Talk About Efficient Living

Whenever I'm bored and feeling a little uninspired, I turn to YouTube to find interesting videos showcasing unique individuals and ideas from all around the world. A few days ago, I came across this great video about how an architect from Hong Kong, Gary Chang, designed his 344 sq. ft. apartment in a way where he can take advantage of every corner of it and make it as efficient as possible. Amazingly enough, Chang managed to transform the tiny apartment, which he calls the "Domestic Transformer", into 24 different designs using sliding panels and walls; PURE GENIUS!!! Watch below and see for yourself how creativity and functional design can transform a small space into an eco-friendly compact place that exploits every inch of space to meet your needs. You won't believe it till you see it!

I no longer dream of a panoramic New York apartment with exceptional views of Central Park and Manhattan (well not as much as before that is); I now want my very own little "Domestic Transformer"!

Anoud x

Try This At Home: Use Just One Paper Towel

My beautiful friend Salma sent me a link to this video, and just as she suggested, here I am posting it on Green Eve. This video is for all of you who feel the need to use up half a roll of paper towels to dry your hands when you're in a public bathroom. Well guess what, you DON'T need to use that much. Joe Smith, former chair of the Oregon Democratic Party, explained in TEDxConcordiaUPortland how simply you can dry your hands without wasting too much paper.

Be sure to take this advice to consideration the next time you wash your hands and are about to grab that paper towel roll and abuse it.

I will definitely be trying the 12x shakes! ;)

Anoud x 

The London Tower Farm: The Future of Residential Living & Urban Agriculture

Would you want to live in a beehive for humans? I would!

The London Tower Farm is a design proposed by Mexican firm Xome Arquitectos and is set in London, alongside the Thames and the London Bridge. It serves as a residential building, as well as a vertical farm, in order to create a mini eco system.

Through the LOFT AWR 2011 design competition, Xome Arquitectos proposed the London Tower Farm, which essentially is a ‘honeycomb-like tower with apartments around the perimeter and growing levels in the centre’. Xome based their design mainly on the idea that more than 70% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas by 2050. That is where the vertical farm had to be integrated, since urban agriculture will become a necessary approach to feeding the future urbanites.  The design is also focused on creating a place where people can carry out multiple activities like shopping, working, living and recreation. 

Eco-Elements:

The London Tower Farm is fully self-sufficient and has many great eco-features:

•          Renewable energy systems on the roof which generate power for the buildin
•          Rainwater is collected and used for hydroponics, showers and toilets
•         Food is grown in the centre of the tower for the residents

Love the design! Smart & practical!

Anoud



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