Reduce your home’s impact on the environment by bringing the outdoors in.
Along the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains in Kazakhstan sits the town of Almaty. Formerly the capital city, Almaty’s lush coniferous forests will soon be home to a unique development in sustainable housing.
The “Tree in a house” is a four-story glass home built around a 40-foot tree. The project, slated for 2017 construction, is the brainchild of Aibek Almassov, a 24-year-old architect, and founder of A.Masow Architects and A.Masow Design Studio.