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- Handsome Austrian house is clad in a latticed facade made from local spruce Fri, 20 Feb 15, 8:14pmLocated in the bucolic Bregenz Forest region, Haus für Julia und Björn was built into a hillside and overlooks picturesque views of the rural landscape...
- Ultra-Minimalist Casa de Madera Celebrates Wood and Glass in Mexico Thu, 6 Nov 14, 4:07amThe beauty of the ultra-minimalist Casa de Madera lies in the details. The house is built with various modular pinewood structural elements, metal, extruded polystyrene panels, and glass. It was developed based on elements...
- Cantilevered Cedar-Clad Japanese House Lets Trees Grow Through its Frame Wed, 22 Oct 14, 7:00pmUID Architects designed +node with a subdued all-timber palette to help the light-filled structure blend into to its forested surroundings. A diagonal pathway interrupts the upper-level rectangular volume, separating a small...
- Tiny Wedge-Shaped Writer’s Cottage Hangs Off a Hillside in Norway Tue, 2 Sep 14, 11:00pmCompleted in 2008, this 173-square-foot cabin is divided into two main spaces: an outdoor garden bounded by three walls that serves as the entry hall, and an indoor living space comprising an elevated bookcase, fireplace,...
- Tiny Wedge-Shaped Writer’s Cottage Hangs Off the Hillside in Norway Tue, 2 Sep 14, 11:00pmCompleted in 2008, this 173-square-foot cabin is divided into two main spaces: an outdoor garden bounded by three walls that serves as the entry hall, and an indoor living space comprising an elevated bookcase, fireplace,...
- Penda’s Wooden Donut-Shaped House O is Inspired by a Tree Trunk Fri, 4 Jul 14, 11:00pmFollowing the cyclical nature of the client's daily routine, the interior spaces of House O are laid out in the order of his day-to-day activities. The south-facing master bedroom occupies the highest point in the house with...
- The Liina Transitional Modular Shelter Needs No Tools for Assembly Thu, 8 Dec 11, 6:40amRead the rest of The Liina Transitional Modular Shelter Needs No Tools for Assembly Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Aalto University, design for disaster, disaster housing,...
- 0 to 1′s Gorgeous Geometric Artist Studio Concept Thu, 20 Oct 11, 11:45pm0 to 1 designed this modern live-work space concept for an artist in Fiskars, Finland. The form was inspired by the local climate, Finnish culture, and a set of functions and guidelines provided by the artist. The sectional...
- 0 to 1 Completes Gorgeous Geometric Artist Studio in Finland Thu, 20 Oct 11, 6:40am0 to 1 designed and built this modern live-work space for an artist in Fiskars, Finland. The form was inspired by the local climate, Finnish culture, and a set of functions and guidelines provided by the artist. The sectional...
- Sommerhaus Prefab is a Sophisticated and Sustainable Retreat for Lazy Summer Days Fri, 8 Jul 11, 1:30amRead the rest of Sommerhaus Prefab is a Sophisticated and Sustainable Retreat for Lazy Summer Days Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", björn götte, eco design, green architecture,...
- Renovated Beach House Gets Ventilated Wood Skin Sat, 11 Jul 09, 4:00amHome renovations and upgrades typically involve painting the house, re-tiling the bathroom floor or converting the garage into a room for Grandma. But when presented with the opportunity to re-vamp an existing house in Casablanca,...