Passive Houses

Terra-cotta tiles clad the kitchen backsplash, and the countertops are made of oak.

Architect Robert Swinburne deploys a collaborative building approach and hyperlocal materials to craft a Passive House–certified home that celebrates the land it’s built on.

Assembled in just two weeks, this cedar-wrapped passive house near Woodstock, New York, designed by BriggsKnowles A+D, realized a couple's dream of rural living.

Barcelona-based Slow Studio builds a bioclimatic home for a couple who work with the United Nations.