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Offbeat Homes

February 16th, 2008

Island Wood Structures

Peggy, over at Tree Hugging Family, did this killer post about IslandWood at Bainbridge Island. The whole article is worth a read - it’s an environmental learning center and Washington state’s first LEED Gold project. Very slick. Of course I was most smitten with the structures at IslandWood. Terribly unique, sustainable, and simply amazing.
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By Jennifer Chait -- 2 comments

November 24th, 2007

Current Mood: Enthralled With Drew Heath

Before launching into this post I did want to point out one reader’s home in Amsterdam. It’s a very cool boat home with a green roof (as in eco-green — not color green; well, it is green in color too but well, you get the point). Home dweller Andi posted this in an older post […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 2 comments

July 19th, 2007

Human Shelter: Air, Water, & Earth

Today we’re going to continue with more of Michael Jantzen’s work. As noted yesterday, it’s hard to pick favorites, but when I first saw Jantzen’s designs, his Wind Shaped Pavilion was the one of the designs that first drew me in. So, I’m sharing that one today. The other design I picked to share […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 6 comments