Eco-Friendly Oceanside Abodes

This Sustainable Beach House is Unique and Stunning

Why not have everything you love under one roof like this sustainable beach house? Combining a love for surfing, the beach and keeping the world green, this stunning and sustainable beach house nestled comfortably on the sands of the Atlantic comes super close to being the perfect dream home.
 
Designed using a vast amount of mirrors to exude the feeling of freedom and mimic the flow of the ocean, this two-storey beach house designed by design firm West Chin Architect is located in Long Beach.

The soothing location overlooking the Atlantic was designed as the first ever home to use environmentally conscious BBS wood structural panels from Austria.

"These panels let a minimal floor slab thickness and substantial spans, and in the exact same breadth supplies insulation value. The BBS acts as the interior and/or exterior finishes in a lot of situations this was a warm balance to the vast quantity of glass on the facade and the exposed reinforced thermal concrete wall," says the architecture team.
Trend Themes
1. Eco-friendly Beach Houses - Designing and building sustainable beach homes using environmentally conscious materials and techniques.
2. Reflective Architecture - Using mirrors as the primary design feature to create a sense of freedom and mimic the flow of natural surroundings.
3. Innovative Insulation Materials - Experimenting with new insulation materials such as BBS wood structural panels from Austria to create more eco-friendly and structurally sound homes.
Industry Implications
1. Architecture and Design - Innovative and eco-conscious architecture design firms like West Chin Architect can continue to revolutionize the industry with sustainable materials and reflective architecture.
2. Real-estate - Developing eco-friendly beachfront properties will increase in demand as consumers become more environmentally conscious and seek out sustainable living options.
3. Construction - The construction industry has the opportunity to adopt and innovate with new eco-friendly materials and insulation techniques to build more sustainable structures.

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