Casa Organica, which is deeply enhanced by the conceptual synthesis of nature, architecture, and ecology, is discreetly nestled away in its own microclimate just northwest of Mexico City in Naucalpan.
The raised platform at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) at the 25-acre Hallam Lake nature preserve and environmental learning center was made of CNC-milled plywood that would acquire a patina and merge into the surroundings over time.
This Cape Town getaway has four cylinder towers set on stilts to provide views among the woods. The goal was to maximize views from the highest portion of the sloping site by responding to the height of the large trees around the clearing.
The top of this home in the coastal Vietnamese city of Nha Trang is a vast tiered garden developed by architect Vo Trong Nghia in collaboration with Masaaki Iwamoto.
Attempts to bring flora into residential structures have included a house with a vast tiered garden, the planting on the street level provides shade and seclusion for the living rooms, while huge trees on the roof aid to keep direct sunshine from warming the structure.
