home by Robles Arquitectos in Playa Carate, Costa Rica

Beautiful is the word for this one, with a whole lot of green and eco-friendliness. We’re talking about a house built by Robles Arquitectos in Playa Carate, Costa Rica, which takes the whole concept of self-sufficiency to yet another level, boasting a full 100% of it. The house is located in Playa Carate on the Peninsula de Osa, home to 5% of the world's biodiversity and lacks access to water and electricity, taken that its so far flung and remote. Jaw dropped in shock? You can stop gaping now. This one uses natures helping hand to satisfy those needs. The house uses forest water and with the help of two low-impact hydroelectric turbines and a bunch of solar panels, produces enough energy, about 10,800kWh in all. The house is elevated a meter above the ground, to reduce humidity, and is opened out to nature, for increased ventilation and exposure to the sun.

This piece of architecture by Robles Arquitectos sure gives the concept of sustainable living a much more practical and applicable touch to it.

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The Boxel pavilion uses 2,000 beer crates for construction

The Boxel pavilion shows just how well recycling and design can go, hand in hand. Designed by students from the University of Applied Sciences in Detmold, Germany, the pavilion is made out of around 2,000 beer crates. Part of a course on how to develop structures from computer modeling to construction, this pavilion is the best place to hold a musical performance. Using computer modeling, the pavilion took shape, as the students figured out load bearing and positioning of the crates and after a few assembly tests, this one went up, reinforced with screws and slats. The base uses concrete filled boxes to keep up the structure. The boxes were distributed by a brewery and will be recycled once the pavilion meets the ground again.

A pavilion like this, made out of old recycled crates, that will further be recycled once used, is indeed an architectural marvel. It’s no wonder people love striking a chord at the Boxel pavilion.

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The Omega Center for Sustainable Living’s education facility by BNIM is clean and green

BNIM have come up with the Omega Center for Sustainable Living’s education facility, specially designed and integrated for them by the American design firm. As part of the project, the current wastewater disposal system for the entire 195-acre Rhinebeck campus will have a facelift, and will use biological methods of treatment via an eco machine. This will help educate visitors, staff and local community on innovative wastewater strategies too! The developed system and the building will also be used by Omega to help educate of the ecological impact of their campus. Incorporating a classroom, laboratory, water garden and a constructed wetland with its own power supply generated by solar photovoltaic, this ones self sustaining and carbon neutral.

That’s not all. The building’s power supply is kept up by geothermal heating when needed too, while the structure uses natural ventilation cooling strategies to keep the atmosphere inside pleasant.

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Studio Shift’s World Sustainability Center, a green way to education

The World Sustainability Center created by Studio Shift is a perfect blend of flexible environments, making it just ideal for both researchers, as well as students. The complex, to find a home in Afsluitdijk, Netherlands, will accommodate the general public too. Geometric in shape and design, the building has enough space for varied educational requirements. Owing to the fact that the designing involves the use of a number of architectural forms, this one can’t be referred to as just a single structure. The Center will boast a marina, outdoor amphitheatre and agricultural research garden, using energy-efficient shuttle buses and watercrafts for transport. The panels to be integrated into the façade can be used for multiple purposes, changing from solid panels (solar), perforated panels (glare and sun control) to void panels (view apertures). The roofs and other hard and soft surfaces will have rainwater collection systems too.

The lake that comes hand in hand with this building’s design, will serve as a heat sink for the cooling system. Educating oneself in a green complex like this one is the best way to knowledge!

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Sofas corner or linear Swan Italy

The arrangement of sofas corner of the conversation area is often the most common and most practical, even for stays small. As for the sofa, it can accommodate two to 90 degrees linear, even of different sizes, or choose a modular composition which includes an element of elbow. In the first case is the space to add a shelf between the two sessions, with the modular solution is obtained instead of a seat more, but must then provide a plan of central support. Let's see what offers about Swan Italy.

