Eleven preapproved architectural plans for backyard tiny homes, or ADU’s, in New York City could speed up construction and help provide a solution to the housing crisis. At the same time, it launched ADU for You, a website developed to make building such a structure easier with a property look-up tool and a step-by-step guidebook. … Read more
Curia House is a much admired rammed earth home in Mansfield, Australia. It offers a sense of seclusion, privacy and luxury. The home is designed to maximize thermal efficiency. The combination of rammed earth along with double glazing enables the home to maintain an ambient temperature throughout the seasons. There is also slab heating, a … Read more
When Vicky White returned to New Zealand from Canada, where she had been living for several years, she wasn’t sure where in the country she wanted to base herself. “So I bought a bus,” she says, “and I was living in my bus and travelling around.” She managed to buy a small piece of land … Read more
This 5,660-square-foot home in Hyderabad, India—named Aurva Illam—was built entirely by hand, with hand-poured and hand-rammed earth. The spaces are designed to work with the climate, shaping a home that’s almost monastic with thermal autonomy, and a way of living that makes air-conditioning unnecessary. “From the outset, the intention was to build an earth home … Read more
Rocky Mountain Institute’s pathways to building with biomass, ASLA’s biodiversity priorities, and Architecture 2030’s resilience frameworks all point to nature-based, locally attuned solutions that strengthen communities while reducing carbon. At the same time, mindful MATERIALS highlights the data infrastructure needed to make these choices measurable and mainstream. Together, these findings signal a shift toward regenerative … Read more
The National Trust for Scotland has successfully repaired one of the most significant structures following a major collapse in 2022. The beehive-shaped, stone building known as ‘Lady Grange’s House’, is notable among the 1,200 such stone buildings scattered across the main island of Hirta. These are stone structures built without mortar and topped with turf … Read more