Tuesday, January 19, 2010

can you say "canühome"?

I know I can...
Designed according to the forest management standards of the CSA, FSC, and SFI (holy TLAs), Canühome represents the perfect marriage of sustainability and design. It's made to be easily installed on rooftops, in yards, subarban plots, or rural areas (did I mention it's largely pre-fab?); it also meets a whole whack of LEED standards for its construction and through some pretty nifty energy-efficient engineering that uses the shape of the home to manage airflow.

Really though, it's the design that gets me: an open-concept, bowed galley structure (like an upside canoe, hallo?!) with a metallic skeleton and wood throughout that has a fantastic, airy kitchen and living space and Scandanavian-style boudoir with upright washer and dryer.

SMU (sign. me. up.)

Sunday, January 3, 2010

PE Goes Global

Akebonibashi, Tokyo, Japan