Architect Pawel Naduk of 77STUDIO in Warsaw, Poland, has designed a modern house with a green roof that’s located on the bank of the Vistula River. The home has been designed to subtly integrate into the natural shape of the land and allows for a usable green roof. A sloped ramp climbs from the garden […]
November 23, 2022 Polish architectural studio Mobius Architekci has shared their latest project with us, an expansive modern house with a green roof that helps the home blend into the landscape. Not only does the house have a large green roof, but it also has a curved design on one end, that overlooks the landscape […]
Collingridge And Smith Architects has completed Kakapo Creek, an early learning centre for up to 100 children in Auckland, New Zealand. Founded on the idea of Nga Hau E Wha, the four winds, being symbolic as a meeting place for people from all backgrounds. This idea is embodied in the design of the building, forming […]
The new building of the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest, Hungary, opened this week. A remarkable design feature is its curved shape that’s topped with a large green roof. Designed by Marcel FERENCZ of Napur Architect, the building has gently curving lines that enable the building to function as a gateway and a passage linking […]
March 3, 2022 GUZ Architects has designed a new house in Singapore that has terraced roof gardens to keep the home cool. The home, which has multiple levels, includes lush gardens that flow over the edges of the roofs. The lush gardens aren’t only located in the rooftop gardens, but also surround the home. On […]
Steven Vincent, Major Projects Manager at Eco Green Roofs (EGR), in conversation with Architecture Today’s Technical Editor John Ramshaw, discusses best practice design for the innovative SolarNature roof system from SIG Design & Technology (SIG D&T) and EGR. In association with SIG D&T and EGR SolarNature Scheme, BioDiverse version When it comes to environmentally responsible […]
Photography by Dario Mereles and Daniel Ojeda Architecture firm Bauen has completed a modern home in San Bernardino, Paraguay, that has a black exterior and is designed to maximize the views. Photography by Dario Mereles One way the house takes advantage of the view, is by having an accessible green roof filled with grasses. Photography […]
January 17, 2021 MYTO design d’espaces vivants designer Martine Brisson and landscape architect Roxanne Miller have collaborated to create a rooftop garden and lounge area for this home in Montreal, Canada. The flat roof of the home has been transformed into a space full of plant life, which measures in at 1965 square feet (182 […]