Tag: recycled
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Planes Upcycled Into Garden Offices
The firm Dappr Aviation’s Aeropod has come up with a very unique design for garden offices, sheds, bars or extra bedrooms. They are building these structures out of decommissioned planes by using parts of the fuselage as the main building block. The structures are called Aeropods, which is quite an apt name. Each Aeropod is…
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One World Trade Center Awarded LEED Gold
One World Trade Center, built by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, has recently been awarded the LEED Gold certification due to its sustainable design. Given its height, and its completely glazed façade, that’s quite impressive. One World Trade Center was completed in 2016, and measures exactly 1,776 ft (541 m) in height. This number is symbolic…
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Couple Build a Tiny Home Together
It’s great when two people whose outlook on life come together, and such is certainly the case with Carissa and Noel, a Californian couple who recently finished constructing their tiny home. Carissa is an interior designer and Noel comes from a construction background so they were perfectly matched in this area too. The home they…
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Student Housing Made of Shipping Containers
Shipping container architecture seems to be once again becoming quite popular. The well-known Danish firm Bjarke Ingels Group has recently completed a sustainable floating housing prototype for students living in Copenhagen. The project was commissioned by Urban Rigger, a local student housing startup. This student housing is made from repurposed shipping containers, and designed in…
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Tiny Home Fits Family of Three
Tiny homes are considered too small for families by many, but some are still making it work. Like the couple living in this 400 sq ft home with their baby and dog. Their home was designed by Tiny Portable Cedar Cabins of Idaho. The so-called Urban Cabin measure s12 ft by 28 ft, and showcases…