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Lisa Sadleir – Spain Relief on the Costa del Sol
Lisa Sadleir has been living in Spain for over 20 years now. I enjoy talking to Lisa because she’s always so cheerful. So I’ve been asking myself “what is Lisa’s secret to successful expat living?” I drove down to Fuengirola … Continue reading
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Why It Makes Financial Sense to Build Green
Whilst it would be easy for me to say that green building always pays when you consider the wider benefits it can sometimes seem hard to justify the additional up-front costs. Certainly ensuring that a building comes in on budget … Continue reading
Posted in Eco Design and Construction, Eco Lifestyle, Miscellaneous
Tagged air conditioning, air source heat pump, architect, architect costa del sol, architect marbella, architect spain, architects, build home granada, build home marbella, comfort, construction, cooling in spain, cost efficient building, eci build spain, eco air con, eco buil, eco home spain, global warming
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Space Heating and Cooling With Heat Pumps
With space heating and cooling accounting for 70% of domestic energy requirements heat pumps have fast become the darling of the energy efficient housing industry. Take space heating and cooling out of the equation and you’re way on the way … Continue reading
Passive Solar Design: Harness the Energy of the Spanish Sun for Heating and Cooling Your Home
An appreciation of how best to manipulate natural energy resources is fundamental to successful energy efficient design. Daylight, sunlight, and solar heating should be embraced early in the design stage of a project in what is now called passive solar … Continue reading
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Tagged air source heat pump, architect costa del sol, architect marbella, architect spain, architects, build home granada, build home marbella, build in Granada, build in malaga, build in Marbella, construction, eco construction, eco design spain, eco home spain, passive cooling, passive heating
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Park Building, Vitoria, Spain
Project Information Architect: Ercilla y Campos Year: 1995 Our Comments An interesting case of a lightweight timber frame combined with large glazed areas in a public park building. Sunscreens are not critical as the site is in the north of … Continue reading
Zenkaya House, Highveld, South Africa
Project Information Architect: Bigot & Zenkaya Year: 2005 Our Comments This is a prototype with massive insulation, high quality finishings, and an avant-garde design. The original concept was to make a building that would work anywhere. See the rest of … Continue reading
Poustinia Houses, Kilsheelan, Ireland
Project Information Architect: Bates & Maher Year: 2003-05 Our Comments These houses are articulated as abstract objects in a neutral environment. They interact with the environment through their wooden skins that provide protection and their characteristic personality. See the rest … Continue reading
Rolling Huts, Washington, USA
Project Information Architect: Sundberg & Allen Year: Our Comments Wooden posts raise these houses above ground level to protect them from intense cold and snow. The buildings are highly insulated, yet are still able to incorporate large areas of glass. … Continue reading
Finland’s Pavillion, Expo ’92, Seville, Spain
Project Information Architect: Jáaskelainen, Kaakko, Rouhiainen, Sanaksenaho & Tirkkonen Year: 1992 Our Comments The building calls attention to Finland’s duality, symbolizing the duplicity between its high industrial development (steel and glass construction) and the care and protection of the environment … Continue reading
Posted in Favorite Architecture
Tagged architects, Jáaskelainen, Kaakko, Rouhiainen, Sanaksenaho & Tirkkonen
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Moduli 225 house, Finland
Project Information Architect: Gullichsen & Juhani Year: 1960-67 Our Comments We like the feeling of lightness transmitted by this wooden structure. Different modules seem to float on the ground, among the trees in a close and intense dialogue. See the … Continue reading