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Wood house designs

White Barn-Like House With Modern Features

White Barn-Like House With Modern Features
San Francisco studio Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects took cues from traditional barns to create this contemporary dwelling in a northern California farming valley. Called Hupomone Ranch, the residence is located in Petaluma, a small, historic city with a culture of farming and ranching. The name references the biblical term “hupomone”, which is typically translated to... 
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Sustainable house designs

100% Sustainable House Overlooking The Hudson River

100% Sustainable House Overlooking The Hudson River
An architect-turned-falconer considers animals and nature when designing his own home. Overlooking the Hudson River, Allan Shope’s nearly 3,000-square-foot sustainable home features handmade furniture and an undulating floor, all crafted from the site’s felled black walnut trees. Shope and his wife carefully designed an eco-friendly landscape: For instance, they did not fell any tree with... 
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Modern home designs

Modern And Stylish Home Embracing The Surroundings

Modern And Stylish Home Embracing The Surroundings
With LEED-certified sustainability on the top of their list, a couple sets the bar for their new Los Angeles home. The house by Fleetwood Fernandez Architects embraces its surroundings. A landscape of native grasses designed by GSLA Studio complements the raw textures of the concrete front facade. The house was designed as a long, linear... 
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Dream home designs

Luxurious Holiday Villa Design Eden On Lake Garda

Luxurious Holiday Villa Design Eden On Lake Garda
The western shore of Lake Garda is characterized by its mild climate and richly cultivated landscape. David Chipperfield Architects has built a villa on the hillside looking over the resort town of Gardone Riviera, which was inspired by the famous limonaias – buildings where lemon trees are cultivated behind high walls. The building is carefully... 
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Modern home designs

Edgy Modern Andes House Wrapped In A Rusty Metal Shell

Edgy Modern Andes House Wrapped In A Rusty Metal Shell
The Evans House is located in Argentina and was built by A4estudio. It was designed as a compact volume which sits on a basement structure, rising over the vegetation line in order to capture views of the valley and the mountains. The facades are covered with rusty metal sheets and this allows the house to... 
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Modern home designs

Casa Chontay With Two Nature-Encircled Volumes

Casa Chontay With Two Nature-Encircled Volumes
Located within a beautiful rural plot south-east of Lima, Peru, Casa Chontay by Marina Vella Arquitectos is an example of modern sustainable building. The residence blends with the landscape, mainly due to extensive use of natural materials, and exudes an optimum indoor-outdoor relationship. The two wings of the house are both encircled by vegetation, loosing... 
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Wood house designs

Natural Vacation Escape Of Three Wooden Cabins

Natural Vacation Escape Of Three Wooden Cabins
Three small pavilions connected by a deck form a summer retreat that balances privacy with a panoramic view—all in less than 900 square feet. Working around the site’s unique topography, design-build firm GO Logic created each structure at varying elevations. Among the three pavilions are the standard comforts of any home: a kitchen, living space,... 
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Waterfront home designs

Casa Brutale Right In The Cliffs Above The Aegean Sea

Casa Brutale Right In The Cliffs Above The Aegean Sea
Casa Brutale is an unclad statement of simplicity and harmony in contemporary architecture. The conceptual residence by OPA is a chameleonic living space that teeters on the high cliffs above the Aegean sea. The home is constructed with simple materials like wood, glass, and raw concrete, putting the focus on the landscape and ocean. Nothing... 
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Decorating

Colorful Mediterranean-Inspired H&M Outdoor Collection

Colorful Mediterranean-Inspired H&M Outdoor Collection
It’s May and I’m sure that you love staying outdoors enjoying the sunlight, warm winds and birds singing. So I’m hurrying to share H&M Mediterranean outdoor collections with you because they are stunning! Different collections for different styles and homes take us to a mental trip across the Mediterranean Sea. Maritime blue and white stripes... 
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Terrace and garden designs

Stylish Modern Garden And Terrace Design By Nathan Burkett

Stylish Modern Garden And Terrace Design By Nathan Burkett
There’s almost one month left before summer and outdoor décor and landscaping is actual more than ever. This garden is a nice source of inspiration for those who are interested; it’s the creation of landscape designer Nathan Burkett called ‘Equilibrium’. This garden design signals a return to soft, usable spaces where greenery is used in... 
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