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Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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Re: Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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Post by unicornporn »

mayormcmatt wrote: post #26

This reminds me of an apartment complex I saw last year, also in Sweden (north of Stockholm, in Norrtälje). Hard to see inside, but it's practically tropical, with palm trees and flowering plants, and all doors of resident's apartments let out into the garden. https://goo.gl/maps/C7QAYeFm4bc9X28r9

This is a current trend. Here's another one being built:

https://www.fastighetsbyran.com/sv/sverige/Objekt/?source=He...

Re: Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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Post by fastball »

mayormcmatt wrote: post #26

This reminds me of an apartment complex I saw last year, also in Sweden (north of Stockholm, in Norrtälje). Hard to see inside, but it's practically tropical, with palm trees and flowering plants, and all doors of resident's apartments let out into the garden. https://goo.gl/maps/C7QAYeFm4bc9X28r9

Thought this was cool: streetview from a certain angle shows the property before the development.

https://goo.gl/maps/NX7mEspb5PKABvXm7

Re: Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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Post by furtive808 »

pram wrote: post #19
jhloa2 wrote: post #6

I wonder if this has a negative effect on the amount of fresh air that they get

I also wonder if the increased humidity increases the chance for mold.

Most greenhouses have ventilation windows, often using a wax piston to automatically open/close windows based on the temperature.

Re: Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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Post by cwkoss »

oftenwrong wrote: post #8

This house was the subject of a Kirsten Dirksen video in 2015: https://youtube.com/watch?v=30ghnDOFbNQ

I can't recommend Kirsten Dirksen's channel enough to people interested in architecture, energy efficiency, tiny homes, 'green' construction, etc. Literally hundreds of hours of high-quality content - I'm really curious how she is able to find all of these interesting people who are doing such cool things.

Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsElQQt_gCZ9LgnW-7v-cQ

Some other favorites:

Baubotanik shapes living tree branches into building facades - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQdcfiLfgUY

Boeing retiree finds meaning inventing micro homes & high speed trikes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdyR2zzjGWw

Extreme transformer home in Hong Kong: Gary Chang's 24 rooms in 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB2-2j9e4co

Earth-cooled, shipping container underground CA home for 30K - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0oFJ2jbkDI

Yokohama narrow tiny house "breathes" & attracts local nature - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mzj63TJYn4

Re: Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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Post by DoreenMichele »

gavia1 wrote: post #20

I wonder how they control humidity inside the home and prevent mildew/mould? The air in the greenhouse would be very humid all year round I would have thought?

Why would it be humid? Heat doesn't cause humidity. Deserts can be hot and dry.

(Edited are to can be for the pedantic people.)

Re: Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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Post by WJW »

eecc wrote: post #46

And in Amsterdam - of all places, the capital of one the countries most threatened by rising sea levels - the idiots keep gas fired terrace warmers burning at full blast. Cycling through the city feels like the deck of the Titanic. :S

We'll build the dikes another few metres taller. Shrug...

Re: Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home

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Post by vinni2 »

yesbabyyes wrote: post #49

Cool, I've visited this house! It's located just a few kilometers from where I grew up. Small correction to the article though: it's quite feasible to grow tomatoes and cucumber without a greenhouse in summer in Sweden.

Depends on which part of Sweden isn’t it?
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