Extraordinary Off-Grid Hobbit Home in Wales Only Cost £3,000 to Build Simondale Hobbit House – Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World. Garden House by David Guerra. Email David Guerra is the Brazilian architect that redesigned the Garden House, a 1980′s house located in Brazil.
This amazing house was constructed considering some important aspects like the interior/exterior integration which was planned to be bigger. Richmond stalking. Today's stalking post proudly brought to you by DTI reader Andrea.
(Ha! Another stalking addict!) Industrial brick facade morphs into stylish inner city oasis. The Contemporary Hillside House by SB Architects « Luxury Furniture, Property, Travel & Interior Design. The Contemporary Hillside House by SB Architects Designed by San Francisco-based SB Architects, an international firm well-known for the design of site-sensitive resort and mixed-use projects around the world, and built by well-known green builder McDonald Construction & Development, this home is a statement of what is possible combining “high design with high sustainability.”
Nestled in the hills of Mill Valley, California, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, Hillside House has just received certification as the first LEED for Homes Platinum custom home in Marin County, and one of only a handful in Northern California. Photograpghy by Mariko Reed. The four-story home – clad with beautiful, sustainable Western Red Cedar siding – is set on a steep hillside site that provides for a very vertical design with living and private zones situated on multiple separate floors. Warehouse stalking. Pages Search. Jasmine's Cove, Estate of the Day. Natural Pools or Swimming Ponds.
Natural Pools or Natural Swimming Ponds (NSPs) Let nature clean the water...
Chemical-free water garden and swimming pool. The plant portion, or regeneration zone, is separated from the swimming area by the wall seen a few inches below the water’s surface. www.naturalswimmingpools.com The pools have skimmers and pumps that circulate the water through the regeneration zone and back into the swimming area. The aquatic plants filter out contaminants and use nutrients from the water as food which helps prevent algae.
Then rocks, such as granite river rock or haydite, to which friendly bacteria attach, act as biological filters. Haikou Tower by Henn Architekten. HENN have won a competition to design a 450-metre tower for Haikou in China.
The tower forms part of a masterplan for the new business district that will include ten towers of between 150 and 450 metres. Another Way To Hide The Bed: Put It In A Box. We often show ingenious ways of hiding the bed . French architects Emmanuel Combarel Dominique Marrec offer a new one: turn it into a sculptural element, in this case a box hanging from the ceiling.
Watch Video: World's Greenest Homes From the other side, it is a short step up from the existing mezzanine. Nice idea if you have the ceiling height. The architects write: Muziekstudio vermomd als houtstapel. Hot Froot Deel op Facebook.
Architecture. Redneck Home Remodels. Everyone has their dream home but because the expense often outweighs the reality, we work with what we have and remodel piece by piece.
Even with this more frugal approach, it can be costly; therefore, the list below is an inspirational group of visionaries that have taken their remodeling into their own hands, showing us how to save a buck in the process. (We thought we’d change things up a bit today and present some home renovations you might not be doing in the near future. Here they are, presented by us here at BuildDirect) 1. Adding Additional Rooms. CONTEMPORIST. Contemporary Minimalism Meets Historical Asceticism. Contemporary minimalism usually describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art, where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features.
Modern Eye Candy: Habitat Architecture. Today’s eye candy comes courtesy of Minneapolis-based firm, Habitat Architecture.
They’re definitely working on large-scale residential homes in styles that are probably more traditional than modern, but that’s where their charm comes in; they’re traditional spaces have a modern feel in terms of elements, overall-feel and more. Studio House Design - House Design ,Architecture, and Interior Design. Small house plans, designs, modular, prefab, modern, solar @ smallhousestyle. Homes. Small Apartment Defined by Refinement and Functionality. Welcome to an exceptionally well planed small apartment characterized by refinement and a wonderful color display.
Having a living surface of only 42 square meters, this one-room crib is full of inspiring decorating ideas. A small hallway leads the way to a beautiful living room which can elegantly transform into a bedroom as well. White walls contrast the sporadic color but effective additions, creating a lovely visual effect. A sofa with armchairs, a practical LCD unit and two large windows make up the small living room, the core of the apartment.
Balinese Retreat. Dominating the Pantai Jasi coast, and set amid a coconut plantation right at the water’s edge, the property is modeled on the royal residences of the Minang people of Sumatra, and built entirely from recycled timber. The compound and it is a compound on 6 acres, consists of an open-air living/dining pavilion and three enclosed bedroom suites—all elevated on poles and topped with soaring thatched roofs made from locally grown grass. Interior designer and environmentalist Linda Garland created this oceanfront retreat for film director Rob Cohen of The Fast and the Furious fame. Looks like modern Balinese to me. Tiny victorian cottage « Sharona Design.
Fernanda Marques Greenery-Topped Brazilian Loft is a Paragon of Luxury... Fernanda Marques has an incredible knack for creating warm, luxurious lofts in Brazil that are also paragons of green architecture. Clad and finished with recycled wood, this contemporary space fuses natural materials such as tree trunks and vines with stainless steel and glass in order to establish its harmony with nature. Featuring a breezy open plan and floor-to-ceiling windows that flood it with natural light during the day, this beautiful São Paulo home manages to maintain a low carbon footprint. Innovative Apartment in Hong Kong. Gary Chang, a talented architect from Hong Kong, has equipped his tiny 330 square foot apartment with a sliding wall system that allows him to create 24 different room configurations. As the suspended wall units are shifted around, the apartment transforms into a kitchen, library, laundry room, dressing room, an enclosed dining area or a lounge with a hammock.
[images via AFP, NT] Also check out: Modern Studio Apartment in New York.