Green Roof Ideas & Photos

Cabin in the Woods
Cabin in the Woods
Tricia Shay PhotographyTricia Shay Photography
Front entry. Original 1850's hand hewn log cabin taken down from other location and rebuilt on current site with additions. Metal roof. Local stone used for chimney and foundation. ©Tricia Shay
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Bluff House entry
Bluff House entry
Auhaus ArchitectureAuhaus Architecture
Bluff House Concrete and copper cladding. Concrete landscape stair leads to front door at first floor level. Photography: Auhaus Architecture
Pippin - Stearns Green Home
Pippin - Stearns Green Home
Pippin Home Designs, IncPippin Home Designs, Inc
Contemporary renovation-addition Artist Eye Photography
Atherton
Atherton
Plath & CompanyPlath & Company
Photography: Bernard Andre
Living Green Roof with Solar Panels
Living Green Roof with Solar Panels
ZeroEnergy DesignZeroEnergy Design
Modern Cape Cod green home earned LEED Gold certification for green features including solar electric, a green roof, and the use of sustainable materials. Construction by Cape Associates. Photos by Michael J Lee. Green architecture by ZeroEnergy Design. www.Zeroenergy.com
Grey Duck
Grey Duck
SALA ArchitectsSALA Architects
The homeowners sought to create a modest, modern, lakeside cottage, nestled into a narrow lot in Tonka Bay. The site inspired a modified shotgun-style floor plan, with rooms laid out in succession from front to back. Simple and authentic materials provide a soft and inviting palette for this modern home. Wood finishes in both warm and soft grey tones complement a combination of clean white walls, blue glass tiles, steel frames, and concrete surfaces. Sustainable strategies were incorporated to provide healthy living and a net-positive-energy-use home. Onsite geothermal, solar panels, battery storage, insulation systems, and triple-pane windows combine to provide independence from frequent power outages and supply excess power to the electrical grid. Photos by Corey Gaffer

Green Roof Ideas & Photos

Ford-Farlice-Rubio House
Ford-Farlice-Rubio House
New Frameworks Natural Design BuildNew Frameworks Natural Design Build
The Ford-Farlice-Rubio House features straw bale walls, traditional clay and lime plasters with artisan tile inlays, a locally-harvested and milled timber frame, and a super-insulated envelope using densepack cellulose. Photos by Kelly Griffith of Closed Circle Photography
Walnut Woods Residence
Walnut Woods Residence
John Senhauser ArchitectsJohn Senhauser Architects
Taking its cues from both persona and place, this residence seeks to reconcile a difficult, walnut-wooded site with the late client’s desire to live in a log home in the woods. The residence was conceived as a 24 ft x 150 ft linear bar rising into the trees from northwest to southeast. Positioned according to subdivision covenants, the structure bridges 40 ft across an existing intermittent creek, thereby preserving the natural drainage patterns and habitat. The residence’s long and narrow massing allowed many of the trees to remain, enabling the client to live in a wooded environment. A requested pool “grotto” and porte cochere complete the site interventions. The structure’s section rises successively up a cascading stair to culminate in a glass-enclosed meditative space (known lovingly as the “bird feeder”), providing access to the grass roof via an exterior stair. The walnut trees, cleared from the site during construction, were locally milled and returned to the residence as hardwood flooring. Photo Credit: Eric Williams (Sophisticated Living magazine)
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