Tag: Modern design
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Homes Store Solar Power as Hydrogen for Later Use
While solar panels are a great source of renewable energy for a home, a lot of it is wasted, since the need for power is not always constant. A battery array is one way to solve this, but a series of homes recently built in Chiang Mai, Thailand, presents a different and cleaner solution. The…
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Scalable Off-Grid Eco Cabin
Echo Living, a company from the UK, has recently unveiled a new small cabin design, which can be scaled up into a full sized residence. Besides being great to look at, it is also completely off-gird, and all around eco-friendly and green. The cabin, which is called Wave due to it’s slightly curved exterior, features…
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Clever Loft-Less Tiny House Design
Tiny homes are a great way to downsize, and many have found the freedom they never imagined possible by moving into one. However, living small comes with it’s own set of challenges, and adequate usable living area is not the least of them. Many tiny home designers solve this problem by including a loft where…
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Greenhouse-Like Concept Used to Reduce Heating Costs of a Home
This recently completed off-the-grid home in Sapporo, Japan uses a greenhouse-like enclosure to keep the heating costs down. It’s not really a novel idea, but the way it is incorporated into this modern home is pretty brilliant.It makes the home both eco-friendly and aesthetically appealing. The house was designed by the firm Yoshichika Takagi &…
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Self-Healing Furniture
Making furniture out of repurposed and salvaged wood is a very eco idea, but it is not without its own set of challenges. One of the biggest is the need to repair these pieces of wood, which are often not in very good shape. As such, making larger pieces of furniture out of them is…