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BCO Designs.I.World Architecture

Gallery     Examples of BCO Designs   Nature-Integrated Homestead 2-Bedroom Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) (1000 sq.ft. dwelling) Illustrative Site Plan Courtesy of Barbara Oakrock, Oakrock Design Studio           Illustrative Site Plan click here for enlargement with labels click here for without labeling             More Detail   click here for enlargement with labels click here for without labeling       Close up Detail click here for enlargement with labels click here for without labeling _________ Also See Floor Plan Below   Nature-Integrated Homestead 2-Bedroom Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) (1000 sq.ft. dwelling) Floor Plans by Nancy Henderson, LEED, AP     (Floor Plan #1)                   (click on images for enlargements)   (Floor Plan #2)     Whimsical "Hobbit House" 2-Bedroom Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) (1000 sq.ft. dwelling) Conceptual Rendering by Nancy Henderson, LEED, AP               (click on images for enlargements)     (Detail) Whimsical "Hobbit House" (Winter Night)  2-Bedroom Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) (1000 sq.ft. dwelling) Conceptual Rendering by Nancy Henderson, LEED, AP               (click on images for enlargements)     (Detail)         Examples of World Architecture  Using Similar Design Elements as BCO     Sun Porch Hockerton, England Housing Project 5 attached residential homes on 25 acres leasehold, each unit 1800 sq. ft. Developed by group of five families Entirely off-the-grid electrical, water, sewer  Carbon neutral (click on images for enlargements)   Axon Hockerton, England  Housing Project   Floor Plan Hockerton, England Housing Project   Pictures Courtesy of  Hockerton, England Housing Project

You may wish to view the following sites for other design ideas or GOOGLE for thousands of sites with pictures from around the world where people have used some design elements similar to BCO's. 
 

Additional Examples of Nature Integration

Malcolm Wells - 
underground buildings, earth sheltered architecture,
energy efficient houses, passive solar 
(http://www.malcolmwells.com)

Earth Houses by Vetsch, a German Architect
http://www.erdhaus.ch/web/index.php?lang=en

Rocky Mountain Institute
http://www.rmi.org

Raven Rocks - Underground Building at "Locust Hill"
http://ravenrocks.org/What_is_RR/overview.htm

Contact Information
Robert Bornn and Laura Worth
BuildingCircles Organization
P.O. Box 2443
Vashon Island, WA 98070
(206) 463-4284

robert@buildingcircles.org
laura@buildingcircles.org