Eco Houses

In the River Road area in north Eugene there is a small timber-frame mini home that have cozy beautiful spaces inside of it for owners Rob Handy and Julie Hulme. This sustainable house, designed by Nir Pearlson and built by Six Degrees Construction, is 800-square-foot and as sustainable features it has a roof with a solar PV array, and a hot water solar collector. For the irrigating the garden there is reclaimed graywater and rainwater. The home has an exposed wood structure, earthen plaster walls with a double-insulated envelope, metal roofing, and plywood and HardiePlank siding. The interior and arrangements of the rooms consist of a front porch, the areas for living, dining and cooking, interacting in the central space of the house. Then the study/guest room opens onto the partly-sheltered deck overlooking the garden. There is a centrally located wood stove, a master bedroom and a light-filled bathroom. This sustainable home building received gold-level certification from the Earth Advantage Institute.

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The beach house that is located in Seal Rocks beach (Australia) has a simple design eco construction. The aim of the architects (Bourne Blue Architecture) was an easy-maintaining home with some sustainable features involved. The main construction has a square shape and large open courtyard in the middle of it. Such arrangement provides natural ventilation and natural daylighting. The building has several features that make it sustainable. First of all is a rainwater collection system that provide water source for inhabitants and also for fire protection. Gris-tied rooftop solar panel produces electricity. This house is very good for spending time and having a rest in holidays. There is a big shower, one living space and only one bathroom, but it's possible to use the hammock deck or the day bed.

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This fantastic house, resembling a sci-fi movie plot, is created by Danish art studio N55.The "walking house" is the eco house from one hand, and very convenient transport with an opportunity of watching and enjoying a landscapes and cityscapes from the other. It is solar and small windmills powered and was constructed out of steel and plywood. There is also a system for collecting rain water and a system for solar heated hot water. The movement of the house is similar to human speed and controlled by a touchscreen panel. There are a toilet, a small kitchen with integrated furniture and comfortable bed inside. The Walking house is constructed of moduls, by adding moduls the system can provide dwellings that adapts to social needs for living as a family as well as a single person. [caption id="attachment_22656" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Walking House[/caption]

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A unique sustainable home was formed from an industrial dock on Oregon’s Willamette River by Robert Ozhatz, Oregon-based organic architect. Now it is used for a summer house of a family. This eco construction was built using materials made of small pieces of timber that glued together. The material provides lighter weight for the construction. The floating house has two levels where there is a living area consisting of the bedrooms, bathrooms and dining room. There are some spaces and windows, made of expansive glass, that open a fantastic view of the river. The appearance of the house is typical for curvaceous, swooping architecture of Robert Ozhatz and reminds a form of a big wave. [caption id="attachment_22645" align="aligncenter" width="620"] curvaceous, swooping architecture of Robert Ozhatz [/caption]

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Could you ever imagine life in a hole of the hill? Living not just like a wild animal, but with all the necessary capabilities for life? It’s difficult to imagine it but such extraordinary house really exists and it is located in a picturesque place of the Alpine mountains. The house called Villa Vals, designed by Holland architects SeARCH & CMA, has no windows because it doesn’t need any of them. Instead of them the building’s large façade opens a fantastic view of the beautiful mountains and the valley. The project was began because of necessity of building the house in the places of the world famous thermal baths of Vals with the opportunity of minimum disturbing the bath’s appearance. And this house became possible due to the fantastic idea and imagination of the designers. [caption id="attachment_22523" align="alignnone" width="620"] house in vals[/caption]

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If you’ve never seen the flying saucers– it’s not a tragedy, we want to offer you to see another extraordinary object – not flying but quietly lying on the ground huge egg! This construction, originally called “BLOB VB3?, was designed by Belgian architectural firm dmvA. This egg is located at the Verbeke Art Foundation. It is very comfortable to live in because of its mobility: it is easily transportable and can be moved to any picturesque place. Inside of this construction there is everything that can be necessary for living: lighting, bed, bathroom and kitchen. It has two “doors”: one exit with a porch from the side and another - automatically opening nose. This house can be used as a garden house or a mobile office. [caption id="attachment_22505" align="alignnone" width="600"] egg[/caption]

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Modern architecture has to find its methods not by reference to traditional forms and materials. The architecture of our time must exhibit positive attitude to the natural environment. The green architecture house designed by a team lead by Professor Werner Sorbek has become one of energy efficient houses in Germany. This experiment green building was built in December 2011. Its sustainable energy source of solar panels and huge insulation provide high sustainability. The energy from solar panels is used not only to produce electricity but also to heat the water for the heating the floor of the house. There are a lot of sensors and automatics that make the system controlled and effective. This project in fact represents a future green architecture building. And the experiment shows how efficient housing can get. [caption id="attachment_22495" align="alignnone" width="620"] green house[/caption]

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This modern bright residence was designed by Italian architect Simone Micheli for himself and his family in Florence, Italy. The concept features the principle of modern luxury that symbolizes freedom and movement. According to the architect, the interior does not have to shout about wealth, but only to share your story and reflect your inner world. The residence is made using up to 90% environmentally friendly materials. A dynamic, fresh and very bright, it is perfect for city life. Moreover, the perception of interior changes, knowing that the house was built in 1800 and the original bare walls were retained and only painted in white to become part of modern history. But many juicy accents so magnificently play up the transition from antiquity and tradition to a new and dynamic lifestyle.

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