Sustainable home garden

Desirous of more space and access to natural light, the clients turned their self-built home over to Hayhurst and Co, who added a second level and a steeply stepped roof with metal planters filled low-maintenance plants and white pebbles in a set up described by the architects as a bespoke “hanging-basket.”

With FRONT® (formerly StoneCycling), Mæ has designed a project that upcycles over 28 tonnes of potential construction landfill material.

Here’s the thing: we know that it’s ironic to print a magazine dedicated to environmental conservation on dead trees. But here’s why we did it. We did it for the believers and deniers of global warming. We did it for the students and clubs who are working to make a difference in their world. We did it for the activists, for the individuals who are altering their lifestyle to make a change. We did it to address the stereotypes, from our school’s water fountains to the concept of climate…

A "micro-farming wall" and a roof covered in photovoltaics are among the features incorporated into a prefabricated micro dwelling created by US studio Gray Organschi Architecture, in collaboration with researchers at Yale University