If you're an individual with a green thumb, you're bound to love these grassy greenhouse designs.
As some know, a greenhouse is a glass building that protects precious plants from the harsh cold conditions. However, in the 21st century that old timely definition is given a modern twist with greenhouse designs going far beyond just being a glass building. Some greenhouses today can even have dual functions and operate as a shelter for plants as well as a schoolhouse. These ecological designs feature abstract architecture drawing inspiration from windshields as well as camping tents.
A greenhouse may be a safe place for plants to stay but these greenhouses prove to be more than meets the eye.
10 Complex Greenhouse Designs
From Eccentric Green Spaces to Greenhouse Schoolhouses:
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Sustainable Container Eateries
Les Grandes Tables Offers an Eco-Friendly Dining Experience
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Literal Green Houses
Square 2 Design Creates an Eco-Friendly Abode for Romania
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Greenhouse Homes
Hiroshi Iguchi's 'Camouflage House' is in Sync With Nature
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Gorgeous Greenhouse Attics
The House in Yamasaki is Capped with Little Light-Filled Abodes
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Grassy Greenhouse Architecture
The Thomas Phifer and Partners Fishers Island House is Chic
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Greenhouse Schoolhouses
The Branson School Student Commons is a Breath of Fresh Air
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Greenhouse Oasis Offices
The Panoramic Garden of CCIS by Sadar+Vuga Brings the Outdoors In
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Eccentric Green Spaces
The American Philosophical Society Greenhouse is Postmodern
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Renovated Greenhouse Abodes
These Ex-Greenhouses Make the Perfect Sun-Filled Living Spaces
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Reused Windshield Greenhouses
Sebastien Ramirez Makes Greenhouse Out of Car Windows
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Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
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Low-Energy Indoor Garden Systems
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Off-Grid Timber Tiny Homes
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Indoor Organic Waste Gardens
The Conceptual BOSCH Eco-Hub by Batuhan Duran is Sustainable
Hydroponic Plant-Growth Ecosystems
The Square Greens Pod is a Compact Device to Cultivate Food
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
Garden-Centering Urban Townhouses
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Ambient Energy Harvesting Planters
This Hydroponic Planter System Encourages Interaction
Self-Watering Multifunctional Planters
Moss Develops the Grow Lamp to Simplify Gardening
Shutter-Accented Tiny Homes
The houzEKO Tiny House Offers All-Season Efficiency and Privacy
Sustainable Airport Terminal Designs
This Lush Green Terminal is Powered By Renewable Energy
Discreet Architectural Polish Homes
Mobius Architekci Designs the Loop House in Rural Poland
Kaleidoscopic Kindergarten Buildings
The Tianshui Kindergarten by SAKO Architects is Whimsical
Window-Accented Garden Homes
CAN Designs the Verdant House with a Luscious Garden
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Trapezoidal Concrete Forest Homes
Ksa Studený Designs a New Home Looking Over a Forest
H-Shaped Structural Mountain Homes
Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
Integrated Garden Designs
Ludwig Godefroy Champions "Habitable Gardens" in Mexico
Cooling Bus Shelter Designs
EMT Madrid Spearheads the Quest for Comfortable Public Transportation
Portable Minimal Smart Planters
A Team of Designers Create the Balconyfarm Planter
Transparent Climate Classrooms
Forma Transforms a Century-old Glasshouse in Copenhagen
Everyday Material Colorful Pavilions
Foster + Partners and NEON Create Two Pavilions in London
Sustainability-Oriented Kids Toys
Learning Resources Unveils a New Sustainable Toy Capsule
Transparent Shell-Covered Houses
FGMG Designs the Casa Brisa in the Town of Campinas
Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments
NEUHÄUSL HUNAL Designs the Sculptor's Apartment
Lush Surroundings Glass Homes
Room 11 Designs the Glass House in Koonya Overlooking the Bay
Compact Net-Zero Australian Homes
Anderson Architecture Designs the Pocket Passive House
Climate Crisis Awareness Exhibitions
Kinetic Singapore Unveils the School of Tomorrow Exhibition
