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    Four O Nine transforms greenhouse into plant-lined coffee shop

    Shanghai office Four O Nine has converted a glass building in Beijing into acafe, adding walls of plants to purify polluted air. Influenced by Cafe 27’s organic menu, the team aimed to rework the existing structure into a “healthy” building ...
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    Because Green is Wealth!

    The Empire State Building was made as a sign of prosperity and wealth, was it not? Over time, the definition of prosperity would change to not how much money you have, but how in touch with mother nature are you. ...
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    Mitsuharu Kojima creates curved grass-like floor inside Japanese family house

    Mitsuharu Kojima Architects has created a sloped green floor inside a house in Japan‘s Gunma Prefecture, intended to be reminiscent of a grassy hillside (+ slideshow). Located in the city of Maebashi, the Boko and Deko property was designed for a family of four who ...
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    Have a look inside this pod hotel in the Swiss Alps

    Located at the foot of the Dents-du-Midi mountain range in Switzerland, is the Whitepod Eco-luxury Hotel and Alpine Experience.   Arriving at an altitude of 1400 meters, high within the Swiss Alps, you’re greeted by 15 pods, the pod house, and ...
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    This Stylish New DIY House Can Be Assembled With Just a Screwdriver

    If the thought of constructing IKEA furniture gives you anxiety, this may not be for you. But it’s an interesting idea either way. A French design studio, Miltipod, has created the world’s first pop-up house – and it can be ...
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    Intentionally unstable Water Pavilion lets visitors walk on the ocean

    This breathtaking platform lets users walk into the sea in an experience that feels like floating in and on the water. For the Yeosu Expo in 2012, Daniel Valle Architecture created an architectural experience that embraces the notion of fluidity ...
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    This super tiny cabin lets people sleep in the mountains under the stars

    In the northeastern Italy, at an altitude of 6742 feet (or 2,055 meters), lies a single cabin on skis that you can stay the night in. The Starlight Room has a front row view of the Dolomite mountain range. Located near ...
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    Clouds AO

    The brief for the studio called for a multi-purpose space that can be used for yoga, meditation, various events, as a class room, or as a photography studio. The space should accommodate the core mission of CRS: to be a ...
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    These lamps were designed to grow plants in windowless spaces

    This is Emilia Lucht and Arne Sebrantke of German design studio We Love Eames, and they wanted to create a lamp that would allow greenery to grow in windowless spaces. They drew many different ideas, but settled on one they ...