Tower House, Bequia, St, Vincent and the Grenadines by Edgley Design

Tower House, Bequia, St, Vincent and the Grenadines was designed by Edgley Design. The house is designed as a series of experiences that open out as the house is explored. The site is accessed along a winding mountain road, and as you descend the steep drive all that can be seen is a long low [...]

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Four Cornered Villa in Virrat, Finland

Located in Virrat, Finland, Four Cornered Villa was designed by Avanto Architects Ltd. The cross-like shape of this simple villa reaches towards four very different views, the space is open and defined at the same time. The exterior is treated all black and to contrast the bright, pale interior, with the idea that the dark [...]

Tags: Avanto Architects Ltd ., Carbon dioxide, Carbon neutrality, Chemistry, electricity, Finland, Four Cornered Villa, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Virrat

Lilyfield Housing Redevelopment in Sydney, Australia

Designed by HBO+EMTB, Lilyfield Housing Redevelopment  is located in Sydney, Australia. This new residential project in Sydney’s inner west, has set a new standard for public housing developments in Australia. It demonstrates that highly sustainable public housing outcomes are both realistic and achievable in terms of function, project demographics and housing affordability. The project comprises [...]

Tags: Alternative energy, Australia, Construction, electricity, energy, Energy conversion, Engineering, Environment, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Passive solar, Photovoltaics, Solar cell, solar energy, solar hot water systems, Solar Umbrella house, Solar water heating, Sydney

Waterfalls in New York, United States

The Waterfalls designed by Editorial is located in New York, United States.  The project inserts man-made waterfalls, each measuring 90 –120 feet high, at four locations in the East River and New York Harbor. The Waterfalls, which will be visible by land or boat, can be viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge on the Brooklyn Anchorage, [...]

Tags: Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, Circle Line Downtown, Culture of New York City, East River, electricity, Environment, Governor, Installation art, New York, New York City, New York City Waterfalls, New York Harbor, Public art, Public Art Fund, Tourism in New York City, Transportation in the United States, United States

Radisson Blu Hotel in United Kingdom

Designed by Editorial, Radisson Blu Hotel is located in United Kingdom. The hotel will utilise a range of low energy technologies to reduce the energy demand of the building; supplemented by an on-site combined heat and power (CHP) engine with a pure plant oil (PPO) tri-generation energy centre; that will export electricity to the national [...]

Tags: BREEAM, Building engineering, car park, Construction, Earthquake engineering, East Midlands Airport, electricity, electricity consumption, Energy conservation, energy demand, Environment, Environmental design, free high speed internet access, low energy technologies, Low-energy building, pure plant oil, Radisson, Radisson Blu Hotel, signature services, Sustainability, sustainable building, tri-generation energy centre, United Kingdom