Category Archives: architecture

a living facade

A great take on the vertical green garden architectural wall is the living facade of this home in Singapore. Brendan points us in the direction of this gem from our friends at Habitus . The house has been designed to provide the family who lives there, with maximum garden space. From the stunning green planted [...]
Written by Jen @ Eco Outdoor. Posted on September 8, 2010. Filed under architecture, vertical garden. Tagged , , , . No comments.

profile of the week > facade in ottawa

Now this is a hot facade, courtesy of our friends at Desire to Inspire we bring you another beauty, this time from John Donkin in Ottawa. It’s 1700 square feet and includes amongst other things, a visitors’ apartment which has been cantilevered sideways to create a shaded area in summer and a covered [...]
Written by Jen @ Eco Outdoor. Posted on August 13, 2010. Filed under architecture, houses. Tagged , , . No comments.

a flashback to the not-so distant past

An image from the Florence Broadhurst floral collection of wallpapers
A great article by Kerrie Davies, borrowed from The Sunday Telegraph that caught the eye of Ash [Eco NSW]. To most men their home is their castle, but to 1960s architect Neville Gruzman his Darling Point house was his masterpiece. Known as the Gruzman Estate, the late architect’s (he died [...]
Written by Jen @ Eco Outdoor. Posted on April 20, 2010. Filed under architecture, furniture design. Tagged , , , , . No comments.