This house designed in environmentally sustainable style on a classic Santa Barbara site which is known as “The Rivera”. Relatively small house has everything big mansions around have: two-car garage include open living/dining area, kitchen, master bedroom and bath, guest bedroom and bath, home gym, powder room, two home offices with office bath, outdoor dining...
House in Forested Landscape – Chauncey Knoll Residence by Carlton Architecture
One-of-a-kind house designs are always interesting because they usually have something to learn from. Chauncey Knoll Residence is one of those houses located in the forested landscape in Carolina. Surrounded by old-growth trees house’s materials like yellow pine, poplar, white oak, fieldstone and crab orchard sandstone perfectly blends in aesthetic natural design. All that materials...
Contemporary House Built With Minimum Landscape Impact – Johanna House
The Johanna House is designed by Nicholas Burns on the 100 acres site of pristine bush land located on Johanna beach, Victoria, Australia. No trees were cleared in the construction of the house so it has minimum impact on the surround environment. The house made of glass, steel, concrete and rammed earth and has 4...
Crossway – Zero Carbon House in UK
This two weeks ago finished house is the new eco-home in UK which shows the combination of the latest technologies for energy saving with techniques dating back to medieval times. Technique of construction was used for the first time in Spain in 1382, known as the Catalan vault system. Low arch made of many layers...
McBride’s Experimental House Design in Hawthorn
McBride Charles Ryan is Australian house design company which mostly specialize in experimental designs. Their other project, Klein Bottle House was mathematics experiment when this house is a try to create sphere shaped house without unnecessary parts. By selectively removing parts of the sphere, there is the sense internally of being in and surrounded by...