Spectacular with the old oak tree and the reflection in the water!--------------------------------The Oak Pass main house sits on the top of a 3.5 acre ridge site with panoramic canyon views. There are over 130 protected Oak trees on the property. The house was sited to...
Simple use of concrete as separations.--------------------------------------he client requested a combination of large, open spaces and small, cozier spaces for relaxing, delineated by elevation differences or niches. Because the client’s wife is disabled and uses an electric wheelchair, it was also essential to design a porous...
Blends in perfect with the landscape---------------------------------------Beyond ArchiBlox’s speedy construction time of 6 weeks, prefab suited the clients desire to tread lightly on the land with the Avalon House project. With modular building the impact on the surrounding environment is heavily reduced during construction. The dwelling...
Big space, nice use of containers. Surprised he did not use for Garage as well.--------------------------------------Denver-based firefighter Regan Foster used to spend his days putting out fires, but while recovering from a work-related injury, Foster decided to try his hand at building his dream home. The results are...
Great use of space clad in Corten Steel, Glass and Concrete.--------------------------------------------------------Seattle-based firm, Olson Kundig Architects unveiled a brilliant T-shaped home called Rimrock whose elongated design ‘floats’ over a local wildlife trail. Located deep in the forest of Spokane, Washington, the 5,200-square-foot structure is supported by a platform that...
This one is of particular interest, as the group has achieved LEED as well as Living Building Challenge building certifications. Ive reached out to Tom and he has been very instrumental in providing critical information that has helped in the design and strategy we...
Natural and relaxing environment with steel accents.-----------------------------------------------------We've featured quite a few homes with a cantilevered pool, but as this one peeks out at you through the path of vegetation, you can't help but feel invited in. This villa in Singapore, by architects Terre Pte Ltd,...
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...
Grain silos don't have to be restricted to holding grain. In fact, we've seen them converted into anything from climbing walls to interactive urban spaces.They can also be converted into small homes, as this newlywed couple did, transforming an old silo from 1955 into their...
Ensamble StudioAntón García-Abril, (Madrid, 1969) is a European PhD Architect, full-professor at the School of Architecture and Planning of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), and he is currently developing a second doctoral thesis about “Stressed Mass” at the School of Civil Engineering of the...