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Entries in architecture (5)

Thursday
May062010

Sustainable By Design,Living Building Challenge

For today's guest blog post at Inspired Design Daily, we're taking a look at one of the 'greenest' buildings in the country.  The Omega Center for Sustainable Living is one of the first projects slated to receive designation as a ‘Living Building’, based on standards developed by the International Living Building Institute

The Living Building Challenge program differentiates itself from other certification systems with a performance-based approach, as opposed to a prescriptive one, meaning specific design strategies and elements aren’t necessarily required for certification.  Instead, creativity and collaboration are encouraged in order to meet stringent performance standards.

To learn more about this unique new project that coexists harmoniously with natural ecological systems, make sure to visit Inspired-Design-Daily and read the complete post.  Thanks!

Thursday
Mar252010

Sustainable By Design, March 2010

This month's project case study will explore where modernism meets passive solar design.  MYD's March post, the second in our guest blogging series for Inspired Design Daily, will feature an intriguing and innovative project- an early modernist experiment in energy efficient architecture.

Make sure to visit Inspired Design Daily for the complete entry and additional photos!

Wednesday
Feb242010

Sustainable By Design, February 2010

We're kicking off our guest blogging series today, starting with a case study of a beautiful project in Northern California- Sonoma Stryker Winery by Nielsen:Schuh Architects. 

We'll be focusing on site-responsive design, so make sure to visit inspired design daily for the complete entry and additional images.  See you there!

Saturday
Feb202010

Inspired Design Daily

MYD studio is pleased to contribute to one of our favorite design blogs, Inspired Design Daily, created by Linsi Brownson, a local interior designer and David Betz, a finish carpenter and furniture designer.  Click on the link below and make sure to visit a great online source for innovative ideas, sustainable design, and unique projects.

MYD will be participating by sharing case studies and projects of interest on the last Thursday of each month, and we look forward to being a part of this great online community!

Friday
Aug072009

Sustainable by Design

For the first post on MYD's new website, we'd like to present a unique and architecturally, socially, and ecologically relevant case study: one that truly exemplifies sustainability by design. This concept addresses not only how we deal with the buildings we create, but how we address the natural landscape and live responsibly within that landscape.


We had the pleasure of visiting this unique and self-sustaining property last weekend, and were not only impressed with the quality of design, but also with the home's careful and deliberate relationship with the natural environment and its efficient and subtle incorporation of the most fundamental of sustainable concepts.

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