Category: Communities, Sustainable Housing & the Future of Cities
Sustainable village in Friland, Denmark
The residents of Friland resident build experimental houses using natural and recycled materials. Residents try to build with as low an environmental impact as possible, and test alternative materials and construction methods. The houses at Friland include straw bale houses that are plastered with clay, and wood-clad houses insulated with wood fibre, sheep’s wool, flax…
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Arkadien Winnenden, Germany
Don’t be put off by the cuteness! Arkadien Winnenden (Germany) is a hardcore industrial regeneration project. A diversity of high performance components make this “the world’s most sustainable neighbourhood” (Green Dot award for 2011) and provides a fresh new vision for people-friendly and resource productive suburbs. Mixed architectural typologies are kept a cohesive neighbourhood thanks…
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Christie Walk: A Piece Of Ecocity
Christie Walk is a model ecological cohousing development in central Adelaide, Australia. It consists of 27 dwellings (including 2 straw bale houses), on a 2,000 square metres site. It was designed by local architect Paul Downton and completed in 2006. Its innovative aspects include energy and water saving measures, use of ethical finance and use…
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