Jetson Green - 2009 March

CitizenM Modern Prefab Pod Hotels

This is the first citizenM hotel near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Designed by Dutch design firm Concrete Architectural Associates, the hotel is made with prefabricated pods (or rooms) built in citizenM's own production facility. The rooms have been prefabricated not only to reduce construction waste and save time, but they're also built this way to provide a consistent room experience to guests. So when guests walk into a room, not only do they get a tightly designed and constructed space, but they get one that's full of geeky tech.

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By Jetson Green|March 23rd, 2009|Hotel, Modern architecture, Prefab|1 Comment

Biomimicry Inspired Cactus Building

Just last week, DesignBoom brought us news of this cactus-inspired design for the Minister of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture building in Doha, Qatar. It's a fascinating example of biomimicry — the skin of one of the hardiest plants of the desert is applied to the design of the facade of a desert building — with hundreds of smart shades that open and close depending on the strength of the sun.

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By Jetson Green|March 23rd, 2009|Gadgets, Skyscraper|6 Comments

Wall Flats Eco-friendly 3d Wallpaper

Once voted Product of the Year by Interior Design Magazine, Wall Flats offer a super modern and green alternative to wallpaper. This 3D product is made from 100% bamboo pulp, is chemical-free, and 100% biodegradable.

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By Jetson Green|March 22nd, 2009|Materials, Modern design|8 Comments

A magnificent seven (green buildings).
The future of green building.
Is green building dead?
The four sins of LEEDwashing.
Municipal financing helps with solar purchasing.
To green the world's buildings, think retrofits.
How crushed cars become parts for green homes.
Water scarcity bigger threat than financial crisis.

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By Jetson Green|March 21st, 2009|Week in Review|0 Comments

Earl's Montesilo House on the River

This smart home is not overtly green — there's no certification or anything like that, but the home has received recognition for it's unique design. Located in Woodland, Utah, next to the Provo River, Earl's Montesilo House was built with a south orientation to capture solar heat gain during the winter. During the summer, the second floor balcony acts as a sort of overhand to shade the interior. The 1800 sf home comprises two, linked, corrugated silos, and features what Gigaplex Architects call "bed-in-a-box;" the box has stereo sound and a flat screen monitor. I imagine it's peaceful living on the river like this …

[+] Tour Montesilo on Youtube.

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By Jetson Green|March 20th, 2009|Modern architecture, Single Family|10 Comments

Concept Utah Multifamily Container TOD

It looks like Group 41 has been hard at work on a few designs for a multifamily project in Salt Lake County built entirely from containers. Below you’ll see both proposals, the Curve Scheme and the Red Container Scheme, but the general idea is to create about 200 units of market-rate housing along the rail transportation corridor. Group 41’s Container Nation developed the two proposals to take advantage of different approaches to the stacking and build out of the containers. In all, probably 1000 containers would be used — but this is preliminary conceptual phase with preliminary local planning approvals expected in mid-2009 or so …

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By Jetson Green|March 19th, 2009|Condo, Container Design, Modern architecture, Multifamily|7 Comments

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