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Little Feet
For his initial Aero House prototype, architect Tadashi Murai wanted something as sustainable as possible.
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i-love-trash
Before Tom McMurtrie became the recycling coordinator of Ann Arbor in 1991—a position that lets him shape the town’s recycling policy—he made his business selling Solarwall (www...
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A Note on Our Expert
Growing up with parents who owned a restaurant inspired Rebecca Chapa to attend the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University at age 18. Like most college kids would, Chapa jumped at the...
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A Note on Our Expert: Clayton Hubbard
Clayton Hubbard started painting houses as a summer job during high school. In his hometown of Syracuse, New York, he perfected his brush skills and honed his eye for color, learning patience with...
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The Food Zone
Fine-tuning your cooking and dining areas pays off in more ways than just saving resources. As in other functional zones, their success starts with awareness: Where exactly does your food come from...
written by: Dan Maginn01.01.09 -
The Living Zone
Let’s talk design for a minute. It’s important to remember that potential modifications to your home must be carefully considered before you implement them. If you blindly follow the...
written by: Dan Maginn01.01.09 -
The Sleeping Zone
Sleep on this: You probably spend more time in your bedroom than any other home zone, so it’s important to get it right.1 Reducing your resource consumption here requires a close look at how...
written by: Dan Maginn01.01.09 -
The Bathroom Zone
Reducing your water usage is easy, and it doesn’t mean you have to brush your teeth with a pinecone or weep with remorse every time you flush the can. As is the case with all resource usage,...
written by: Dan Maginn01.01.09 -
The Utility Zone
Your garage, laundry room, basement, and other nonglam support areas: These are the silent killers of energy-efficiency in your home.1 Because these spaces are largely “unseen” (and...
written by: Dan Maginn01.01.09 -
The Yard Zone
The space outside your walls should be as thoughtfully considered as the space within. Aside from contributing to pleasant, functioning outdoor space, well-placed landscaping can protect your house...
written by: Dan Maginn01.01.09 -
The Human Zone
The final home zone recognizes the importance of our behavior. Living responsibly extends beyond our physical spaces into our daily actions. We must design1 the way we live as carefully as we...
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A Note on Our Expert: Leonard Koren
Leonard Koren has led an enviably desultory life, first dropping out of college to paint murals with a group called the Los Angeles Fine Arts Squad and then eventually “begging”&mdash...
written by: Amber Bravo01.01.09 -
A Note on Our Expert: Bruce Aidells
Bruce Aidells starting cooking professionally while a graduate student at UC Santa Cruz.
written by: Sam Grawe01.01.09 -
A Note on Our Expert: Katherine North
Katherine North is the principal and founder of Northbrook Design, which specializes in designing interiors for residential and hospitality projects in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York....
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Tempting Timber
Building with timber is an Australian tradition. Architect Jesse Judd honored this heritage, but selected recycled or plantation timbers instead of nonrenewable hardwoods from old-growth forests....
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Nice-Looking Glass
Reflections have captivated us (literally!) for as long as we’ve had intellect enough for self-awareness. Here are six mirrors that will reflect well on any room.
written by: Amber Bravophotos by: Peter Belanger01.01.09 -
The Whole House Zone
By conceptually dividing your home into zones, you can analyze each of its functions in turn. From there, you can develop strategies to understand how you actually live inside these zones—...
written by: Dan Maginn01.01.09 -
Svelte Veldte
Given Langka’s directive that “the people who live around us have to see our roof and I don’t want them to see anything but grass,”
01.01.09 -
Architecture and Design Books
Dear Dwell, I am new to modernism and eager to learn all I can about architecture and design. What books would you recommend to a novice? —Mathilda Feigenbaum, Mission Hills, Kansas
photos by: Peter Belanger01.01.09 -
Windcatchers Defind
Windcatchers are controlled indoor weather systems, architectural microclimates framed by windows and walls.
01.01.09 -
Wood
Wood has been used for centuries to submerge bathing beauties, but most people still think of it only for cabinets, furniture, and floors. A new outpouring of innovative wood-based design, from...
written by: Virginia Gardiner01.01.09 -
Residential Wind
When we think of alternative energy at home, our minds leap straight to solar panels, the most obvious symbol of a site-generated grid-free power source.
written by: Sarah Rich01.01.09 -
Mademoiselle Pillow
Looolo—When we think about products and their life cycles, textiles aren’t the first things that come to mind. But what went into your shirt?
written by: Virginia Gardinerphotos by: Jane Heller01.01.09 -
Compost Modern
With the new year comes new resolutions and a general resolve to do better. Perhaps at the top of many of our lists is the question of how to live more responsibly. This February's conference,...
written by: Laure Joliet12.31.08 -
East Harlem Green
Another notch in the bedpost of green development: Tapestry, a residential building in East Harlem designed for LEED Silver certification, has broken ground.
written by: Jamie Waugh12.30.08