Ever-Changing Japanese Houses
CHOP+ARCHI Designs the Kumagaya House Nodding to Japanese Dynamics
Town-Like Classroom Designs
Atelier Apeiron Designs the Kindergarten of Museum Forest Building
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Remote Work-Catering Modern Homes
Studio Plow and Brit Epperson Creates a Workspace-Home
Rotating Bamboo Screen-Cladded Studios
11.29 Studio Uses Rotating Screens Around Painting Space
Partially Buried Tranquil Retreats
WillemsenU Completes the House Under the Ground
Traditionally Formed Gabled Homes
Studio Circle Growth Designs the Casa De Mi Luna
Bio-Based Compact Housing
Woonpioniers Designs the Sustainable Sprout Ruben & Marjolein House
Solar Rainwater-Storing Roofs
Researchers in the Netherlands are Developing 'Blue-Green Roofs'
Simplistic Tranquil Garden Studios
Atelier Janda Vanderghote Designs the T(uin)Huis Atelier
Garden Oasis Renovated Homes
Sam Crawford Architects Designs the Hidden Garden House
Planted Balcony Home Designs
4site Architects Designs the House of Greens in Bangalore
Striking Glass Canopy Designs
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Highland Building-Converted Studios
Moxon Architects Renovates a Cluster of Farm Buildings
Dynamic Y-Shaped Glazed Houses
Saunders Architecture Designs the Y House in Alberta
Garden-Centric Health Centers
A Trio of Studios Designs the Carcavelos Health Complex
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Terraced Garden-Surrounded Homes
Arkitito Arquitetura Designed the Lechuza House in Brazil
Greenery-Packed Museum Buildings
This Science Museum is Designed Around a Central Park
Hidden Urban Oasis Cottages
Winwood McKenzie Adds an Extension to the Quarry House
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Greenhouse-Topped Residences
Moe Architecten Adds a Greenhouse on Top of the Wooden House
Multifunctional Circular Housing Blocks
Gensler's EVE Park Design has Integrated EV Parking Towers
Green Cladding Modified Homes
Martin Fenlon Architecture Modifies the Denton House in LA
Perforated Facade Compact Residences
Rahul Pudale Design Creates the Porous Adobe Compact Home
Luxe Car-Focused Residence Designs
Erin Sander Design Creates the Greenway Parks Home
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Reconfigured Spacious Brooklyn Homes
Light & Air Design the Z House with an Open and Bright Look
Medieval Cottage Steel Extensions
Greenaway Architecture Adds to the Watercress Cottage
Sustainable Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuur Atelier Designs the Green Arc in a Garden
Curved Garden-Surrounding Linear Homes
Denis Joelsons designs the Casa dos Terraços Circulares
House-Layered Structural Designs
DCA Architects of Transformation Designs the Chodge
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Multifunctional Vietnamese Homes
H-H Studio Designs the House for Young Families in Da Nang
Hempcrete-Crafted Sustainable Workspaces
Commonbond Architects Designs the Gardenhide Studio
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Rocky Garden-Nestled Serene Pavilions
Temp Designs the 3-to-1 Pavilion in a Rocky Garden
Cement Block-Decorated Homes
Bloom Architecture Designs the Small Houses Collection
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Lush Garden-Focused Melbourne Homes
Splinter Society designs the Gardener's House in Melbourne
Tranquil Functional Home Designs
Atelier Varun Goyal Designs the Modern Courtyard House
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Raw Concrete Industrial Homes
Studio Cochi Architects Designs the House in Nishizaki
Lush Garden Holiday Homes
Studio Vio Highlights Tradition for the De Hue Space in Hue, Vietnam
Greenery-Filled Skyscraper Terrarium
ODA Presents a Look at the Terrarium Cheong-Dam Design
Perched Grassy Hillside Homes
Harding Huebner Architects Designs the Tranquil Meadow House
Spiralled Roof Horticultural Centers
KPMB Architects Designs the Leaf Building in Winnipeg
Wood-Wrapped Contemporary Libraries
The Graded School Library is Integrated Inside a School
Japanese Outdoor Teaching Spaces
Heatherwick Studio Designs Spaces at the British School
Sustainably Crafted Pavilions
Shigeru Ban Introduces the Paper Log House in the Glass House
Ergonomic Latticed Sofa Designs
Eva Schildt Designs the Gardener's Sofa for Design House
Solo Flexible Study Spaces
YounghanChung Architects Designs the Tiny Forest Study Space
Expansive School Bamboo Canopies
CollectiveProject Creates a Canopy at Talaricheruvu Rural School
Clover-Style Conference Center Designs
MAD Designs the ZGC International Innovation Center
Cozy Gaden Cabin Retreats
BYRÓ architekti Designs the Garden Pavilion with Wooden Detail
