Design Brief Landscape Site Sustainability 
Habitus Living
MARCH 5, 2024
The design brief for Snow House was simple: to design a home that honours the French snow scene and comprises sustainable elements, to maximise the restoration of natural features. The designers have sought to emphasise a vernacular approach to architecture by considering the site’s microclimate characteristics.
Architizer
AUGUST 4, 2022
Additionally, the design brief entailed the buildings to be Carbon-Zero and GRIHA qualified. A network of nine landscaped courtyards run between the three blocks, creating a street-like configuration that ultimately leads to a viewing deck at the edge of the Powai Lake. Sustainability was a crucial criteria.
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Dwell
APRIL 21, 2023
The homeowners created the structures using stones collected on-site to connect their rural residence to the land. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The final design touches each of those questions in a subtle and restrained way. "We
Architizer
AUGUST 16, 2022
The building’s design is respectful of the special character of the area, and the project animates the West End’s public realm with a ground-oriented landscape design, and public art that references the site’s local history and geography. © Henriquez Partners Architects. © Henriquez Partners Architects.
Deezen
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
According to Rettig, key elements of the design brief included recognising Oman's "cultural and architectural heritage", while designing contemporary built forms for the city. It will accommodate 100,000 residents According to SOM, Sultan Haitham City is also being designed as Oman's "first-ever smart city". "We
Habitus Living
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Tinderbox House, in Tinderbox south of Hobart, by Studio Ilk Architecture and Interiors is a highly efficient passive solar building that has taken into account the natural and man-made constraints of the site.
Habitus Living
MARCH 19, 2024
In a nod to their creative vision, Architects Tom Mark Henry translated this notion – commonly seen on runways and in media – by designing an architectural embodiment of the concept — the Bronte Beach House. The low VOC paints and preloved materials were used on-site wherever possible, to enforce sustainable practices and maintain durability.
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