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Santiago studio Guillermo Hevia Architects have completed a factory for olive oil manufacturers Olisur, located 200 km south of Santiago in Chile.

The building comprises the company offices and factory, and is made of concrete clad in wood and glass. The factory uses geothermic energy, natural lighting and natural ventilation. According to the architects, all materials used in production of the oil are biodegradable.

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i love this full-sized garage door:

“Geothermic instead of central heating and air conditioning for the production areas and the oil barrels area, ventilated façades system in the building, passive energies to allow air to come into and go out the different areas of the offices and services (cross ventilation in the ceiling).”

“Evaporation from the water mirror located in the front of the office building and cone studies of shade and sun direction to determine the eaves necessary for the different seasons.”

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Taking playing with paper to the next level.

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this gives new meaning to the phrase, “paper-thin walls.”

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According to Next Big Future, the nails (which fit into a modern nail gun), “add $15 to the price of a home and make a house 50% more resistant to a hurricane or strong winds (or over pressures from a nuke).”” (via Worldchanging: Passive Survivability Revisited: The Hurriquake Nail)