Michaelis Boyd Designs Off-Grid Leaf-Shaped Home in Cotswolds
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Jon Astbury
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Summary
Architecture studio Michaelis Boyd designed an off-grid, leaf-shaped home in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty for co-founder Alex Michaelis and his family. The house features leaf-shaped roofs with plant-covered steel stems, blending with the natural landscape while operating independently from the grid. The design emphasizes sustainability and harmony with the surrounding environment.
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· 3 pulledLeaf-shaped roofs with plant-covered steel stems define this off-grid house in the Cotswolds, UK, designed by architecture studio Michaelis Boyd.
Aptly named Leaf House, the home in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty was designed by Michaelis Boyd's co-founder Alex Michaelis for his own family.
Michaelis Boyd has created a leaf-shaped home in the Cotswolds
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