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Ali,Steve,Charlie and Toby's place

Ali,Steve,Charlie and Toby's place

New Zealand > Otago > Lake Hawea
Rammed earth home set on 2 acres of land. Macrocarpa beams and onduline roofing. Passive design features include a "heart of the house" a large north facing thermal mass of earth in the living and dining area. This contains the hot water cylinder with a fire either side. The wal...


Straw Bale Residence

Straw Bale Residence

New Zealand > Canterbury > Geraldine
This hybrid, 123 square meter straw bale home is nestled in a back section in the town of Geraldine. Owners, designer Sarah Johnston, and builder, Sven Johnston, decided to blend their past experiences to create their first home together. The overall intent was to design and build a warm, ...


Sustainable eco house in Waitakere City by Johann Bernhardt

Sustainable eco house in Waitakere City by Johann Bernhardt

New Zealand > Auckland > Waitakere City
1. Passive Solar Design The house is divided into 2 aisles, separated by a conservatory, to open it up for the passive use of the sun’s energy. The lounge/dining/kitchen wing (north-facing) has concrete floors exposed to the autumn and winter midday sun storing the heat and releasing it...


Te papa - Straw bale eco friendly home

Te papa - Straw bale eco friendly home

New Zealand
Strawbale house, post and beam construction, built in 1998, is a real time test house. Very simple structure made with lots of passion and hard work. People rave about our home, I still think sometimes they are just trying to be nice because they know how hard we worked. Away, see what you...


Modern Design & Passive Solar Mudbrick House in Nelson

Modern Design & Passive Solar Mudbrick House in Nelson

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman > Nelson
MAEDER & WIEGAND HOUSE Wakapuaka, Nelson 3 bedroom house with load-bearing adobe walls and timber framed top storey. Contemporary simple eco-design incorporating passive solar principles, Solar Water Heating, Composting Toilet and Rainwater Collection. Special Feature: Ex...


Strawbale & earthen plaster ecohouse in Nelson

Strawbale & earthen plaster ecohouse in Nelson

New Zealand > Nelson/Tasman
Hybrid two storey ecohouse featuring post and beam construction with strawbale in fill wall insulation, block walls through centre of the structure for bracing and beam support. Macrocarpa weatherboards over douglas fir framing on upper storey. Ground floor straw, block and timber walls ...


Kaimata Croft

Kaimata Croft

New Zealand > West Coast > Greymouth
We have just started building our workshop and are in the process of applying for consent for the house. The workshop is a ribraft insulated floor, lawson cyprus untreated timber frame with Terra Lana wool and polyester insulation and a lime plaster coasting inside and out and a roof of tr...


Straw Bale Eco Friendly Eco Haven

Straw Bale Eco Friendly Eco Haven

New Zealand > Canterbury > Purau
Diamond Harbour just seems to sparkle with light when you look over at it from the often grey port of Lyttelton. Although it's just stone’s throw away from the port, it has it's own warmer micro-climate - a major attraction for people who choose to settle there. One of those people is H...


Gorgeous Kauri Bungalow

Gorgeous Kauri Bungalow

New Zealand
10 years of hard work has turned this traditional kauri bungalow into something special. Originally located in Portland (20 mins north of Waipu) this imaculate old lady was transported to its present site in Waipu Village and transformed into a work of art. Complete with artist studio, ...


The Solabode Affordable Eco Home

The Solabode Affordable Eco Home

New Zealand
UPDATE June 2011: Clients are still very happy with the performance of this home now in its third winter. Last year I set about designing the Solabode MKII which as well as responding to lessons learnt on the MKI version, now incorporates PREFAB technology and MODULAR design in that the...


Eco-Chateau

Eco-Chateau

France
Eco-Chateau is a new co-housing community & eco-holiday destination on a 13-hectare estate with 17th century Chateau de Cautine at its centre. It is set in one of the most untouched parts of rural France and on the edge of the magnificent Dordogne with its deep rivers, gorges, forests, lak...


For Sale: Beautiful straw bale lifestyle home on a hideaway 1.2 ha private retreat, Gisborne

For Sale: Beautiful straw bale lifestyle home on a hideaway 1.2 ha private retreat, Gisborne

New Zealand > Gisborne > Gisborne
Amazing location - private and quiet. Beautiful 3-yr old open-plan straw-bale house has been built with privacy and sustainability in mind. Set on a 1.16 ha (3 acre) lifestyle block in rural Hexton, just 10 mins drive West of Gisborne city, 5 mins. from Grey's Bush Reserve. We have lived o...


eco healthy home in peaceful valley

eco healthy home in peaceful valley

New Zealand > Northland > Waipu Cove
Future proof, sustainable build, affordable, low toxicity, eco-healthy home on an enchanting, peaceful lifestyle block within a wholesome community and just 10 minutes from 22km of prestine coastline! This 5 year old, 128m2, mudbrick cottage has 3 bedrooms (plus a large closed in carpo...


Crows Nest: Eco lifestyle close to city

Crows Nest: Eco lifestyle close to city

New Zealand > Northland > Whangarei > Riverside
Fully sustainable, architect designed on lifestyle block only 3.7km from Whangarei city center. Totally off the National Grid and self sustainable in all respects. It's 2 storied house with a large workshop area in breeze way. Kitchen as a farmhouse parlour and doubles as a dining/ kitch...


Eco property for sale - Waiheke Island

Eco property for sale - Waiheke Island

New Zealand > Auckland > Hauraki Gulf & Islands > Waiheke Island
Properties like this are as rare as hen’s teeth on Waiheke Island. On offer is an eco-friendly two bedroom mudbrick home, plus three chalets from which you can earn extra income. An ideal retreat for artists, writers, those working from home or simply wanting a change of pace. Entering...


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