The ‘treehotel‘ is set to open this weekend. located in harads, Sweden about 60 km south of the arctic circle – currently consisting of four rooms: the cabin, the blue cone, the nest and the mirrorcube. Two additional structures are scheduled to open in October: tree sauna and bird’s nest.

Each of the rooms, vary in size from 15 to 30 square meters and are positioned in pine trees between four and six meters from the ground. they have all been constructed from wood and glass and feature an electric floor heating system, a state-of-the-art eco-friendly incineration toilet and a water-efficient hand basin.

mirrorcube

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With the pressure of increasing intense on our environment, lots of environment friendly projects, architectures and designs have been created. And I can foresee more and more those sustainable designs will be come up and come true. Today, we will feature another incredible proposal “Plastic paradise – CGI images show how a team of Dutch scientists plan to take 44 million kilos of plastic waste currently bobbing around in the Pacific Ocean and transform it into Recycled Island“.

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Roll It, a cool experimental house, resulted from the collaboration among different institutes within the University of Karlsruhe. This cyclindrical design is a modular prototype that provides flexible space within a minimum housing unit. Three different sections are dedicated to different functional needs: there’s a bed and table in section, an exercise cylinder, and a kitchen with a sink.
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Gary Chang, a Hong Kong architect, lives in a tiny apartment (344 square foot), but thanks to accordion-like wall units, he can create at least 24 different room configurations – kitchen, library, laundry room, dressing room, a lounge with a hammock, an enclosed dining area and even a wet bar…

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