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Inspiring sustainable homes from around the world These houses combine great design with environmental sensitivity, letting their lucky owners live in the best of both worlds
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HILL END ECOHOUSE BY RIDDEL ARCHITECTURE This new Brisbane home, designed by Emma Scragg and David
Cole, is made from 75 per cent recycled materials, including
some harvested from the house that previously occupied
the lot. All additional materials were rigorously assessed for
sustainability credentials.
Built on a lot only 10m wide, the house is designed to
encourage airflow through and between storeys; concrete
walls, sunshades and natural ventilation mean the house
does not require air conditioning. With solar panels and an
underground tank which holds up to 60,000 litres of rainwater,
the house is also completely self-sufficient with regard to
water and electricity and holds a six-star energy-efficiency
rating. www.rara.net.au
Photography: Christopher Frederick Jones
01. The Hill End Ecohouse is made from 75 per cent recycled materials.
02. The house is completely self-sufficient with regard to water and electricity.
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HUT ON SLEDS BY CROSSON CLARKE CARNACHAN This beach house sits within the coastal erosion zone on the
shore of New Zealand’s Coromandel Peninsula, so architects
Crosson Clarke Carnachan designed it to be completely
portable. Measuring a tiny 40m², it accommodates a family
of five thanks to smart space planning. Double-height glass
doors open the front of the house to the beach, removing
the need for air conditioning, and the rear is clad in affordable
“flat sheet”. Its other environmentally friendly features include
a worm tank waste system and grey-water recycling. When
the house is not in use, wooden shutters allow it to be closed
against the elements and the entire house can be pulled back
from the shore. www.ccca.co.nz
Photography: Jackie Meiring
01. The Hut on Sleds is designed to be completely portable.
02. Smart space planning enables this tiny hut to accommodate a family of five.
03. Environmental features include a worm tank waste system and grey-water recycling.
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01. The Brooks Avenue House project is a large extension to an existing home.
02. Large pivoting doors open out to the courtyard.
03. Three sides of the extension are covered in a living greenwall.
BROOKS AVENUE HOUSE BY BRICAULT DESIGN This 1700-square-foot extension to a house in Venice, California,
is designed to eliminate the need for air conditioning. A central
staircase from the rooftop deck to the ground floor acts like a
chimney, circulating cool air through the house, large pivoting
doors allow rooms to be opened to the courtyard and the cedar
cladding provides shade. Three sides of the extension are covered
in a striking living greenwall of vegetables and indigenous plants,
which are fed by captured rainwater and a domestic grey-water
system. Electricity is supplied by a rooftop solar panel and low-
emission finishes are used throughout. www.bricault.ca
Photography: Kenji Arai
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