The Andergassen Urthaler House By Andergassen Urthaler ($NFS) is located in South Tyrol-North Italy on an extremely steep slope. The goal of this project was to create a building that integrates itself into the topography as well as displaying the natural and cultural landscape characteristics of the “Eisacktal”.
Because of the extreme climate conditions in the Alps as well as the national energy saving guidelines the end results was a home that is 100% recyclable with almost no lasting impact on the environment.
I’ve loved the idea of prefab homes for a number of years and some of my favorites are created by LivingHomes out of California. The company was started by Steve Glenn who wanted to create prefabricated homes that “feature modern form and functionality and an unprecedented level of healthy/sustainability materials and energy systems”. He uses […]