Minimalist Home Clad With Two Tone Wood

Minimalist Home Clad With Two Tone Wood
This house with a contrasting façade is called Terrace Residence, it was built in Washington state by Open Studio Collective. What’s so special about this façade besides its colors? The builder made the dark facade boards by hand using Shou Sugi Ban, a traditional Japanese technique of charring wood to increase its resistance to moisture... 
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Dramatic A-Frame Cabin On A Steep Slope

Dramatic A-Frame Cabin On A Steep Slope
The Charlevoix region of Québec features this new property overlooking the St Lawrence River about 20 minutes from Le Massif ski resort. Designed by Bourgeois / Lechasseur architectes, Cabin A rests on a steep slope with an A-frame design that gives nod to naval architecture after the team found inspiration in nautical communications. The cabin’s... 
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Modern Home Inspired By Traditional Hawaiian Shelters

Modern Home Inspired By Traditional Hawaiian Shelters
This 4,800-square-foot (445.9 square meters) home is called Makani’ Eka and is located on Hawaii’s Big Island, atop a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the neighboring Island Maui. The home was designed by US firm Walker Warner Architects to strike a balance between modernity and tradition. Four wood-clad volumes define a central courtyard to... 
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Modern Yet Cozy And Warm Euclid Residence

Modern Yet Cozy And Warm Euclid Residence
The Euclid Residence renovation was designed to modernize the early 20th-century property while keeping elements that allude to its history, and also provide ample space for entertaining guests. Canadian firm Ancerl Studio has teamed stark white-painted brickwork walls, weathered wooden beams and black steel windows. The client’s brief was to create a bright and fresh... 
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Dramatic Contemporary House With Cool Views

Dramatic Contemporary House With Cool Views
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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Modern Rural Home With Plenty Of Color

Modern Rural Home With Plenty Of Color
Australian architecture firm Archiblox, has designed and built a small, off-the-grid holiday home in Fish Creek, Victoria. To fit the client’s brief, it was essential that the design enabled its inhabitants to recharge and reconnect with nature. The architects did this by creating a modern shed-like structure with a partially covered porch, that features Woodland... 
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Refined Cedar-Clad House With Wood Interiors

Refined Cedar-Clad House With Wood Interiors
Long Island architecture studio Kevin O’Sullivan + Associates has created a house in Amagansett, New York with wood prevalent inside and out to highlight the vernacular architecture in the region. The family home comprises two gabled wings that are linked by a lower portion whose roofline nestles into their sides. Kevin O’Sullivan + Associates (KOS+A)... 
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Eclectic Brooklyn Loft With Plywood Cabinetry

Eclectic Brooklyn Loft With Plywood Cabinetry
New York studio Dean Works has reorganized a former studio apartment in Brooklyn around a multi-functional plywood volume that forms arches, walls and cabinets. Architect Brandon Dean designed Brooklyn Loft for a young couple from Portland, Oregon that moved to the New York City, bringing with them two large dogs and a house full of... 
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