Sustainable Smart House Built with Concrete, Steel and Wood
This sustainable smart house is one of opposites; breaching the gap between last century’s construction methods and next century’s technology and ideology.
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Sonoran Desert House / Rob Paulus Architects
This Sonoran Desert house was located on the site to make the best possible combination of program, views, orientation and topography with the least amount of site disturbance.
Two Angle House Featuring Provocative Architecture Using Concrete, Stone and Wood
The Two Angle house presents to the street as a modest single family home in scale with many of the older post war homes which exist in the area. It is only upon entry that the true…
Park Avenue Penthouse with Rooftop Lounge in NYC
Utilizing only six natural materials and elements: stone, glass, wood, steel, tile and water; this Park Avenue penthouse apartment is being entirely rebuilt from the top down. The entire roof of the building has been raised to…
Slate House in a Maryland Forest by Ziger/Snead
Situated on 3 acres and surrounded by Maryland Environmental Trust land, the Slate House is a contemporary retreat that respects the nature and legacy of the vast and densely wooded site. The new 7,000-square foot building replaces…
Acton Cove House / Bates Masi Architects
An active family with a love of boating wanted a home on Chesapeake Bay, surrounded by the maritime charm of Annapolis harbor. These traditional materials, layered with modern insulation, glazing, and building systems create a high-performance structure,…
Muraste Cottage in Estonia by KUU Architects
The concept of the Muraste cottage is based on the archetypal koda, which has been modernized in form and function. The cottage in Muraste consists three koda units – one for sauna, one for livingroom / kitchen…
Marc Koehler Architects Designs Superlofts, a Flexible Design and Development Framework in Amsterdam
Tapping into the open building movement, Superlofts offers its residents the freedom to design and/or self-build their homes from scratch incorporating any hybrid function, and co-create the shared spaces as a community.
This Modern Finnish House Consists of Three Barns Put Together in a Y Shape
The client inherited an unattractive “McMansion” with poor spatial layout from his father. The modern finnish house was designed to meet the tastes of the former generation. The site also featured a large pompous garden with extensive…