Yet another great reuse building from Olson Kundig!---------------------Activist and artist Anna Hoover collaborated with architect Les Eerkes from Olson Kundig Architects to build the Scavenger Hut – a beautiful, low-impact cabin hidden in the idyllic landscape of the Puget Sound. The design for the 693-square-foot compact cabin called for both affordability and...
We do love corten steel and concrete! This is a spectacular looking house.------------------------Perched on the hillside, with panoramic views of Snowmass Mountain, the Owl Creek Residence was built on the idea that a physical place can deepen the connections between friends, families and the natural world....
What a Fabulous shape overall.Plot # 1282 is a residential project located on the northern periphery of Beirut at the proximity of one the city’s abandoned and unused railway terminal, military barracks, leftovers of agricultural land and a 30‐meter wide highway. The zone in which our project...
Yet another fabulous house from one of my favorite architects: Sebastian Irarrazaval--------------------------------From the architect. It is a low-cost housing, 140 m2, to be sold and repeated in many places as concerned people exist. In this regard it relates to the idea of the container since...
Not everything has to be made of steel!----------------------------------------This gorgeous zero energy Tvzeb studio boasts all kinds of innovative design strategies - from geothermal and solar energy generation to a Corten steel shell, extensive glazing to maximize views and winter solar gain, LED lighting and wall...
Creative use of containers. I like that its lifted off the ground and floating.---------------------------------------------Sustainable design has taken longer to get off the ground in South Africa largely due to expensive construction methods. When Johannesburg-based Architecture For A Change (A4AC) took on the challenge of building...
Very nice Zen design and feel, very relating, even if the fit and finish is not perfect.---------------------------------------------------------Yin Ma Chuan of the Great Wall – The Seeking the Happiness of Mother Earth Area is the first cultural resort at the foot of the Great Wall of China. IAPA...
This house was a big influence for its clean lines, large glass and corten steel cladding.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Welsh practice hyde + hyde architects designed a home for a photographer in a disused quarry on the edge of brecon national park as an object placed on the landscape...
My Wife and I was presently surprised to be watching Grand Designs on Netflix and a container house by Patrick Bradley was the feature. It was clean and innovative for a farmer! The results where spectacular and won several awards. Here is a portion of...
One of My Favorites!--Cheng Design has done working on this concrete home design that is built and situated in Menlo Park, California. Nested in a beautiful natural landscape, this modern home entitled as House 6 is a great inspiration for you who are planning to...