EcoGeek blog has some gorgeous pictures of green roofs, which supposedly can also minimize heating and cooling bills of buildings while maximizing the the beauty of the urban landscape.
Josh
I still like the Woodland Home better
http://www.simondale.net/house/index.htm
mekki
“Sure, if you want your neighbourhood to look like a mini-golf course.”
Yes…yes, I would love for my neighborhood to look like a mini-golf course.
The vast amount of green would help out with the pollution we human create in the ‘burbs and cities.
People would use less oil to heat up their homes in the winter.
Plus, it would open a whole new branch of tourism. People hike and climb mountains now they can do the same with manmade building mountians.
yayo
What about bugs?
I hate bugs! eeeek!
That way they can reach your windows two ways and pick the easier! ^g^
John
Looks like the set to the Teletubbies. I’d have nightmares every night if I had to live there.
Justin
I don’t know about you but having people walk all over my roof in the wee hours of the morning wouldn’t make me too happy.
Nick
It would suck to mow your roof… or would the sheep handle that? Anyhow, its a cool looking village.
chuck
People with roofs like these do say they can hear the deer walking above, but that the sound is rather pleasant! Kinda like bumpy caves, in a way.. Plus, you could grow all the wheat you could use, right on the roof!
Illum
There is nothing urban about this landscape…
It dosn’t have to be organic and hobbit-like to be sustainable. Maybe they should try to make some modern architechture instead!
dkn
I am all for saving the planet, and I like the advantage of living underground, but the embedded cost, pollution, and harm to the environment a structure like this would cause would blow your mind. Are you going to use concrete? How about the rubber membrane for the roof? Don’t forget about the heavy equipment used to dig the hole, and massive amounts of top soil lost! How much land would a company have to destroy if they couldn’t use their 80 story building? Instead of a small footprint urban spraw would be a disaster. I think that there are plenty of options out there, but you better consider the big picture.
Aucan
It seems none of you has seen the work of hundertwasser, thats very interesting, if you like this, as arquitecture or as philosophy, dont miss his work!
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