Starting a homestead garden is one of the most rewarding steps you can take to create a sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle. Whether you’re growing food for your family, starting a business, or simply enjoying the outdoors, building a homestead garden requires careful planning and attention to detail.
A Hingham-based couple who commuted to Boston for work commissioned ZeroEnergy Design to create a modern home on their private marshfront property that fit with their green lifestyle. They had already decided that their existing 80s-era home wasn’t sited optimally, didn’t take advantage of the outdoors, and couldn’t accommodate their combined family.
This is a private house project for the three-generation family located in an emerging residential area, 15-minutes drive from the center of Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
This prefabricated wooden house is laid out so all family members are aware of each other, yet respecting everyone´s privacy. A large open space (almost 6 meters ceiling height) connects the living room, the kitchen, a workspace and the upper floor spaces.
The Camping house was designed by Taiwanese studio Ganna Design. Located in the suburb of Taipei city, the house of this project has green window view, with plenty of natural light. The quiet and undisturbed environment inspires the designer to design this project. The house owner of this project is a couple. The host of the
Wellfleet House is a vacation home designed by Boston-based ZeroEnergy Design for a family who lives in San Francisco. With a ultra low energy consumption this modern green home offers both a vacation destination on Cape Cod near local family members and an opportunity for rental income.
Under the rapid urbanization, cities in Vietnam have diverged far from their origins as low density tropical green space. Newly developed urban areas are losing their connection with nature. Binh house by Vo Trong Nghia Architects (VTN Architects) is one project in the “House for Trees” series, a prototypical housing design, providing green space within high density neighbourhood.
OAS1S is a green housing concept that envisions sustainable houses designed as trees. The aim is to provide a green solution for housing in the near future. OAS1S  was founded by Raimond of Hullu, an experienced Dutch designer and manager in architecture. Description by OAS1S Foundation: Houses designed as trees OAS1S architecture is designed as trees, earth’s most ancient,
Green Lantern is an eco friendly house designed by San Antonio-based John Grable Architects. Description by John Grable Architects:Â Sited on a corner lot of the Alamo Heights neighborhood, overlooking the Olmos Basin with views of downtown, this innovative single family residence was built upon the architect and client’s mutual respect for the environment. With the
