This Unique Icosahedron-Shaped Treehouse in Costa Rica Cost Just $5,000 to Build

Joseph Mikrut, a graphic designer and one of the owners of Anamaya Yoga Resort in Montezuma, Costa Rica, has finished constructing what may very well be the world’s first treehouse shaped in the form of an icosahedron . The treehouse is suspended from cables strung between four melina trees, around 20 feet off the ground, and it moves slightly in the wind, making it feel similar to a being on a boat. And the treehouse is situated just high enough that it enhots spectacular views of the mountains to the north. Read the rest of This Unique Icosahedron-Shaped Treehouse in Costa Rica Cost Just $5,000 to Build Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Anamaya Yoga Resort , Costa Rica , Icosahedron Treehouse , Joseph Mikrut , Latin America , Rancho Delicioso , tree house , treehouse , treehouse design , Treehouses , yoga retreats        

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Visiondivision’s Stunning Concept for Miami’s Bayfront Park Looks a Lot Like the Rising Sun!

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The Sugar Lab 3D Prints Sweet Geometric Sculptures From Sugar

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Urban Chandy’s Recycled Chandeliers Use Vintage Edison Bulbs with Cool Coils

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Swedish Strawscaper Harvests Energy from the Wind With a Kinetic Hair-Covered Shell

Every once in a while an idea comes along that is so unlike anything before that it defies reference. Take Belatchew Lab Architecture’s Strawscraper, a skyscraper covered in hair that can harness the energy of the wind. The building looks as though it belongs at the bottom of the sea, with its long anemone-like hair, but its technology is planted firmly on the terra firma of the future. Read the rest of Swedish Strawscaper Harvests Energy from the Wind With a Kinetic Hair-Covered Shell Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “wind power” , Architecture in Stockholm , Belatchew Architecture , Belatchew Labs , hair shell harvests wind , Piezoelectric technology , renewable wind energy , Strawscraper , swedish architecture , urban wind energy        

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Spain’s Earthy Espai Ridaura Cultural Center is Topped With a Luscious Green Roof

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Mod Cott is a Low-Energy Guest House on Lake Buchanan in Texas

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Xiangxiangxiang: China’s First Boutique Shipping Container Hotel Opens its Doors

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Silos and Shipping Containers Make up a Crazy Urban Diving and Skydiving Center in Poland

MOKO Architects has designed a diving and skydiving center constructed out of two abandoned silos and a series of staggered shipping containers . The ten story multi-purpose recreation center will be built out of existing silos located in the ?era? industrial area just 12 km outside of Warsaw’s nucleus. Read the rest of Silos and Shipping Containers Make up a Crazy Urban Diving and Skydiving Center in Poland Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: adaptive reuse projects , eco design , green design , MOKO Architects , Poland skydiving center , repurposed silos , shipping containers , sustainable design , Urban design , urban diving and skydiving center in Warsaw        

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Hiroshima’s Optical Glass House Hides a Secret Garden Behind its Glazed Façade

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