Madrona house is a storefront from the early 1900’s that has been converted into a live / work place for a couple with an extensive art collection. The design is a modern equivalent of the traditional courtyard house. It is centered on a large skylight over the living and dining room. Reminiscent of a shipping...
Best House and Apartment Designs of November 2009
Here are some best house and apartment designs which was covered on DigsDigs during November 2009. If you’ve missed them than don’t hesitate to check them out. House with Enclosed Internal Garden Modern Minimalist House Design
Modern Remodel Of The Post War Split Level House Into A Five Level House
This modern remodel is a remodel of post war split-level house into a comfortable living place which provides space for all everyday tasks like listing to music, catching up on e-mail, cooking, doing laundry and hanging out with family and friends. The stair was open up, the roof was raised and the fifth level was...
Live-Work Residence Designed for an Interior Designer and a Modern Abstract Painter
This live-work residence designed for an interior designer and a modern abstract painter on Sunset Hill, Seattle. The view toward Puget Sound and the Olympic Peninsula is free from structural impediments with dramatic openings while the opposite side is more solid and private. The main materials used in construction are concrete for walls and steel...
The Desert Retreat Cabin with Modest Budget
This desert retreat is located in Orondo, Washington. With relatively modest budget it occupied 1280 square feet area thanks to great work of SkB Architects. Several goals were achieved during its design. It is modern yet casual, provides both conviviality and solitude, brings outdoors in and is good to both neighbors and the earth. Despite...
Large Residence with Vineyard, Meadow and Oak Forest
Set on a hill in the Nappa Valley, California this large residence was designed by Cutler Anderson Architects. The site is separated for three distinctive zones: the vineyard, the meadow and the oak forest. The L-shaped main body of the house encloses two open sides of forest-bounded meadow, which serves as an observable play area...
House with Enclosed Internal Garden – Six Ramsgate by Wallflower Architecture+Design
Designed by Wallflower Architecture + Design this truly unique house occupied 855 square meters space on a 1200 square meter site. The house is located in Singapore and has plenty unusual ideas implemented in its design. The best one among these things is an internal garden. Thanks to column-free vistas the garden connects all public...
Best House and Apartment Designs of October 2009
Here are some best house and apartment designs which was covered on DigsDigs during October 2009. If you’ve missed them than don’t hesitate to check them out. House on the Hill Linked to the Landscape Small House Design on a River in a Harmony with Natural Surroundings
Concrete and Steel Modern Interior Design
This interior is a great example of how modern could be 1930s house inside. The 2200 square feet house is located on exposed site high above the city in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. Even though the interior is sleek, muscular and contemporary it’s also Mediterranean-style archways and tile roof. Concrete and steel were added in...
Modern Urban Green Loft Design – Mosler Lofts
Modern lofts could be found in any contemporary megalopolis. Seattle is one of those cities and Mosler Lofts is a great example of the 150 loft designs located near the historically vibrant city’s center. From inside to out, the project includes a number of green features which have managed to won some prestige awards. There...