Numerous projects of the modern architecture They seek to make the most of natural resources. Without having to be part of the most sustainable or ecological trends, taking advantage of natural light and enjoying the landscape in unexpected ways are two recurring objectives.
In this post we are going to learn about some of the most avant-garde projects. Each one with its particularities, as they are proposed with great originality, but they all do have something in common: they bet on the enjoy nature.
A revolving house
Baptized with the name of Devon House, it is a house whose revolving roof leaves no one indifferent. This mobility of its roof allows, as it is easy to imagine, to be able to see the English countryside that surrounds it at pleasure.
Its operation is possible thanks to the fact that the cover is in turn a glazed upper floor seated on a circular platform that is activated by simply pressing a button.
In this way, not only can choose landscape or enjoy natural light in its different rooms, following the arc of the sun, but it is also designed to provide a series of advantages in terms of energy expenditure, helping to spend less heating or air conditioning.
Transparent house made of wood and glass
The project "The 72 Hour Cabin" is a experimental initiative carried out by researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, which aims to find out if living in a natural environment is healthy for body and mind.
To carry it out, some wooden and glass houses have been built like the ones that can be seen in the following image. It is a project created, on the other hand, to spread the Swedish lifestyle, traditionally closely linked to being in contact with nature.
The study is still in the field work phase, involving people with stressful professions who have paid to spend three days in these little houses, located by a lake, on an island in Sweden. Your experiences, finally, are monitored by the researchers, and from them they will draw the pertinent conclusions.
Beyond the research framework in which it has been developed this draft, The truth is that they are ideal houses to spend time in the middle of nature in order to detoxify from the madding crowd.
Houseboat on a lake
This mini house is a curious amphibian-type construction, designed for nomadic spirits, which can be both on land and floating. In addition, it has been built seeking its adaptation to extreme weather conditions, providing the opportunity to live in remote places permanently or temporarily.
It is called "DD16", and it is a prefabricated house by the Russian firm Bio Architects and in the photos we can see it in a lake near Moscow, where it can be tested to demonstrate its adaptability to the colder winters.
Specifically, it is designed to save energy. Both for its insulating materials and its small size and for obtaining electricity through solar panels.
If it is located next to or on a lake or other source from which to obtain water, it is possible to make it drinkable through a system installed for this purpose, in addition to a composting for waste.
Dome shaped house
This project is a mobile and energy-sustainable home in the shape of a glass dome, ideally for its location in natural surroundings.
His structure With the shape of a glass dome, it allows you to enjoy the whole environment, without disturbing the walls, on the other hand, nonexistent. An aesthetic that is reminiscent of astronomical observatories, as well as traditional granaries, as it is located high up.
Designed in Slovenia, it has a composite structure made of steel, wood and glass that can be easily assembled and disassembled, as well as enlarged or reduced according to different needs. Likewise, it can stand up on uneven terrain.
With dimensions of about 25 square meters and a price starting at 19,900 euros, it has a very bright environment thanks to the walls that are actually glass. Also, energy efficiency is achieved thanks to the heat of the sun and its isolation.
Hotel, sweet hotel …
The "Null Stern" is not a house but a very original hotel room, located on top of a mountain. Specifically in Safien, a commune in the canton of Grisons, in the heart of the Swiss Alps.
The "home sweet home" has a beautiful interpretation in this hotel, returning us to our origins, that original home that was the nature for the human being. Almost like camping outside, but substituting the tent for a room without walls and the "do it yourself" service normally provided by hotel staff.
Its strong point, the environment, what a doubt there is. Or, if you like, the combination of a high landscape mountain with a comfort that makes us forget how well it is in a house.
Conclusions.
Lastly, we couldn't Finalize this post without mentioning "Sky Lodge", an equal or more curious option, if possible. It is a hotel integrated in the nature, made up of capsules that seem to be hanging from the sky.
Looking for a minimum environmental impact in the privileged place where they are located, the Sacred Valley of Peru, they are transparent capsules known as Vertical Housing Modules (MVV) in which guests will find a mini home compound for a dining room, a bedroom and a toilet. An initiative not suitable for people with vertigo and, on the other hand, an invitation to dream awake or asleep, always under an immense starry sky.
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