Freshome readers, we know how much you enjoy seeing an architecture project that has it all: creativity, efficiency and … sustainability. That is why we decided to write a post that will display the top 10 Sustainable Homes of 2010, as voted by our readers. As usual, you can click on the photos in...
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You probably remember Tufted, a brand name which stands for the Pixel Rug, an explosion of colors which we displayed on Freshome not too long ago. Here are two other exquisite models from Portuguese company Piodao Group: Waves and Capitonné. The first collection is a vivid one, consisting in colorful products inspired by water...
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This concrete residence comes from SPBR Architects and is located in Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At a first glance, one can only feel overwhelmed by this imposing building, situated on a hill top. Here is a description from the architects concerning this home’s structure: At the lower level, there is a linear...
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“Stay Down Champion, Stay Down” is an unusual art installation envisioned by Molly Hunker and Greg Corso from Studio Sports in Los Angeles. The installation currently adds vitality to the Woodbury University Hollywood Gallery (WUHO) and consists of a series of handmade tiles which create a unique undulating landscape: Considering the location of the...
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An integrated waste collection center is cleverly hidden under a modern architectural manifesto in Huarte, Spain, near the French border. This was called the Manifesto Center and it stands tall to express an open mind to the visual impact of industrial buildings. Although the waste collection center is equipped with turbines, scrubbers and filters,...
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Designers from GRAFT have another modern creation added to their portfolio: the Frankfurt Regionals, a creative wooden installation for the Heinemann Duty Free shops in the Frankfurt Airport in Germany. This powerful visual stop is a 40 square meters retail installation using bold colours to differentiate itself both through design and the chosen colour...
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A beautiful cantilevering house in Schondorf am Ammersee, Germany steals the attention from all the surrounding buildings. Its modernity and uniqueness comes from the cantilevering design and the 380 acrylic cylinders that perforate the outside structure of the house, creating a very contemporary design. Called House R, the residence by German architect Bembé Dellinger is a...
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The Grand Creek Residence was designed by Heliotrope Architects and is located in Missoula, Montana. With a complex architecture developed in a contemporary manner, the house manages to take advantage of its natural environment while enjoying a high level of privacy. Here is the description from the architects: “Designed for an active young family,...
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In our homes the ability to make them feel comfortable and unique is the appeal that draws us home every day. What is it in our homes that make us feel at ease, and gives us the desire to beautify them every chance we get? From the beginning of civilization where humans call home...
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![Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s New [Rented] Home in California](http://freshome.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Mark-Zuckerberg-Freshome0111.jpg)
On Mark’s Facebook page, the 26 year billionaire listed his personal interests as “openness, making things that help people connect and share what’s important to them, revolutions, information flow, minimalism”. We don’t know if these life principles were the ones that indirectly led him towards this new home, a five bedrooms and around 3,800...
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