Density Down Under

Articles

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  Passive Acceptance

  Virtually unknown in the United States, Passive Houses are starting to make a big impression with their small footprints.

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  The Penthouse Has Landed

  In Vienna, a dazzling penthouse by Delugan Meissl has boldly inserted itself between traditional rooftops of the city’s Wieden district like a recently landed alien intruder.

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  Patenting Apartment Piles

  A patent on a house design: this is the heart of the controversy surrounding Hans Zwimpfer's Pile-Up Housing. The Swiss architect claims to have invented a new solution to sprawl by stacking…

Products

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  Garden Water Boost Box

  The Garden Water Boost Box will help you save up to 25% of the water you generally use in the garden, or thousands of gallons of perfectly good water every year.

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  Rainy Day Garden

  Gardening seems to be the rare activity that almost any kid will slow down to take part in, perhaps because the waiting – with all of the mysterious goings-on underground – can be every…

Dwell Collection

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  Easy Being Green: Off the Grid

  We trek far afield each issue to bring you energy-efficient residences from around the globe, and they appear in all their green glory in our “Off the Grid” section. We revisited our…

Event

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  Matthew Williams "Outside"

  Photographer Matthew Williams (a frequent contributor to and friend of Dwell) is holding an exhibition of his work in association with Workstead Studio. Join Matthew for an opening night…