Leaving an urban life to settle in the countryside... Where Mother Nature rules, far from everybody, almost isolated... Many people dream of this, but few take the plunge.
It is this challenge that appealed to Nick Middleton and his wife Kate when they decided to leave the centre of England to move to the sought-after isle of Skye, north west of Scotland; they were concerned about building a modern habitat that would be respectful of the environment.
Up Next in Planet Home: Ecological homes from around the globe
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The Atlas Kasbah
Only a few kilometres away, in a Berber village, in the heart of the UNESCO-protected biosphere nature reserve of Arganeraie, lays an exemplary guest accommodation concept.
Hassan and Hélène Aboutayeb wanted to develop the idea of sustainable tourism on a human scale. In 2006, they launched th... -
CODHA
Whilst it becomes harder and harder to find accommodation in a growing individualistic society, new housing solutions are emerging around strong values such as sharing and togetherness.
In these community housing projects, people are involved in the making of their buildings, thus creating sust...
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25 Verde
Integrating as much greenery as possible in the heart of urban spaces: it has become a priority for some of the world's biggest cities which are now confronted with excessive urbanisation. In Turin, in northern Italy, where it took 5 years to build the imposing "25 Verde", a residential building ...
