Kolhapur Man Develops Mechanical Valve That Reduces Petrol Consumption by 30%!

Whenever Arvind Khandke, a cloth merchant, rode his motorbike from Kolhapur city to the nearby towns, one thought refused to leave him alone. Fuel consumption. Every trip would incur him a high petrol cost. Just like you and I, Khandke too wondered if a more efficient vehicle would bring his fuel expenses down.

These Chennai Architects Design & Retrofit Homes To Make Them Nature-Friendly!

If you live in an area where there is a water shortage, or if you’d just like to be a good citizen and conserve water, you could consider getting these water saving tap adaptors and do your bit to lead a sustainable lifestyle. Architects must realise that designing with nature at a building level is so much more than just the aesthetics it involves understanding and incorporating many different natural elements.

Busting Myths, 300+ Women From Kerala Village Join Hands to Revive Waterfall!

The wilderness surrounding the Archal village in Kerala’s Kollam district hides a pristine secret— the Erappu Falls. Its name, which translates to ‘noise’ in Malayalam, was given to it as the rush and roar of the waterfall manages to drown every other sound in the vicinity. Erappu is one of those rare waterfalls that has never dried up, even in the summer. 

Glass-fronted bathroom takes centre stage in Kyoto home

Architecture studio 07Beach has placed a bathroom alongside a central courtyard at the centre of this house in Kyoto to give the clients the feeling of "open-air bathing" in their own home. Japan and Vietnam-based 07Beach created the house on a tight urban site with no space for a garden and very few areas for windows on the external walls.

OMA to transform Houston post office into entertainment complex

OMA New York is turning a historic post office in Houston, Texas into a complex featuring arts and music venues, workspaces and "one of the world's largest rooftop parks and farms". The New York outpost of architecture firm OMA plans to overhaul the city's Barbara Jordan Post Office at 401 Franklin Street into a mixed-use venue for arts. Called POST, the new complex will feature arts and music venues, entertainment spaces, creative workspaces, dining and shops.

Curved roof transforms Free Balcony An into an elevated tearoom

Drawing Architecture Studio has enclosed the balcony of a two-bedroom apartment in Beijing to make it resemble the front facade of a typical detached house. The balcony stands out against the neighbouring balconies in the residential development, with its curved roof and rectangular dormer window.