Season 1 • Episode 7
LatestDisconnected and totally autonomous… this is the challenge of some constructions. Using local, bio-sourced or sometimes high-performance materials; Integrating ancestral techniques or innovative tools, these buildings can be considered in all forms for those determined to embrace a new, more ecological way of life. In Alsace, in eastern France, Eric Wasser cabinetmaker and owner of the title Meilleur Ouvrier de France traded his wood chisel for the carpenter’s hammer. After several years of research, geometric drawings and calculations, he built the Heliodome, a carved diamond placed in nature and a unique ecological house. Completely passive, this work, a mixture of wood and glass, is inspired, for its architecture, by the course of the sun. But let’s start our journey in the Middle East and more precisely in Jordan. A desert country of pristine nature, the kingdom also enjoys a particularly rich history and culture.
Today, global warming and the decrease in natural resources push us to take up the challenge of building in a more ethical and sustainable manner. How to design architectures that are both revolutionary and practical? What solutions can be put into practice to make these places comfortable and respectful of the environment? Whether professionals or private; isolated or hidden in the very heart of our urban centers… all over the world, eco-housing is constantly reinventing itself. Avant-garde, visionary, the pioneers of ecological construction innovate and share their sustainable solutions with as many people as possible. What is the challenge? To imagine new habitats with irreproachable ecological standards while preserving our precious natural resources and start a greener lifestyle. Thanks to meetings with these visionary builders, Building Tomorrow opens the doors to unique places to discover the meaning and share the secrets of the most ecological architectures in the world.
