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    Half buried house in Mexico profits from soil’s thermal mass

    In desertlike regions temperatures often go to extremes, with differences between daytime and nighttime of about 20-30 degrees Celsius. This is the case with this golf club community house in Chihuahua, northern Mexico. To take advantage of the soil’s thermal mass and reduce temperature variations, the architects of PRODUCTORA partially buried its 375 sq.m. into the […]

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  • Thumbnail image of Leura House by James Stockwell Architect – beautiful and energy efficient

    Leura House by James Stockwell Architect – beautiful and energy efficient

    Nesting in a mountain valley, Leura House by James Stockwell Architect is an architectural masterpiece located in Leura, New South Wales – Australia. It was made for Former Federal Court Judge Murray Wilcox and his wife Christine Wilcox with the idea to accommodate their big family – children, grandchildren and friends. Together with its aesthetic […]

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  • Thumbnail image of New American Home – new heights for household electronics

    New American Home – new heights for household electronics

    Modern technologies can do amazing things for our house. The half-acre New American Home in Vegas is a good example – lavishly equipped with all kinds of hi-tech gadgets, this posh house is the new offspring of several select tech companies, including Microsoft. 10 Toshiba HDTV’s, Kohler bathtubs, Nuvo audio systems, Anthem A/V processors and […]

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