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- Modern farmhouse targets net-zero energy in Vermont Tue, 28 Apr 20, 1:30amOn a hillside meadow in rural Vermont, local architecture firm Birdseye has completed Bank Barn, a new residence that, from afar, might look like any another agricultural building...
- Light-filled home makes the most of affordable, sustainable materials Tue, 11 Feb 20, 2:30amProving that building on a budget doesn’t have to mean compromising on aesthetics, Uruguayan architecture practice Bercetche Estudio has completed the WS House, a single-family home on the outskirts of Montevideo...
- This sculptural home takes cues from the sloping Hollywood Hills landscape Sat, 13 Oct 18, 5:30amTucked inside a quiet and wooded site of Nichols Canyon is the Hollywood Hills House, a sculptural home that boasts cutting-edge green technologies and materials...
- Nature-inspired Teak House welcomes Vietnams lush forests indoors Tue, 9 Oct 18, 1:30amArchitect Pham Thanh Huy of Vietnamese design firm 282 Design recently renovated a villa into the Teak House, a Northern European-inspired getaway in the cool highlands of Ngọc Thanh in northern Vietnam...
- This Iowa home built across a ravine is heated and cooled by the earth Tue, 19 Dec 17, 11:48pmThis naturally-ventilated residence spans a ravine in rural Iowa, providing expansive views of the surrounding forest. Architecture studio BNIM designed the Ravine Residence, which is geothermally cooled and heated, to connect...
- Light-filled home for book lovers and their cute cats is built of recycled materials Mon, 18 Sep 17, 6:30pmIf you’re a bibliophile who loves cats, prepare to swoon over this light-filled row home in New York City. Barker Freeman Design Office (BFDO Architects) transformed a row house in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn into the House...
- Gorgeous isolated cabin with volcano views is only accessible by boat Thu, 6 Aug 15, 11:00pmLocated above the rocky south shore, the House on Todos Los Santos Lake serves as a single-family weekend getaway. The precarious and steep site required a careful construction system and use of lightweight materials that...
- Terraced wooden nursery school brings the Japanese landscape indoors Tue, 28 Apr 15, 11:00pmYamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop was challenged to design a nursery school that not only included a variety of programmed spaces but also minimized the number of blind spots for safety reasons...
- Geothermal-powered Wildcat Ridge Residence boasts breathtaking views of Aspen, Colorado Thu, 16 Apr 15, 11:00pmThe 14,300-square-foot, two-story Wildcat Ridge Residence was built on a site that had been previous excavated for a discontinued residential project. Voorsanger Architects visually and physically minimized the structure’s...
- A gorgeous patchwork of wooden shutters transforms this home in Vietnam Fri, 13 Mar 15, 3:00amInspired by Ecopark’s forested and low-density urban landscape, the architects sought to emulate those landscape characteristics throughout the home and describe their ideas as “pure, simple, and a bit rustic with delicate...
- Gorgeous patchwork of wooden louvers visually transforms this home interior in Vietnam Fri, 13 Mar 15, 12:00amInspired by Ecopark’s forested and low-density urban landscape, the architects sought to emulate those landscape characteristics throughout the home and describe their ideas as “pure, simple, and a bit rustic with delicate...
- Walker Workshop Expands a 1940s Barn Into a Contemporary Wood-Clad Guesthouse Wed, 12 Nov 14, 1:00amWalker Workshop divided the Oak Pass Guesthouse into two main volumes: the two-story living quarters and the barn-turned-living-room that also doubles as an airy concert hall...