Named Floating House by MOS Architects, the two-storey building provides a summer residence on the Canadian side of Lake Huron. Thanks to its pontoon base, the house adapts to the changing water levels of the lake, which rise and fall throughout the year. Externally the building is clad in a rainscreen of cedar planks. Living...
Cantilevered Lake Cottage With Airy White Oak Interiors
This cantilevered lake cottage by Christopher Simmonds Architect is nothing less than beauty in harmony. The home was designed to maximize airflow and take advantage of the natural cooling qualities of the lake. The softness and shadows of the filtered forest light creates an intimate relationship between the exterior and the interior. White oak boards...
Prefab Wooden Cabin: Collingwood Shepherd Hut
Prefab houses are a modern and cool way to get a ready home for a decent price. This prefab Collingwood Shepherd Hut on wheels from Gute with its rounded profile reminds us of an Airstream travel trailer! Exterior steps are built from solid red western cedar and a brass plaque is mounted on each hut....
Cozy Wooden Log Cottage With Eclectic Interiors
Located near Moscow, Russia, this wooden cottage is a cozy and welcoming retreat designed by Elena Sherbakova. Surrounded by lush forests, it makes the most of its location and takes advantage of the privacy offered by the trees. The house is built of wooden logs and this allows it to blend in easily. The design...
Completely Hand-Built Wooden Cabin Filled With Light
Zecc Architects and Roel van Norel created a cabin atop the foundation of a previous greenhouse – can you believe it? With one side of the house closed off, views are directed through the glazed south and west facades to the grassy clearing beyond. The west side is clad with six shutters made of horizontal,...
Montana Glass Home With Lots Of Natural Wood In Decor
The Montana Glass Home, painstakingly rendered by Cutler Anderson Architects, is a great example of modern construction. Glass walls, tapered columns and a floor plan that flows as gracefully as the river in front, make it hard to distinguish indoors from outdoors. The interiors are done in modern style, and every room is full of...
Modern Beach House With Breathtaking Architecture
I’m a sucker for seaside homes as having such a space is so amazing and so dreamy! A seaside home in Vila do Conde brings in the beach and strikes with its architecture and design as the owners asked architect Ernesto Pereira to create a unique “work of art” under no budget constraints or deadline....
Small Studio House Design With Double Pitched Roof
This small studio house was created by Jeffery S.Poss Architect and overlooks George Lake. The main level is the sculpting workspace and the guest suite is upstairs and while the site is well treed, views of the lake below can easily be seen from both levels of the structure. Inside the studio, the knotty cedar...
Luxurious El Mirador House From Natural Materials
CC Arquitectos have designed El Mirador, a single bedroom home located in Mexico. The structure is a combination of steel and wooden beams, and almost everything is made out of materials from the area. El Mirador is half buried on one of its sides with the purpose of protecting the habitation spaces from the climate...
Prefab Hill Wooden House In Earthy Shades
This beautiful prefab wooden house was built on a hill; it’s suited perfectly to its occupant’s tastes and physical requirements. The exterior of the rectangular house is clad in vertical wood boards, accented by black-painted metal structural beams along its edges. The deck wraps around one side of the dwelling, adding enough space for an...