Sofa Wood Plaza

Plaza urban location made it home. The wooden structure of the sofa defines the space and pillows are like actors who interact in a random square. The project ', in fact, to reconstruct a space within their herd size that varies depending on the time.

Fabric sofa corner Molvedo

A collection of elements characterized by simple volumes, minimal, enriched in the comfort dall'imbottitura feather aesthetics informal setting and refers to a 'more friendly image without sacrificing design. Modularity is characterized by a few important elements.

Corner sofa Hills

Hills was created to enrich plastic sculptural 'type of sofa soft and abundant. We have focused our attention on the design of its control lines, soft and its size, generous. Hills' designed as a true 'place'.

Upholstered sofa Flag

Icon collection, Flags is a new concept of aggregation of upholstered for use across contract or domestic. Designed as a union of disparate elements, both in the ratio in the coating, for a completely original visual impact.

Sofa fabric Cubik

The project is developed by Cubik separate elements: different volumes which complement each other, preserving their independence formally. These characteristics make it suitable for any solution Cubik living, able 'to give order and purity of form to any environment.

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Fitted wall exposed

Wall systems are called multi-functional compositions stay: and modular, you can now organize more personalized solutions. Open compartments or shelves for books and objects, large niches for television el'hi-fi, drawers or closed compartments to read: most of the available programs lead to practical solutions tailored. The design of the cabinet must take into account the practical requirements related to space available, but also balance the formal together.

Crossing Wall equipped to Misuraemme

Designer: CRS MISURAEMME / Mauro Lipparini
A true innovation reinvents the library. The panels that compose it, tossing their weight, allowing the racks to be suspended, giving a new sense of visual lightness. "

Tao Day Wall equipped Misuraemme

Designer: Mauro Lipparini
The system TAO DAY may have multiple solutions, obtained by composing the elements in a different way, available in different sizes and lacquer matt, shiny and essences.

Fitted wall Zanette

Composition F consists of 106 bases with drawers, shelves and cabinets in oak Crete. Wall cabinets with glass shelves, Flap in bronzed glass. Port plasma matt platinum bestseller L 312 H 165 P 51.8.

Composition with folding door Zanette

Composition F 104 composed of bases with doors, drawer and shelf lacquered rope, hanging with folding door with bronze glass, oak door plasma Crete. H 51.8 L 312 P 185.

Wall equipped with folding door of Zanette

Composition F consists of 101 bases with doors, cupboards with folding door in bronze glass and lacquered shelf Crete. Port plasma and wall units with white gloss lacquer. L 364 51.8 P 185 H

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Sofa: its many uses

In some cases, you can change the composition of upholstery, for example by moving back and armrests or otherwise providing the information. On structures prepared enough so few gestures to renew the furnishings of the room. Sometimes, however, the elements are interchangeable and can be integrated with tables and minilibrerie.

Eos Feg

You can compose at will, changing the location of bases, backs and arms, the sofa with structure in wood and iron and padded with polyurethane foam. The sofa Eos Feg measure 315.5 × 258.5 x64h. Designer: Louis Ilaria and vague.

Up Berloni

E 'equipped with adjustable back, to increase seating comfort, complete with the sofa shelf shaped aluminum titanium colored. Measure cm 270x290px71h the sofa Up Berloni.

Has backrest with tilt adjustable padded the modular units with removable cotton cover. The sofa Louidic Style & D measure 289 × 282 cm.

Soft removable covers

The modular model has a wooden frame with polyurethane foam padding paired with velvet. The quilt is made of polyester fiber. The cover is completely removable. The sofa Soft removable covers measure 246x92px90h cm.

The sofa has an opening mechanism that allows easy removal of the bed with orthopedic and mesh. The sofa Focus DITRA Italy extent 287x162px85h cm.

Tivoli Nicoline

Beech wood frame and upholstered with polyurethane foam with different densities, the sofa turns into bed without removing the cushions. Measure 200x94px90h cm. The sofa bed Tivoli Nicoline is coated base fabrics.

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