Tag: Modern design
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Sun-Speckled Off Grid Cabin
The Olive Tree House is a tiny summer cabin that was designed by Greek architect Eva Sopéoglou. It is located in Halkidiki, Greece and operates completely off the grid. As an interesting an unique design feature, it is also clad in metal, which is perforated with decorative shapes that cover the interior walls with dappled…
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Modern Rammed Earth Home
Using earth to build a home has many sustainable advantages, while also keeping costs down. And a rammed earth home can also be very modern. The latter has been proven before, and now again by the Chinese design firm Hypersity. They drew inspiration from traditional cave houses of the Shanxi province and created a gorgeous…
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Lovely and Unique Flatpack Furniture
Flatpack furniture has got to be one of the best inventions ever made, since it has greatly simplified shopping for furniture and/or moving. It has also made the whole furnishing process a lot easier for people who live in apartments. The drawback is that such furniture is not built to last, and several tons of…
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Tiny House that Overlooks a Volcano
How would you like to wake up with the view of an active volcano out your bedroom window? Residents of the so-called Phoenix House in Hawaii can. The home was designed by the firm ArtisTree and can operate off the grid. It’s also available for rent. Phoenix House is located on a lava field Kalapana,…
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China Soon to Get a Forest City
The mountainous Liuzhou region in Southern China will soon be home to a whole city of vertical forest towers, which were originally the brainchild of Italian architect Stefano Boeri. This so-called Forest City will no doubt offset some of the alarming air pollution the country is facing. The city will create homes for 30,000 people…