Butterfly Architecture - Alica Majercinova

The Butterfly Square development is not only a sustainable multi-use project that invites the public to spend time in a beautiful park like space, it also serves as a feature within our built environment to attract birds and insects into our city parks. Butterfly Square was designed to look like two butterfly wings with solar panels embedded within the green roofs to mimic how butterflies use their wings to obtain energy from the sun. Some more of the sustainable features include planting beds and water features. The public space is an extension of a park and provides lots of green spaces for the public, however, one of the major goals of the project was to attract an endangered butterfly species by planting rare hårginsten flowers in abundance.

Butterfly Square will contain private apartments with skylights and individual patios, public spaces, shops and spaces for community events.   

Alica Majercinova

Source: http://inhabitat.com/mixed-use-butterfly-square-absorbs-solar-energy-through-wing-like-green-roofs/butterfly-square-by-weatherhead-architecture-4/?extend=1

Athletes Aircraft - Jenica Lee

The Athlete's Aircraft designed by Teague and Nike 

The companies Teague and Nike teamed up together to develop this aircraft concept designed specifically for professional athletes. As the athletes are known for frequently having to fly to multiple destinations this design addresses the problems that they have to face as a result of flying. They did research and considered the needs of the athletes in terms of training, recovery or rehabilitation, or simply getting a good night's rest.This conceptual design is a prime example of being faced with a problem and doing the necessary research to find a solution. Not to mention it looks super cool too.

    
     Individual sleeping pods allow for the athletes to completely recline and sleep. 

     Bathroom amenities.

    - Jenica Lee

Water Saving Tilting Bathtub - Kathie-Lee Pugsley

Many people prefer taking baths to showers.  And while studies show conflicting information on whether showers or baths use up more water, we can all agree that using less is not only more sustainable but in the best interest of everyone.

Designers Seung Hyun Lee, il Woone Jwa, Bom Yi Lee and Jiwon Moon  re-evaluated the typical design approach of the bathtub designed desiring a way for water consumption to be reduced with each use and in response, designed the water-saving body wash called the Multifunctional Bathtub. 

While existing bathtub models require the whole tub to be filled in order to soak specific parts of the body, the Multifunctional Bathtub has a unique tilt feature allows for less water to be used than traditional styles, while not sacrificing on the experience a full tub of water would provide.  Depending on the tilt positions, up to 80% of water could be saved with each use!

Source: http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/03/22/water-saving-body-wash/