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A concrete 4,900-square-feet modern home in Connecticut is turning heads with its cantilevered roofline. Horizontal roof planes step down the steep grade to make this house a part of its surroundings, with large glass lookouts...

From crystalline-inspired homes to funky cargotecture office spaces, James Whitaker's unique shipping container designs have taken the world by storm. However, the prolific architect is now branching out to design modular...

When architect Tim Sharpe and his wife Rani Blancpai decided to build their own home, they knew they wanted a design that would be low-maintenance in terms of energy and upkeep for years to come...

The villa was originally built for a the architect, Barry Dierks, and his partner. It was built in 1926, sold in 2011, after which 4a Architekten were commissioned to renovate the building. The team approached the assignment...

In a small clearing in a pine grove on the Swedish coastline sits Six Walls House - an elegantly simple concrete home that offers tranquil views of the Baltic sea through the trees...

With offices in Seattle and Palm Springs, Chris Pardo of Elemental Architecture has been building spectacular homes all over the place. Their latest design is the beautiful Cloverdale Home, which was completed in December...

With offices in Seattle and Palm Springs, Chris Pardo of Elemental Architecture has been building spectacular homes all over the place. Their latest design is the beautiful Cloverdale Home, which was completed in December...

Looking at these elegant floating shelves, you probably wouldn't guess that they're made of discarded wood scraps. Designed and crafted in NYC, these charming "Peliships" are just a sampling of what Brooklyn-based shop Elkamii...

Image © David Hoston Architect Indoor slides, climbing walls, rooftop solariums, 50-foot-high ceilings, private pools - if you can dream it up, chances are that one of these out-of-this-world Manhattan homes has it...

Read the rest of Modern Charred Timber Rooftecture HH Home in Japan Boasts Abundant Daylighting Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: charred timber, Daylighting, Endo Shuhei, green design, Japan, Japanese...

LivingHomes has just announced the launch of yet three more prefabricated LEED Platinum-worthy homes. The CK4, CK5, and CK7 homes are all based on the the C6 – the first affordable LivingHome introduced earlier this...

Read the rest of Subarquitectura’s 360° House Embraces Geometry With a Spiraling Floor Plan Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 360 house, andres silanes, carlos banon, circular design, circular...

Inhabitat favorites Marmol Radziner Prefab and Dwell have teamed together in a joint effort to bring “good design to everyone” with their recently debuted Skyline series of prefabs! Unveiled just this past Friday at the...