Nobody brightens up a dull scene like Karim Rashid. Last December at the Le Marche exhibition held in Cairo, he presented the Komb House - a super colorful showcase of the most cutting edge eco-technologies available. Fusing traditional Islamic design principles with contemporary sustainable design, including the use of renewable energy sources and energy efficient appliances, the Egyptian master demonstrated once again that being eco-friendly is definitely cool!沒有人能像卡里姆·拉希德（Karim Rashid）那樣“妙手生花”——他可以將平常景象變得無比誘人。去年12月馬爾凱國際博覽會在埃及開羅舉行，拉希德展示了梳子環(huán)保屋（the Komb House）——一幢擁有最多、最先進(jìn)環(huán)保技術(shù)的神奇房子。他將傳統(tǒng)伊斯蘭設(shè)計(jì)原則與當(dāng)代可持續(xù)設(shè)計(jì)完美融合在一起，其中包括可再生能源的使用和節(jié)能家用電器的使用，埃及房主再三表示，環(huán)保的確很酷！
Rashid incorporated a host of passive and active design principles into this small home. All of the lighting is derived from energy-efficient LEDs, water is heated using solar panels, and all of the home’s greywater is recycled. Additionally, the round home is heated using radiant floor heating, and all of the installed appliances meet the highest energy efficiency requirements. This sounds like a basic eco-home, right? Well, it would be, except Karim Rashid never follows the flock.拉希德將被動設(shè)計(jì)原理和主動設(shè)計(jì)原理融合在這一所小房子中。屋內(nèi)所有的照明均使用節(jié)能發(fā)光二極管，熱水用太陽能板加熱，所有生活污水均會回收。此外，這間圓形的屋子用地?zé)峁?，里面所有家用電器均達(dá)到節(jié)能的最高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。聽起來像是一間基本環(huán)保屋，是吧？但是，卡里姆·拉希德永遠(yuǎn)不隨波逐流。
Giving his project an artistic edge over standard environmentally-friendly homes, Rashid installed a central skylight that not only floods the home with daylight and warmth, but also harvests rainwater that is then filtered by an interior(!) plunge pool. And finally, as if he hasn’t already shattered the notion that eco is boring, Rashid created a kinetic, levitating art sculpture that rotates to create wind energy. We always knew that once sustainability became more mainstream, designers would explode in many creative directions — just like this amazing Komb House in Cairo.
拉希德在傳統(tǒng)環(huán)保屋基礎(chǔ)上為這一設(shè)計(jì)添加了藝術(shù)創(chuàng)新元素——安裝了一個(gè)中央天窗，它不僅為屋子帶來陽光和溫暖，還可以收集雨水，然后用內(nèi)置（！）跌水池過濾。最后——如果他還沒有粉碎“環(huán)保很無聊”這一觀念的話，拉希德根據(jù)動力學(xué)創(chuàng)造了一尊漂浮的雕塑，不停旋轉(zhuǎn)產(chǎn)生風(fēng)能。我們一直都很清楚，一旦可持續(xù)發(fā)展理念變得更為主流，設(shè)計(jì)師就會探索更創(chuàng)新的方法——正如這一在開羅的神奇梳子環(huán)保屋。
Nobody brightens up a dull scene like Karim Rashid!
沒有人能像卡里姆·拉希德那樣“妙手生花”！
The Komb House was presented at the Le Marche exhibition in Cairo last year.
梳子環(huán)保屋在去年開羅的馬爾凱國際博覽會展出。
It features all of the most cutting edge eco-friendly technologies available on the market.
它展示了市面上最新的環(huán)保技術(shù)。
A central skylight permits light and warmth while also collecting rainwater that is filtered in an interior plunge pool.
中央天窗不僅為屋子帶來陽光和溫暖，還可以收集雨水，然后用內(nèi)置跌水池過濾。
All of the home's greywater is recycled.
室內(nèi)所有的生活污水將會被收集起來。
All of the lighting is derived from energy efficient LEDs.
所有照明均使用節(jié)能發(fā)光二極管。
This home uses only the most energy-efficient appliances, further reducing its energy footprint.
這間房子只使用最節(jié)能的家電，進(jìn)一步減少了碳足跡。
Water is solar heated, and a levitating kinetic art sculpture creates wind energy!
屋內(nèi)使用太陽能板加熱熱水，并且，漂浮的雕塑可以產(chǎn)生風(fēng)能！