Pre-Primary School Extensions
andblack design studio Creates the Cocoon Extension
Light-Filled City Center Gardens
ROOM + Design & Build Designs the Secret Garden in Vietnam
Converted Market Building Nurseries
Vurpas Architectes Creates the Eugénie Brazier Building
Earthy Tonal Tiled Sheds
LMNL Office Designs the Studio Shed in Brabant, the Netherlands
Converted Hybrid Studio Homes
David Kohn Architects Helps Create the Cowshed House & Studio
Green Zinc Paneling Homes
Westerdahl Designs the Folded House Located in Cambridge
Garden-Focused Victorian Terrace House
Austin Maynard Architects Designs the Helvetia House
Green Tiled Extended Residences
Madam Architectuur Designs the Sofie House in Belgium
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
Traditional Sustainable School Designs
Heatherwick Studio Showcases Plans for Universidad Ean
Industrial-Inspired Housing Units
Conen Sigl Designs the Westhof Housing Block in Zurich
Micro Backyard Work Studios
The e-Den Garden Office is Weatherproof for Year-Round Use
Bee-Habitual Rural Homes
Kirkland Fraser Moor Designs the Foxglove House in Hertfordshire
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Bright Red Timber Buildings
Office ParkScheerbarth Designs the Compact Haus 2+ in Berlin
Family-Centric Cozy Compact Homes
Evergreen Homes Australia Designs the Grevillea House
Rammed-Earth Preschool Designs
Chybik + Kristof Show Plans for Spring Dales Public School
Green-Timber Glad Office Spaces
Oslotre Designs the Lumber 4 on an Industrial Foundation
Flower-Shapes Greenhouse Gardens
Cobe Designs the Opera Park on a Copenhagen Island
Tree-Like Library Spaces
Studio Hinge Presents the Forest of Knowledge Library Design
Gabled Planted Courtyard Schools
Ateliers O-S and NAS Architecture Design the Samuel Paty School
London-Based Garden Roofscapes
James Corner Field Operations Designs a Roof Garden in London
Tranquil Subdued House Extensions
Heliotrope Architects Adds a New Extension to a Historic Home
Green Timber Duplex Residences
NOTO Designs the Babendiekstraße 23 in Hamburg, Germany
Shaded Modern Outdoor Furniture
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Nature-Bounding School Designs
Pelletier de Fontenay and Leclarc Architects Design École du Zénith
Gabled Forest-Side Homes
Théque Atelier Designs the Frame House in Hungary
Unconventional Chinese Housing Estates
Atelier GOM Designs the Longnan Garden Estate
Mirrored Panel Tropical Gardens
Research Artistic Design + Architecture Designs the Frame Garden
Garden-Connecting Melbourne Homes
Splinter Society Renovates and Extends the Gardener's House
Basketry-Informed University Facades
Heatherwick Studio Designs a Building for Universidad Ean
Retro Gabled Greenhouse Additions
BHY Arquitectos Renovates the Casa Wiz in Buenos Aires
Open-Air Perforated Concrete Homes
MM++ Architects Designs the Anchor House in Vietnam
Botanical Visitor Pavilions
NU Architectuuratelier and Archipelago Create the Green Ark Pavilion
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Sustainable Norwegian Timber Schools
Local Cultures Inspire the Čoarvemátta School in Kautokeino
Fried Egg-Inspired Canopy Designs
THISS Studio Creates the Sunny Side Up Extensions
Expansive Roofs Concrete Homes
Studio MOB Creates a House in the Farm in Coimbatore
Naturally Ventilated Bright Houses
Kiron Cheerla Architecture Designs the Pott House
Lantern-Topped Sleek Workshops
Cabinet Designs the Gardeners House in a Park in Geneva
Bamboo Screen-Wrapped Restaurants
Long Nguyen Design Creates the Nhà Tú Garden Restaurant
Nature-Connecting Design Installations
OMCC and Diez Office Unveil the Vert Installation
Nature-Inspired Design Objects
Students at Tecnológico de Monterrey Design the Plant-Based Series
Dynamic Concrete Modern Buildings
Atelier Matias Mosquera Designs the Shire Building
Geometric Red-Brick Suburban Homes
OFIS Arhitekti Designs the Frame House in Ljubljana
Greenery-Surrounding Lush Homes
Ho Khue Architects Creates the Nest House in Vietnam
Educational Storage Shed Designs
Invisible Studio and Mole Architects Form the Big Roof
Multifamily Canadian Housing Developments
MODA Unveils the GROW Project with Roof Gardens
Inverted-Pitched Roof Extentions
The DHaus Company Creates the Butterfly House Extension
Heat-Managing Insulated Rooms
Tim Adams' Climate Safe Rooms Combats Australia's Heat
Transformed Disused Steelwork Structures
Delugan Meissl Designs Expo Cultural Park Greenhouse
Terraced Naturally Lit Homes
Unknown Works Designs the Bright Oasis Home in London
Large Passive House Buildings
Handel Architects Builds the Harmony Commons at UofT
Glamorous Urban Tranquil Villas
GROWTO DESIGN Presents the Natural Villa in China