Category: International
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Prefab Apartments for the Homeless
The Y:Cube, a prefab modular block of apartments has just been completed in London. It will provide comfortable and affordable units for the city’s homeless. Being modular and prefabricated offsite, the constructions costs can be kept low, so the rent will be about 65 percent of the market rate for similar apartments. It was designed…
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A Vacation Cabin on Wheels
Getting out of the city and back to nature is something most city folk want from time to time. Such getaways can take a lot of planning, but there are countless choices out there. Hristina Hristova, a designer from Bulgaria, has just added one to the mix. The tiny getaway cabin she designed is beautiful…
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Store Repurposes Car Windshields in a Unique Way
Recycling old cars into something useful again requires some out of the box thinking, which is exactly what Holland-based design firm Superuse Studio did. They repurposed 350 disused car windshields (along with a lot of reclaimed wood) to create the interior for a shoe store in The Hague. The windshields were used as shelves for…
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Strathcona Solar Initiatives details 140-kW community center project in Ontario
One of the many virtuous elements of the solar industry is how it has the potential to bring a community together. As an example, we look north to Strathcona Solar Initiatives, a multiple award-winning full service integrator in Eastern Ontario, that recently completed a 140-kW solar installation on the Virginiatown Community Centre inRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Rammed Earth Workers’ Quarters
No, I’m not talking about the simple, bare bones homes of workers in ages past. The Australian firm Luigi Rosselli Architects have adopted this sustainable and energy efficient building material and practice to construct a residence for seasonal workers at a cattle ranch. The workers’ residence takes the basic shape of a rammed earth wall,…