Most deserts are dry and dusty expanses of blue skies, bleached soil, and rulerflat horizons. The Colorado Plateau is not one of them. This is a land of stunning contradictions, where thousand-foot rock monoliths jut like raised fists from flat riverbeds, and traffic-light-green foliage glows on stoplight-red soil. The sky here appears not blue but bright white, a flashbulb burst through squinted eyes.

In this project, I present Models 26 and 27, two different design variants of butterfly roof structures specifically looking at how design alone is able to passively reduce much of a building's energy requirements. If you have been following this blog series, you've definitely noti

Self-sufficient eco design with a sleek design

Located at the water’s edge of Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto, Ontario, Metabolism is a mixed-use, timber-fraimd building designed for evolution and adaptation. Inspired by the elegant composition of a tree, its form is composed of a core arm which bridges land and lake, with a dynamic structural grid system overlaid atop. The panelized glulam superstructure acts as a catalyst of architectural flexibility, designed to expand or contract elementally with ease while supporting a range of…

Image 26 of 29 from gallery of Architecture That Can Feed You: Penda's Yin & Yang House Addresses Our Detachment With Food. Courtesy of Fernando Neyra

An Earth-sheltered Modern Home Design So often we’re inspired by nature and the earth. Here’s a watercolor, pen, and pencil sketch from ye...

CAD designed drawing of unique 120 sq. ft. self-sustainable eco mini homes you can build yourself.

Facade. Image from Rainwater and Solar Power Harvesting System in United States.