skye remains one of the UK’s most […]

Castle Rock House

New Zealand – Herbst Architects Photography: Patrick Reynolds 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    If you liked this project, you will also like viewing …

Mona Vale House

Mona Vale, NSW – Choi Ropiha Photography: Brett Boardman Built area: 265 sqm Project Year: 2005 – 2008 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 8-)   If you liked this, you will also […]

Sustainable Homes

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 8-)   You’ll find the full details to these sustainable home designs here: Allies Farmhouse – from WWII military base to a sustainable, family home – The […]