Echo House is located in Elysian Heights, a neighbourhood north of Downtown Los Angeles built on hilly terrain. The house is built by US firm Aaron Neubert Architects, and working with a tight site, they designed the home to stagger down the plot in three levels. This main structure sits atop a technical floor containing...
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Minimalist Melt House With An Indoor Garden
In Japan’s Osaka Prefecture, architect Satoshi Saito has completed a residence on a narrow plot that measures just 5.6 meters (18 ft). Named Melt, the dwelling was designed for a couple in their 30s and their two children. The client asked for a house where they could feel a close connection with the natural environment,...
401 The Coolest Outdoor Area Decor Ideas Of 2019
Here are the coolest designs of outdoor areas that we showed on DigsDigs in 2019. Btw, don’t miss the coolest outdoor area designs of the previous year. They are great too! Here are the most relaxing outdoor spaces – home spas! Such spa could be a perfect addition to your outdoor area. 50 Soothing Outdoor...
Contemporary House With Fruit Trees On The Roof
This unique house by Vo Trong Nghia Architects is built in Vietnam, and the most unusual thing about it is its fruit trees on the roof. Formed from brick and stone boxes stacked around a green courtyard, Thang House is the latest in the practice’s House for Trees series. Vo Trong Nghia Architects designed these...
Historic Savannah Cottage With Impeccable Charm
This little cottage in Savannah, Georgia, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built 200 years ago by John Ballon, “a free man of color.” Nestled between Warren and Washington Squares, Freeman’s Cottage features a picturesque garden patio. The full bath has a walk-in shower and large wooden vanity. The bedroom is...
Contemporary Holiday Retreat For Social Interaction
FGMF Arquitetos recently completed Casa Jordão for a family in Monte-Mor, São Paulo that longed for a holiday retreat. The single-story structure is located on a stud farm that dictates building codes for the area. One of the main rules required that they use clay for the roof, a common sight in Brazilian architecture. With...
Plywood House Celebrates Mallorca’s Craft Traditions
Located in a quiet neighborhood in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, this modest terrace house was built by Spanish architectural studio Feina. Contrary to its name, Plywood House with its construction echoes the island’s rich tradition of handicrafts, whereby stonemasons, carpenters and ceramists have been doing wonders with humble materials in Majorca for centuries. The design...
Gorgeous Contemporary Family Home In Montana
This house in Montana occupies a 10-acre site situated at the confluence of two rivers. It frames gorgeous views of the valley and the mountains in the distance. Responsible for its design is architecture studio CTA Group. The team made sure to take full advantage of the amazing scenery so they did their best to...
Raw Concrete UF House That Cantilevers Over The Terrace
This house is called UF (unfinished) Haus and it was built by SoHo Architektur in Bavaria, Germany. This is a concrete house with an unfinished facade and a cantilevered upper storey – all the materials used for the project were left in their raw state. Split across three levels including a basement storey, the house...
Mid-Century Modern Balcones Residence Renovation
The Balcones Residence was originally designed by Roland Roessner, a University of Texas professor and prominent architect of modern-style homes. When the clients purchased the two-bedroom house from the original owners, they delved into all things mid-century modern and hired local firm Clayton & Little to oversee a sensitive renovation of the 1,773-square-foot (165-square-metre) building....









