Texas Gets New Community of Green Roof Sustainable Homes

I feel like living in the community in the video at the end of this article is the closest one can get to living like a Hobbit in Texas. This is basically The Shire on steroids.

There’s a new housing community being built in Frisco, Texas, and it’s not your typical neighborhood. Total Environment, a developer from India, is creating 121 homes that all come with something pretty unique. We're talking curved roofs covered in real plants.

Sustainable green roof neighborhood planned in Frisco, Texas

These green roofs have a purpose beyond just looking really cool. They help keep the homes cooler in the summer and offer extra protection during bad weather, which is becoming more common in Texas. It’s basically nature working as part of the house.

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The homes were designed by Shibanee & Kamal Architects, a team from Bangalore that focuses on blending buildings with nature. In this community, every room opens up to its own mini green space, so residents get a daily connection to the outdoors instead of staring at plain drywall.

The materials for the homes are mostly natural, giving the whole neighborhood a calm, earthy feel. Even though the design is modern, the goal is to make nature a regular part of people’s everyday lives.

Check out the video below: