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- kcumming, on 07/08/2009, -2/+10Interesting, but they suffer from the same problem as almost all of the houses that you see architecture magazines showcasing as cutting edge design: they are all built in isolation from any surrounding urban fabric. Perhaps this is largely because of restrictive building code and zoning regulations in built-up urban areas, but I have a hard time seeing how any housing like this could be developed on a large scale when it's always being shown on huge, isolated lots.
Having a house that is "sustainably" designed doesn't do much good if it can't be situated in a location that allows you to live a sustainable lifestyle. - Auto, on 07/09/2009, -2/+9Is it just me, or do none of these houses look like homes? They look like something that's an art display. Sterile and cold.
- gugufrommdy, on 07/08/2009, -2/+9Dugg for the one-page post.
- CowboyOfDeath, on 07/09/2009, -1/+6Windows and glass everywhere = homes of the future?
Sure, I appreciate the natural light and scenery, but I'm afraid of sacrificing my privacy just for that. Everyone will be able to watch me jacking off to future porn. :/ - KillTheAcademy, on 07/08/2009, -3/+8these make you stop and really day dream about what your life would be like living in any one of these. great post!
- Chairboy, on 07/09/2009, -0/+5Sustainable doesn't need to mean 'packed like sardines'. Many architects are moving away from the "blitz the area and control every aspect of landscaping" and towards "integrate with the surroundings". Doing this, you can put a beautiful house in the middle of chunk of land that's otherwise un-"improved". Lower ecological footprint = win for you and the environment.
- fuzzyllama, on 07/08/2009, -3/+7Beautiful is right. great list!
- spiderman0505, on 07/08/2009, -2/+6Not sure about the house with the river by it ... otherwise cool list.
- Greg2b, on 07/09/2009, -0/+4Is that RealPlayer playing the faux drive-in movie? http://is.gd/1rOAw Not so much a house of the future huh?
- Bense, on 07/09/2009, -0/+4It's always refreshing to see pictures of things I'll never be able to possess.
- stuffradio, on 07/09/2009, -0/+2You're forgetting that the future will have invisibility cloaks!
- CowboyOfDeath, on 07/09/2009, -0/+2And I forgot that we'll be having sex with holographic chicks instead of jacking off.
- jaswaters, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1I'm going agree with you on this one. Unless these people make their own food, sew their own clothes and work from home then these designs defeat the purpose of true sustainability. By living in isolation they have to drive further to get to work, school, shopping, etc. It is also more costly to provide basic infrastructure (roads, electricity, sewage, etc.) to rural housing. If everyone lived like this we would have solar panels on our roof tops but have to drive 45 minutes to a grocery store.
The homes may be sustainable from an architectural standpoint but many of the homes shown do not constitute smart urban planning. - Korrow, on 07/09/2009, -1/+2I wouldn't want to live in any of those, they're all unbelievably cold and uninviting.
- brian78347, on 09/30/2009, -0/+1okay list. I like the interior for some of these but the exteriors are too plain.
- bbhill, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1BURN IN HELL
- Apocalyptic0n3, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1I think it's WMP 10 from the looks of it.
- inactive, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1aw i like that one
- newquayweb, on 07/29/2009, -0/+1if my house will be any of these, i would probably not be going outside. having these type of houses are really amazing not only because of showcasing creativity but also maximising nature.
- celotil, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1Well, there's the old stand-bys of curtains or blinds, although I prefer the more modern, albeit more expensive, option of controllable LCD blocking - welders will know what I mean.
- inactive, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1Architecture is more than just what a building looks like, it defines how occupants interact with a space. Your average box house has a very different effect on a person from a place that flows more fluidly from one room to another and integrates into the surroundings. The way shapes, angles, colors, materials, and lighting are put together can dramatically affect our perception, mood, creativity and more.
But that's almost beside the point. You have to either renovate or build custom to get some of these green innovations because the costs are prohibitive to big housing developers. Sure the homeowner saves money in the long run, but the developer has to charge more for the house because they don't gain anything from the operational benefits.
Hopefully that will change and we can all have more eco-friendly dwellings in the future. - inactive, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1Extreme Homes and This Old House have both had numerous shows specifically on urban homes with amazing design and tech innovations, and I've seen countless others on blogs, architect websites, in magazines, and just walking around town. I think you need to broaden your reading material.
- bungoman, on 07/09/2009, -2/+3It's just you. Typical American houses are an abomination and an eyesore.
- inactive, on 07/09/2009, -0/+0there is something that i've been wondering for a long time. can someone tell me how having a house with a lot of large clear glass windows affect the amount of heat inside the house? i would assume it would heat up the house way too much. if it is true, then why do architects continually design houses this way? it is beautiful, but the trade off would be too high. please, only people with real life knowledge of this, no educated guesses.
- marblewonder, on 07/09/2009, -2/+0I'd love to live in one of those houses but only if I didn't have to make too many sacrifices
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