curiousniks :
it is a mid-rise building that is a mixed development(residential-commercial)
it is designed to revolutionize the way these mixed use buildings are designed because it is more eco-friendly and supports/encourages residents to change their lifestyles to a more sustainable future.
THE BUILDING FEATURES
the first two floors are sleek and curving garden floors, with plants, curving concrete pathways and grass…this 2-level garden houses commercial establishments along a concrete pathway and doubles as a gallery that shows people in the community how we can take care of the environment and how beautiful and comfortable eco-buildings can be.
the next 7 storeys are for the tenants of the development, it houses 1 bedroom, 2-3 bedroom, 3-4 bedroom (two floor) units…..the units have spaces that are flexible(can be expanded and configured in a number of ways) and has garden balconies 1.5m by 8m
in a way this development is like this project in dallas –http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/10/revision-dallas-xero-project-will-paint-the-town-green/
and the residential units look something like these mobile homes, very flexible and configured in a number of ways—http://sustain.ca/
please help me pick out a name for the building, thanks!
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i guess your another dumb person buyng into the GREEN hype. i can tell you I could care less about saving this world. i litter and not recycle, u want to know why? because the people next to me, the people down the street, the people next block etc… are doning the same thing. Your just dumb and wasting your money. I’m pretty sure that the world won’t end with our life time so WHO CARES!!!!
How about ‘Green Abode’?
I must appreciate your effort to build an eco friendly house. People like you make a qualitative difference to our environment. I hope your building is water efficient as well. Today when fresh water levels in many parts of the world drastically reduced, the need to spread awareness on water conservation has grown in importance. We need to make sure that we do not waste water. Here are some tips on how to save water that you can implement in your building as well – Hope it helps!
I’d look back at what the site was doing before any development. WAY back when wild flora and fauna used it.
Then pick one of them that is significant, interesting, threatened, etc and call it that. But also (VERY IMPORTANTLY) do what you can do support that species (along with the rest of the original flora/fauna on the site).
If there’s an indigenous name for that species, use that one, to connect with the site even more.
Hope that helps, and all the best with the building. Sounds great!