Energy saving, environmentally friendly materials and architecture sostenibile.L ‘ Construction becomes more and more Green , also in ideas.
A little research on the web, and a widespread feeling in the subject and attention to our planet, they allowed us to ” find ” some green building projects particularly interesting and truly original features .
Imagination and ingenuity … work!
Home2 – 586x390Voliamo to England to learn about Michael Buck, dell’Oxforshire farmer , who gave us a wonderful example of green building , an ingenious work of recycling. At first glance, similar to what might be the home of a hobbit or a Smurf , is built entirely from natural materials – sand, clay , straw and water – and waste .
A house completely biodegradable (except for glass and nails ) , which cost only 180 € to its builder and eight months of work. “There is only need land on which to build , not to borrow for a home ,” says Michael .
The electricity is not present and the lighting occurs with candles , the heating is from a wood oven placed INSIDE tHIS and the water is ensured by a natural source external . And ‘ rent in a farm worker who pays the accommodation with the milk of his cows .
1There move on Portuguese soil to admire a perfect blend of architecture and nature, synthesis of originality , elegance and comfort . Less than an hour from Lisbon lies the Areias do Seixo Charm Hotel , 5 * star eco-friendly hotel surrounded by nature, designed by the architect Vasco Vieira .
Consists of ten large rooms , each with its own characteristics and views of the sea and the dunes , and a luxurious spa , the hotel Areias uses renewable energy and natural resources such as stone , wood and glass , to give a truly natures.
school- bus -conversion – hank – 9Tappa in the United States , Minnesota, Butitta to meet Hank , a former architecture student who knew how to turn an old school bus into a micro mobile home of 21 sqm , using reclaimed wood flooring and lighting led . A “mini- apartment ” has a bathroom , kitchen , living room and bedroom, with spaces modeled to taste.
Finally , we conclude our journey between Italy and New Zealand, to see two outstanding examples of eco architecture cathedrals made from plant materials and cardboard.
The first , in New Zealand, is the Church of Christchurch, building sustainable and recyclable cardboard built on reinforced concrete base , built after the earthquake that struck the island in 2011. Designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, is earthquake resistant and have a life expectancy of 20 years.
The second is in the land of ours , in Trentino , in the ” natural museum ” of ArteSella and has an area of 1230 square meters and a height of 12 m. Example of extraordinary dialogue between man and nature, and work of the artist Giuliano Mauri Lombard , is a Gothic cathedral plant run by 80 columns of twisted branches , twelve meters high and one meter in diameter , and each contains within itself hornbeam trees that , growing and covering the wooden structures of support, will shape the building.
cattedrale1vegetale cardboard cathedral
… and Your Green Idea ?
