Stress-Test Architecture
-
Last summer, four small huts colonized New York City. Rather than ramshackle shanties, however, each one was a model of self-sufficiency. Meet the Flock Houses, brainchildren of artist and activist Mary Mattingly.
-
A volunteer prepping the interior of one of the geodesic-inspired Flock Houses.
-
Writer Rob Colvin was one of the first reporters to experience living (temporarily, at least) in a Flock House. This one was built onsite in Battery Park at the tip of Manhattan.
-
The DIY system comprises of solar panels, a bike-powered generator (pictured here) that provides electricity for each unit, and pot-to-pot refrigeration for cooling produce.
-
A view from the inside.
Categories:
More
Test-Case Scenario
Beating out a host of competitors, one Danish family left their home behind (it’s just down the road, really) to camp out for a year in an Active House, a green-home prototype with all the…
Engraved House
As artist Christopher Griffin and aesthetician Oresta Korbutiak prepared to renovate their live-work space in Ottawa, the couple sought an architect who would respect the bones of the building, the…
Just Redo It
What do you get when you give a couple of designers unlimited creative license on a very limited budget? For Andrew Dunbar and Zoee Astrakhan, the possibilities were limitless.
Tunquen Treasure
A set of solar panels, a wind-powered well, and passive sustainable strategies make living miles from municipal utilities a non-issue for this Chilean beachgoer.
Add comment