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Iceland’s Gorgeous Passive Solar Hof House

Posted in 03. Architecture, 07. Green by Hellodesign on February 13, 2009

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Deep in the northern chill of Iceland, just outside the arctic circle, the Hof House sits snugly within its landscape. Built on an existing estate, Studio Granada Architects salvaged whatever materials possible from the site to be incorporated into the new residence, converting telegraph poles into a sun screen and basalt pillars into stepping stones.

Via & more: Inhabitat

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