Garden houses

Living Roof Design: A Real Rooftop Oasis

Living Roof Design: A Real Rooftop Oasis
Traci Cavender thinks that practical design doesn’t have to mean sacrificing personal style. This pool house created by her is an infinity pool of green. Its living roof is a sustainable solution and it includes a terraced landscape that lets rainwater percolate into the soil. The rooftop garden sits above high, bright windows it looks... 
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Kate
Modern home designs

Modern Low House With Zen Garden And Green Roof

Modern Low House With Zen Garden And Green Roof
This modern family house is designed by architect Max Brunner. Everything is thought through to provide a comfortable indoor-outdoor living. Besides the house itself behind walls there are several courtyards and patio areas that are connected with different rooms. Floor to ceiling windows and slide doors allow natural light to fill the house and provide... 
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Mike
Sustainable house designs

Three Level House for Three Family Generations

Three Level House for Three Family Generations
Designed by Berkley-based McGlashan Architecture this house is located on a beautiful hillside in Marin Country, near San Francisco. Its form and color are inspired by the hillside landscape. It has three levels and three generations of an extended family live there. Roofs of all three levels are planted with drought resistant and native gardens.... 
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Mike
Sustainable house designs

Green Renovation of 1920s Ranch Home – Stump House

Green Renovation of 1920s Ranch Home – Stump House
This green renovation of 1920s ranch home was done by local architecture company Architecture W. A lot of original materials was used in the reconstruction but the second story was add and numerous interior walls removed to create an open floor plan that draws natural light deeper into the house and maximizes cross-ventilation. The renovated... 
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Mike
Beach house designs

Beachfront House with Rooftop Garden by Original Vision

Beachfront House with Rooftop Garden by Original Vision
Even though this house is designed in very simple style it doesn’t mean that it’s cheap or something. Inside and outside the house has simple shape and simple furniture but such features as the rooftop garden, open plan and materials used in interior design make it almost luxury one. Even though it is quite small... 
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Mike
Unusual house designs

Single-story Grid House – Casa Grelha by FGMF

Single-story Grid House – Casa Grelha by FGMF
Only 6500 square meters of 24000 square meters area aren’t covered by native intact forest which is permanently protected. The topography of the area consist of large natural stones and trees and the house is located in small valley which protects in from winds. Three aims was choose durning the design and construction: the demand... 
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Mike