The New Sustainable House

Planet-Friendly Home Design

Penny Craswell

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Thames & Hudson
21 January 2025

Architecture; Environmentally-friendly architecture & design; Residential buildings, domestic buildings

Designing with the environment in mind is not new. What is new is the increasing number of ways houses can be more sustainably built. With a fresh focus on design ingenuity and innovative technologies and materials, The New Sustainable House demonstrates that there is more to ecologically motivated construction than solar panels and water tanks.

From a mud-brick single-story box built in the Texas desert to an all-timber Swedish cabin that is completely petrochemical-free, what unites this diverse collection of houses is the shared motivation of the architects and clients to do as little damage as possible to the planet, without compromising on comfort or aesthetics. This compelling survey shows that the environmental impact of every home, no matter the size or location, can be greatly reduced with creative and responsible design.

By: Penny Craswell
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 277mm, Width: 218mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 1.429kg
ISBN: 9781760764777
ISBN 10: 1760764779
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 21 January 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Penny Craswell is a Sydney-based editor, writer, and curator who specializes in design, craft, architecture, and interiors. She is the former editor of Artichoke magazine, deputy editor of Indesign magazine, and creative strategy associate at the Australian Design Centre. Craswell has been published widely in design periodicals, books, and online media around the world and writes a blog called The Design Writer.

Reviews for The New Sustainable House: Planet-Friendly Home Design

An arresting coffee-table book highlighting the environmentally friendly features of homes around the world. . . . Several of the houses incorporate sustainable alternatives for standard building materials [while] other abodes take advantage of innovative structural components. . . . In addition to being eco-friendly, the houses are also uniformly sleek and striking, featuring creative juxtapositions of modern box-style edifices with curved facades or arched windows. Going green has rarely looked this stylish.-- ""Publishers Weekly"" (12/16/2024 12:00:00 AM)