Very useful information: ------------------------------------------ We receive lots of emails from people asking us- how do I go about building my own shipping container home? So to answer this question, here at containerhomeplans.org we’ve asked 23 shipping container home owners to reveal to us what you really need to...
We do not see too many artistically build upcycled facilities. Thoughts? ----------------------------------------- Tiny budgets can be hard to work with, but they often help us become more creative by necessity. That’s what happened for Indian architecture firm Design Work Group (DWG), which was asked to convert...
Build your perfect eco castle with a business in Italy! ------------------------------------------------------------- Have you ever wanted to own your own castle – or perhaps an Italian monastery? Here’s your chance. As part of Italy’s Strategist Tourist Plan, the country is giving away 103 historic sites – including...
Is really the first? Even though I m not sure about this claim, but it is a very unique design. ----------------------------------- Look, up in the sky — it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s the Heliotrope! The brainchild of Architect Ralph Disch, this rotating solar home...
This is one of the very few residential buildings that has received Passive House, LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge certifications as well as numerous other local certifications and awards. This is very inspiring and is our goal as well. ------------------------------------------------------ This past weekend, as...
This one is of particular interest, as the group has achieved LEED as well as Living Building Challenge building certifications. Ive reached out to Tom and he has been very instrumental in providing critical information that has helped in the design and strategy we...
Interesting use of Corten Steel, but I'm sure it was time consuming to construct. ------------------------------------- Belgian architectural firm DMOA Architecten put a clever spin Corten steel in this three-story house located in Antwerp, Belgium. Named after the brand of pre-rusted steel, the Corten House shows how...
Unfortunately here is nothing to report on the house progress today. This last week was very hot in the Bay Area. This caused my my solar powered, passive cooled Raspberry Pi 3 B to over heat. This caused the SD card to go into read...
Yet another fabulous house from one of my favorite architects: Sebastian Irarrazaval -------------------------------- From the architect. It is a low-cost housing, 140 m2, to be sold and repeated in many places as concerned people exist. In this regard it relates to the idea of the container since...
Not much to report this week. It has been hot here and most of my time on this project was spent inserting lighting fixtures and prices in the procurement Database. I've included a quick render of the back of the building with all lights on....
