Sustainable design

My school is Architecture school. There are a large number of sustainable building in the world. I will give you three examples.

Firstly, this is Paper Church Kobe. The community church was built by church volunteer and It is designed by Shigeru Ban. Paper Church Kobe, only a temporary church in 1995, the church made of paper tubes is still standing today. This paper tube is very strong and recyclable. The paper tube will be treated to ensure fire and waterproof. 58 Paper tubes were placed in an elliptical pattern.

The second project is Iseami House that be designed by Robles Arquitectos. The main concept of this house is to build a quite low maintenance house. The house is located 30 km from the nearest town. Therefore, the house has to be 100% self-sufficient house. Solar panels on the roof provide energy for the house. The main material of the house is thermal panels, which is a very light, low maintenance highly resistant for damp. All materials in the house are recyclable, such as, recycle plastic, glass and mainly the steel.

‘Fincube’ is designed by Studio Aisslinger. They want to create a sustainable living unit for rural and alpine environment. The features of the house are modular, sustainable and transportable. The main intention of the project is low impact environment and low energy consumption. The house is made of natural material such as stone, wood and glass. The house provides 47 square meters of living space with lowest CO2 emissions. ‘Fincube’ minimizes the use of land and reduce the impact of building on the environment. The flat roof can be set up photovoltaic system for electricity.