The design for this waterfront home on Lake Washington knits together themes of nature, art and the science of sustainable design. The site features quite a big shade trees and great views across the lake so the design is optimized to use all its pros. The interior spaces are naturally ventilated but protected from winds....
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House with Four Courtyards – The Purchase Residence
This house is located in Westchester Country, New York, a forested landscape that has been highly developed with small cities, suburbs, highways and roads. The Purchase Residence is designed with four courtyards, which capture as many views as possible while not being overwhelmed by the noise of a near interstate highway. The four-courtyard scheme separated...
House with Two Courtyards and Modern Interior
When it comes to open plans and great indoor and outdoor connection, houses built around central courtyard are quite common. This house for a couple and two their daughters in Guadalajara, Mexico is one of those houses, which also has other adjacent courtyard and beautiful terrace. There are three levels in it. A basement level...
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...
Low Maintenance Home with Dark Exterior – Somers Courtyard House
Somers Courtyard House is designed by Rowan Opat Architects, as a dark object which perfectly fits the shadows of surrounding bush land, one hour from Melbourne. Even though the house exterior is made of dark timber the interior and the courtyard in contrast have lighter color. Ceilings of the house are made of cedar board...
Home with Cool Courtyard – Casa en Huentelauquen by Izquerdo Lehmann
This vacation home is built in rural farm in the town of Huentelauquén. It’s facing the sea at the edge of a windswept plateau, located 40 meters above the beach. The living and dining room is open on both sides along its entire length, with a pair of running windows. It captures as beautiful ocean...
The Courtyard House – Working and Raising Kids At One Place
The Courtyard House is the home for two architects who called themselves Studio Junction. It’s situated within the shell of an old warehouse without front and backyards. It’s inspired by an ancient form of architecture and a new form of North American urban thinking. The house is organized around a central courtyard that provides abundant...
60 Small Garden Layout Ideas That Inspire
Want to make your tiny garden more welcoming? These small garden layout ideas will be sure to come in handy. Even the most compact spaces can be arranged in a way that makes them both functional and more enjoyable to be in. In fact, it’s easier than you might think to create your own mini...
Mirrored Off-Grid Cabin On The Volcano Slopes
Solar panels and harvested rainwater power this mirrored holiday home by first-time architect Prashant Ashoka, which was designed to be self-sufficient and in harmony with its surroundings. Casa Etérea is nestled into the slopes of an extinct volcano in the Los Picachos highlands, near the Mexican city of San Miguel de Allende, and surrounded by...
Willunga Retirement Residence Designed Around A Garden
This garden house in suburban Adelaide was designed by architect-in-training Reuben French-Kennedy as a retirement home for his parents. Willunga House is designed to work in harmony with nature, offering views of the surrounding landscape while minimizing its carbon footprint through passive heating and cooling techniques. At the same time, its form and layout are designed...