This private house on a former industrial area in the centre of Leiden, Netherlands, is designed by Pasel.Kuenzel. Its design solves two main needs of city homes: light and space. The house is divided into two parts, easily recognisable due to the differences in the materials used on the facades. The first, larger, part is...
Vernacular Dry Stone House at The Pyrenees
House at The Pyrenees is designed by Eduardo Cadaval and Clara Solà-Morales in a small village nested in the Pyrenees, Canejan, Catalonia, Spain. The vernacular dry stone house is a comfortable residence that have two units on a single envelope. It features amazing views over the valley, while an identical window located on the top...
Futuristic Home Made Of Corian and Designed by Karim Rashid
DuPont™ Corian® solid surface is one of the most versatile materials in the global marketplace today. There is a lot of furniture done from it nowadays and its amount continues to grow. During Milan Design Week 2010 a project called ‘Smart-ologic Corian® Living’ was presented. It’s done by canadian designer Karim Rashid and happened to...
Two Volume House Situated on a 160 Square Meter Strip of Land
The Kensington Lighthouse, located in Melbourne, Australia, on a 160 sqm strip of land. The house is made from two sunshells, connected around a courtyard by a rectangular timber lined volume running the length of the north boundary. This north boundary is a 4m high wall of the neighboring house. The ground level of the...
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 cladding with custom-fabricated metal...
Pair of Connected Row Homes with Bamboo-Filled Courtyard
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...
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...
Brick Red Environment Friendly Malibu House by Kanner Architects
Vertically stacked and set into a hillside this Malibu house constructed of environmentally friendly and recycled materials. It has brick red color and structure designed to minimize energy use and maximize solar energy using. It has photovoltaic panels on the roof and concrete floors which gather sun’s energy during the day and releasing it at...
Environmentally Sustainable House Design In Santa Barbara by Shubin & Donaldson
This house designed in environmentally sustainable style on a classic Santa Barbara site which is known as “The Rivera”. Relatively small house has everything big mansions around have: two-car garage include open living/dining area, kitchen, master bedroom and bath, guest bedroom and bath, home gym, powder room, two home offices with office bath, outdoor dining...