Home Design

This single-family 1,650 square foot residence and 550 sf guest house was designed to broaden the owners’ already strong emotional connection to the living...

This single-family 1,650 square foot residence and 550 sf guest house was designed to broaden the owners’ already strong emotional connection to the living world Architects: Cutler Anderson Architect Location: Newberg, Oregon, USA Year: 2013 Area: 17.760 ft²/ 1.650 m² Photo courtesy: Jeremy Bittermann Description: "This single-family 1,650 square...

Otsu House by ALTS Design Office is a comfy house, a welcoming atmosphere with lots of light

Otsu House by ALTS Design Office is a comfy house, a welcoming atmosphere with lots of light Architects: ALTS Design Office Location: Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan Year: 2016 Area: 1.141 ft²/ 106 m² Photo courtesy: Yuta Yamada Description: "This house was built in the newly-developed subdivision surrounding new housing....

Power to the People is a 0-energy project composed of seven solar-powered rowhouses

Power to the People is a 0-energy project composed of seven solar-powered rowhouses Architects: Street Monkey Architects Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden Year: 2015 Area: 11.302 ft²/ 1,050 m² Photo courtesy: Mattias Hamrén Photography Description: "Power to the People is a 0-energy project composed of seven solar-powered rowhouses. Each flat...

Contemporary Chamfer House revisits a post and beam dwelling designed in 1977 by Kevin Borland

Contemporary Chamfer House revisits a post and beam dwelling designed in 1977 by Kevin Borland Architects: Mihaly Slocombe Architect Location: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia Year: 2016 Area: 10.376 ft²/ 964 m² Photo courtesy: Andrew Latreille Description: "Chamfer House revisits a post and beam dwelling designed in 1977 by Kevin...

Luxurious shelter in an open-air resort on an idyllic Brentwood cul-de-sac conceived by Marmol Radziner

Luxurious shelter in an open-air resort on an idyllic Brentwood cul-de-sac conceived by Marmol Radziner Architects: Marmol Radziner Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Year: 2016 Area: 4.775 ft²/ 444 m² Price: $6.5 million Photo courtesy: Sean Garrison & Jason Speth Description: “Sited on an idyllic Brentwood cul-de-sac, this newly constructed California...

Hexagonal tile pattern extension of the new volume attached to the rear façade of the old house

Hexagonal tile pattern extension of the new volume attached to the rear façade of the old house Architects: João Tiago Aguiar Location: Oeiras, Portugal Year: 2016 Area: 4.521 ft²/ 420 m² Photo courtesy: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Description: "The house is located in a residential neighborhood in Nova Oeiras...

The Tobogan House is a generic three-storey home on a southern slope that juxtaposes two houses

The Tobogan House is a generic three-storey home on a southern slope that  juxtaposes two houses Architects: Z4Z4 AAA Location: Madrid, Spain Year: 2015 Photo courtesy: ImagenSubliminal (Miguel de Guzmán / Rocío Romero) Description: "A family is looking for a new home able to represent their trips around...

A 10,000 square foot exhibition room is organised in different zones that display the wide range of materials and complements of the brand

A 10,000 square foot exhibition room is organised in different zones that display the wide range of materials and complements of the brand Architects: Ramon Esteve Estudio Location: Villareal, Spain Year: 2016 Area: 9.688 ft²/ 900 m² Photo courtesy: Alfonso Calza Description: “A 900m2 (9,688ft2) exhibition room is organised...

Linear composition of a minimal home with two-story living space and an open floor plan

Linear composition of a minimal home with two-story living space and an open floor plan Architects: Robert M. Gurney Location: Glen Echo, Maryland, USA Year: 2015 Photo courtesy: Hoachlander Davis Photography Description: "Mohican Hills is a small community in Glen Echo, Maryland within very close proximity to Washington,...

Residence that could host during one month up to eight families concurrently or receive a single person alone in winter

Residence that could host during one month up to eight families concurrently or receive a single person alone in winter Architects: Cazú Zegers Location: Maihue Lake, Los Ríos Region, Chile Year: 1997 Area: 9.257 ft²/ 860 m² Photo courtesy: Guy Wenborne Description: "The purpose of this house is to...

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