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Environmentally Friendly Modular Built Home – The EcoFabulous Home

This award-winning environmentally friendly modular built home is a project by Architecton and Shelter Industries. The 1,400 square feet v-shaped vacation home is the result of the growing interest in preserving environmental resources by using reclaimed, recycled and sustainable materials and products. The house’s exterior is made of cedar and steel...Continue Reading...

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Modern Japanese Inspired House Design – Zen Garden House

David Jay Weiner, Architects, P.C. was founded with a focus on design and planning with the intention of providing quality architectural services. Their project in the town of Crestone, Colorado is one of examples of their high quality works. With population of 800 people, Crestone become an enclave of spiritual retreats in a past few decades. The house...Continue Reading...

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House With Natural Wood And Stone Interior And Exterior

Thu, Aug 6, 2009 | Green house designs

Litmus completely renovated this former home of an esteemed horticulturalist, preserving its original landscaping and relocating its main entrance. Visitors enter through a Torii gate, navigate over a stream and around a pond to the stone-terraced entry. As the entrance as the whole house’s interior are mostly done in natural wood and stone materials....Continue Reading...

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Green Renovation of 1920s Ranch Home – Stump House

Wed, Aug 5, 2009 | Green house designs

This green renovation of 1920s ranch home was done by local architecture company Architecture W. A lot of original materials was used in the reconstruction but the second story was add and numerous interior walls removed to create an open floor plan that draws natural light deeper into the house and maximizes cross-ventilation. The renovated house utilizes...Continue Reading...

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Waterfront Lake House with Agrarian and Contemporary Design

Fri, Jul 31, 2009 | Green house designs

Another beautiful project by Nathan Good Architect is situated near Lincoln City, Oregon. That is waterfront property overlooking Devil’s lake from many of its windows. The design is a combination of agrarian and contemporary styles. With small building footprint it has everything needed for a comfortable lifestyle. With a lot of clean nature around...Continue Reading...

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Beach House That Consumes Less Energy Than It Provides

Cannon Beach Residence is designed by Nathan Good Architect with sustainability in mind. It is located on the Oregon beach and provides more energy that it consumes. That is possible because of 5kWh rooftop photovoltaic system and 12-inch-thick concrete walls. There are also solar-thermal tubes that provide hot water and a ground-source heat pump that warms...Continue Reading...

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Luxury Green Home Design – Acqua Liana by Frank McKinney

Acqua Liana is a house which showed that not only small houses could be green and LEED certificated. This house is an incredible 15,071 square foot mansion that sits on 1.6 acres of oceanfront property near Palm Beach in Manalapan, Florida. Besides having 7 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms it has a lot of other features of luxury home design. Some of these...Continue Reading...

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Pair of Connected Row Homes with Bamboo-Filled Courtyard

Mon, Jul 27, 2009 | Green house designs

Building Arts Workshop (Jeff and Tracy Prose) are those why created The Orchid Street Cityhomes. These houses are not typical duplexes. They share a common wall, a garage and bamboo-filled courtyard. Both units are done in blend of wood cladding, masonry, glass, and slanting roofs and have two stories. Sense of calm could be felt as inside of homes as in...Continue Reading...

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Modernist House on the Slope with Commanding Views

Webster Wilson, the designer of this house on the slope of an extinct volcano in inner city Portland, implemented his vision of modernist design with a humanistic slant. While being designed in modern style the house is complimented by generous use of natural finished wood and stone. Principals of abundant open space and natural light are implemented in the...Continue Reading...

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Energy-Efficient Holiday House – Casa Tropical by Camarim Architects

Thu, Jun 18, 2009 | Green house designs

Camarim Architects is a Portuguese company which designed this holiday beach house in Mundaú, Northeast Brazil. It is designed to make owners be closer to nature but protect them from hot and rainfall seasons. 50% of the total house’s area is a open wood-skinned gallery which surrounds all three floors of the house. There are 3 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms...Continue Reading...

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