BEEHIVE HOUSES

Designed for the desert climate, the beehive homes keep the heat out in a few ways. Their thick mud brick walls trap in the cool and keep the sun out as well (beehive homes have very few, if any, windows). The high domes of the beehive houses also collect the hot air, moving it away from the residents sleeping at the bottom of the house.
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Beehive House

 

Wind and Water Cafe

We know that Vietnam has many interesting cafes. But Wind n Water Cafe (cafe Giף vא Nuớc) in Binh Duong province, an hour drive from downtown Saigon, is not just one of them. It's an artwork of architect/owner Vo trong Nghia. He is a professional architect, trained in Japan.
This cafe uses bamboo as main building material, from the structure frame to the roof and the furniture. The main feature is a large elevated concrete pond so you feel very close to the water when you sit on the cafe's floor. If your table is on a glass islet inside the pond, you feel that you are floating on the water. I wish there were koi or gold fish in the pond, in addition to lotus, but there could be some problem that prevents Nghia from doing that. People told me that at night, the cafe has a different look under the lighting. .
This little architectural masterpiece has won many awards.

Wilkinson Residence

Robert Harvey Oshatz, Architect.

It took 7 years for this project to come to reality and it’s easy to understand why. This is probably the most unusual house that we reviewed so far. There are only few straight lines in it’s design. Dominating curves harmonize the house with the surrounding nature and some elements of steampunk make it look exotic and mysterious. The round hallway to the cylindrical lounge is in the focal point of the interior.

The Truffle

The Truffle is a piece of nature built with earth, full of air. A space within a stone that sits on the ground and blends with the territory. It camouflages, by emulating the processes of mineral formation in its structure, and integrates with the natural environment, complying with its laws

realisation EMSABLE STUDIO SPAIN

A link to picasa for the construction
http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/ensamblestudio2010/sets/72157625119880393/with/5116714779/