I have some fantastic news to share – my new book The New Sustainable House will be on sale from 29 October and is now available to pre-order online or at all good booksellers! The book will also be on sale in the US and the UK from 2025. Published by Thames & Hudson with graphic design by Claire Orrell.
This book features sustainable 25 houses from all around the world, from Spain to India to Mexico, from Australia to the UK and the US. Publisher Paulina de Laveaux and I spent a long time choosing projects for this book and it features some of the best architecture from around the world, with each project also being sustainable thanks to its design, systems, materials or other features.
The New Sustainable House
Planet-friendly home design
By Penny Craswell
A showcase from across the globe of 25 houses offering creative solutions for planet-friendly home design.
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, new 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-storey 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.
25 Projects:
19 Waterloo Street, Australia by SJB
Minimum House, Japan by Nori Architects
Somers House, Australia by Kennedy Nolan
Marfa Suite, USA by DUST
Weave House, India by The B.A.D Studio
Garden House, Australia by Austin Maynard Architects
Sumu Yakushima, Regenerative Life Studio, Japan by tono Inc.
Sheffield House, USA by Of Possible
Saltbox Passive House, Canada by L’Abri
HÜTT 01 PassivHaus, Australia by Melbourne Design Studios
Puigpunyent Eco-Passive House, Spain by Miquel Lacomba Architects
Anawhata House, New Zealand by Paul Davidson
Camp O, USA by Maria Milans Studio
Hempcrete House, Australia by Altereco Design
Karper, Belgium by Hé! Architectuur
Bass Coast Farmhouse, Australia by Wardle
Echo House, Indonesia by IBUKU
Low Energy House, UK by Architecture for London
Tropical House, Mexico by Jaque Studio
Driemond House, The Netherlands by The Way We Build
Green House, UK by Hayhurst & Co Architects
Flat House, UK by Material Cultures
CAMPout, USA by Faulkner Architects
HIÊN House, Vietnam by Winhouse Architecture
Svinninge Cabin, Sweden by Lowén Widman Arkitekter
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