Eco-friendly design is transforming modern architecture. From innovative building materials and energy-efficient systems to green roofs and advanced water treatment, sustainable practices are shaping our future.
Incorporating eco-friendly design into your home has never been more popular and important. Architects and designers regularly discover new ways to put the environment at the forefront of their building projects. These tips are perfect for designers and homeowners who want to upgrade their eco status.
Written by
Tim van der Lee
Photography
Mueen Agherdien
Environmentally friendly structures, often known as green buildings, have a reduced carbon footprint compared to other traditional architectures. Green architects employ a wide range of strategies to lessen a building's reliance on external energy sources and boost its capacity to capture or create its own.
Photography
Josh Sorenson
Hugging House is based on a project that is mainly capable of fully respecting nature and establishing a connection with the building's environment (not to mention energy, sustainability, and ecology), and that through its impact and experience could generate in the visitor the same respect for the natural world.
Project name
Hugging House
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › House
