Wood house designs

Halbhaus: 17th Century Modest Alpine Chalet Makeover

Halbhaus: 17th Century Modest Alpine Chalet Makeover
Halbhaus is a 17th-century timber-frame Swiss chalet located in the historic Swiss mountain village of Andermatt. Halbhaus (‘half house’ in German) originally stood next to a house that was its mirror image, but was lost to a fire several decades ago. The heart of the house is a double-height kitchen and living area. Whitened wood... 
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Wood house designs

Bachelor’s Tahoe Ski Retreat Wit Industrial Touches

Bachelor’s Tahoe Ski Retreat Wit Industrial Touches
Diverse and welcoming, the contemporary Tahoe Ski Retreat in Truckee, California, USA captured our attention with its many appealing design highlights. A large open-plan living and dining area serves as the social core of the retreat as it belongs to a bachelor who likes to invite a lot of friends. Stacked wood adjacent to the... 
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Sustainable house designs

Sustainable Home Design With Solar Panels And Collectors

Sustainable Home Design With Solar Panels And Collectors
A collaboration between architecture firm Snøhetta, research company SINTEF, Zero Emission Building (ZEB) partner Brødrene Dahl, and Optimera, led to the award-winning Plus House Larvik, which was designed to generate an energy surplus that can power an electric car year-round. The goal was to demonstrate solutions to improve comfort along with consuming low amounts of... 
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Small home designs

Small Moonlight Cabin That Embraces Outdoors

Small Moonlight Cabin That Embraces Outdoors
Jackson Clements Burrows Architects built a small shelter overlooking the coast of Victoria, Australia. Envisioned as a place to get away, the structure allows inhabitants to engage with its natural surroundings. Sized at only 60 square meters, the small footprint aims to explore how small is too small, questioning what is really necessary in a... 
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Wood house designs

Stylish Modern Take On A Traditional Mountain Chalet

Stylish Modern Take On A Traditional Mountain Chalet
Znameni Ctyr Architekti created this adorable mountain chalet in the Czech Republic that combines traditional and modern details. The adapted staggered profile with angles outwards on both of its end walls protects the walls from rainwater. The house contains four storeys: two set into the sloping ground and two upstairs. Granite flagstones give the building... 
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Modern home designs Waterfront home designs

Cantilevered Lake Cottage With Airy White Oak Interiors

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... 
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Home design

Adorable Modern Kids’ Treehouse With Two Levels

Adorable Modern Kids’ Treehouse With Two Levels
If you’ve been following us lately, you’ve already seen cool kids’ playhouses, and today we’d like to share another children’s dream – a treehouse from Sharon Davis Design. Situated off the ground giving it a treehouse status, the 350 square foot, multipurpose play space spans two levels – the main floor and the crow’s nest.... 
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