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Historic houses can become energy-efficient without losing charm – just look at the Galveston Historical Foundation‘s Green Revival House at 3101 Avenue Q in Galveston, Texas. The project started when GHF moved the house 17 blocks to a new lot after Hurricane Ike destroyed its foundation. The Green Revival House features new insulation, four solar panels, two rainwater cisterns, and it’s one of the nation’s first historic buildings to achieve Platinum certification through the LEED for Homes program. GHF completed the project in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the 1772 Foundation.
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Over the last five years architecture studio José María Sánchez García was faced with the challenge of restoring Spain’s ancient archaeological site the Temple of Diana. Located in the city of Merida, the Temple dates back to the Roman times, when it was originally built as a forum, and the central point of Merida. The renovations were designed by the Spanish architects in order to revive elements of the site’s unique place in history, while also establishing the surrounding space within modern architectural discourse.
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Read the rest of HASSELL Transforms a Brisbane Bread Factory into a Hip Architecture Studio
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Read the rest of Heliocosm is a Refreshing Minimalist Cosmetic Store in Paris
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Read the rest of 1970s Double-Decker Bus in Berlin Transformed Into Mobile Kiosk
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Read the rest of World War II Flak Tower Transformed Into Tropical Aquarium in Vienna
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Read the rest of Abandoned Food Factory to be Transformed into Chicago’s First Zero-Energy Vertical Farm!
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The future of London’s renowned Battersea Power Station has long been debated, and numerous bids have been offered up with the hopes of giving the building a new life. Its potential renovation has made news yet again, and this week the structure finds itself at the center of a takeover feud. Chelsea Football Club submitted a £1 billion plan to construct what would be one of the world’s most iconic football stadiums, readapting the industrial structure. However, officials say the Grade II* listed building is unsuitable grounds for the football club.
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Read the rest of Former Soap Factory Cleaned Up Into a Sustainable Housing Project in Brussels
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Read the rest of Spanish Architects Transform a Disused Marketplace into a Fun Children’s Center
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Read the rest of Zaragoza’s Green-Roofed Ronda Office Features a Rolling Rainbow Facade
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Read the rest of Victorian Ruins Transformed Into Modern Dovecoat Music Studio
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Read the rest of Flemish Renovation Combines a Modern ‘Rabbit Hole’ Entrance With Rural Tradition
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Anyone who’s tried to cram an ample lifestyle into a small apartment is familiar with the urge to rebuild hidden corners and closets into functional living space. Hernandez Silva Arquitecto’s conversion of an unused elevator shaft into a powder room for the 15th floor PPDG penthouse unit in Guadalajara is a remarkably impressive use of space, although it’s definitely not for the faint of heart – the bathroom is suspended above an elevator shaft!
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Painters Hall is a 100 percent solar-powered building nestled in the beautiful surroundings of quiet Pringle Creek community, in Salem, Oregon. The 80-year-old Painters Hall recently earned a LEED-Platinum, net-zero energy certification, and it also received an impressive ‘Petal Recognition’ under the Living Building Challenge. The building underwent an extensive renovation in 2010, and it recently became just one of two buildings in the country to receive the net-zero recognition after recent energy audits.
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Read the rest of OMA to Transform Stalin-Era Prefab into the New Home for the Garage Center in Moscow
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Read the rest of Castaway House Renovation Is the First Certified Phoenix Green Construction Code Project
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Read the rest of Lively Palencia Civic Center Rehabilitated from Dingy Prison in Spain
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Shipping containers are being given a revamp by WhiteCrate, a UK-based company that transforms the old structures into these brilliant pop-up event spaces. The containers begin as ready-built structures in desperate need of some attention. That’s where WhiteCrate let their imaginations run wild, constructing innovative and unique interior spaces for all sorts of occasions. From hospitality areas, mini retail stores, bars, and even pop-up clinics, these modernized containers are offered as a sustainable and alternative temporary space.
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Heralded as one of the first zero-energy, zero-carbon commercial buildings in the US, the IDeAs Z2 Design Facility is located in a formerly windowless bank that has been transformed into a light-filled eco-friendly space. Designed to produce more electric energy than it uses, the building’s harvests the sun’s rays with a massive rooftop-mounted photovoltaic system. A collaboration between EHDD Architecture, mechanical engineers Integral Group, and IDEAS, this inspired renovation turned a 1960’s concrete cube into a relaxing, spacious office.
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