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Timber house blending into nature on Potsdam lakeside
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Timber house blending into nature on Potsdam lakeside

Carlos Zwick Architekten has built a passive house using sustainable materials, which is fully integrated into its surroundings, taking into account the natural features of the area. A building surrounded by maple trees, with a loggia that seems to float over the water: this building in Potsdam, with its huge
Moscow home built around trees
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Moscow home built around trees

Located on the outskirts of Moscow, this building was completed in harmony with the natural environment. The wooden house was designed by Snegiri Architects. The architects designed the house to fit around the two birch and pine trees on the plot, allowing the original residents of the plot to continue
Igloo-inspired prefab houses from the Faroe Islands | Kvivik Igloo
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Igloo-inspired prefab houses from the Faroe Islands | Kvivik Igloo

Danish engineer Ole Vanggard and Faroese architect Kári Thomsen worked together to design sustainable and self-sustaining cabins: these tiny houses built from heptagonal units echo the past but are a beacon to the future. The asphalt panels lining the cottages can sprout both moss and grass, lending a hobbit-like charm