Amagansett a New Family House in New York, United States

The Amagansett House designed by Francois de Menil Architect PC is located in New York, United States.  With its roots in Eastern Long Island’s modernist design explorations during the 1950s and 1960s, the Amagansett House exemplifies functional simplicity and energy conservation in its resolution of client program and site conditions. The poetry of the house [...]

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Ardmore Elementary School in Bellevue, United States

The Ardmore Elementary School designed by NAC Architecture is located in Bellevue, United States.  The pursuit of highly energy efficient building solutions is driving designers to increasingly compact solutions. Ardmore Elementary School meets this challenge with a compact and energy efficient design while creating an experientially rich educational environment. The school reveals itself in layers, [...]

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Sparkling Hill Health and Wellness Resort in Vernon, Canada

Sparkling Hill Health and Wellness Resort, was designed by Cannon Design, that located in Vernon, Canada. Specialising in whole-body wellness, Sparkling Hill Resort and Wellness Hotel is an exceptional European-inspired resort located on a 188-acre mountaintop site overlooking Okanagan Lake in Vernon, BC (approximately 4-1/2 hours northeast of Vancouver) – a region recognised for its [...]

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ICON Solar House in Minnesota, United States

Here’s a great way to reduce household energy-costs – have a home powered by the sun. The University of Minnesota is selling the a student-designed home for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2009 Solar Decathlon. The 550-square-foot home took fifth place out of 20 teams inn October’s Solar Decathlon, a DOE-sponsored contest where universities from [...]

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340 on the Park in Chicago, United States

The 62 floor eco tower of residential condominium building, 340 on the Park was designed by architects Solomon Cordwell Buenz in Chicago, United States. The Chicago’s first Silver LEED, 340 on the Park stands out as a major achievement in energy and environmentally conscious design due of its size, height and use. At the time [...]

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