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Sep 1

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The Villa Bio house is located in Figueres, Spain in the province of Girona, and was built by Barcelona-based Cloud9. Composed of a long rectangular concrete structure, the home is split into two halves that look as though they were pulled apart to create a split-level house. The ends are capped with floor to ceiling glass, as are the interior walls, which let light into the interior. Even though concrete has a high carbon footprint, it lasts for ever and is easily recycled, making it at least semi-green.

What is amazing is that there are no support beams spanning the whole length of the house. The single solid-poured, cast-in-place concrete roof stays put, even though there is a living roof on top of the roof, which probably adds a fair amount of weight. The green roof on top is actually a hydroponic garden and also supports people lounging on the deck and gardening.




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Villa Bio, Figueres, spain, barcelona, cloud9, hydroponic, garden design,

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