Million Lake House in Lake Tahoe by Mark Dziewulski Architect Lake Tahoe, Nevada is among the most sought after destinations for dream homes. The beautiful views of the large freshwater lake located in the Sierra Nevada make Tahoe the perfect get away destination. There are quite a few waterfront properties lining the lake, few as breathtaking as ‘The Lake House’ designed by San Francisco based studio Mark Dziewulski Architect. This monstrous home covers over 8,694 square feet of contemporary beauty that includes 5 floors, four bedrooms, four bathrooms, six level glass stairwell, and of course a glass elevator to make accessing your desired floor a breeze.
Playhouse by Aboday A spiralling concrete slide connects the kitchen and child's bedroom of this family house near Jakarta designed by Indonesian architects Aboday and photographed by Happy Lim. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. Play House is part of a gated cluster of 120 residences in Bumi Serpong Damai, Tangerang. Apart from three enclosed bedrooms the interior is an open-plan space with whitewashed walls and exposed ten-metre concrete ceilings. An open staircase sits between the library and living area on the ground floor and leads up to a gallery on the first. The two-storey house has an exposed concrete exterior covered in part by climbing plants, and punctuated by slit windows and ceiling-height glazing. The house has a large thermal mass due to its concrete construction, relying on natural ventilation and shading, heat-resistant finishes, and a forty-millimeter wall cavity to prevent overheating during the summer. Click above for larger image
Ribbon Vacation House by G2 Estudio The Ribbon mountainside house was designed by Argentinian architects G2 Estudio. Located in San Carlos de Bariloche, Patagonia in Argentina, the construction of the residence (4,300 sq ft) was ordered by two families living in Tahiti, who wanted a vacation residence with a wide integrated space for leisure and recreation and all the necessary equipment to a holiday house. According to the architects, “the initial idea comes from the juxtaposition of volumes, each containing different functions, on one hand the social life and in the others the private life. To get the artistic expression and for reach the limits of the materials, the work was performed with two different systems that can reflect the idea of the project. active area such as San Carlos de Bariloche, along with the stone as a heavy and rustic material in dialog with the nearly mountains. lightness. between the expression of forms, textures and visuals. Photos by: Laila Sartoni Source: ArchDaily
Moshe Safdie: Singapore Garden & House December 20th, 2011 The Japanese architect Ryue Nishizawa designed this “Garden & House” in Tokyo on a very small lot of just 8 x 4 m. It doesn’t really have a facade or walls: vases, planters, concrete benches, plexiglass railings, full-height windows and curtains form the boundary between inside and outside. I’m baffled. Photos by Iwan Baan. found at DOMUS
Canopy Living: The Ultimate Tree House Dec 1, 2009 There’s the tree house your Dad built for you in the backyard, and then there’s the tree house Robert Harvey Oshatz built in the forests of Portland, Oregon. Designed in 1997 and completed in 2004, the Wilkinson Residence is in perfect harmony with its surroundings. Description from the architect: Robert Harvey Oshatz A lover of music, the client wanted a house that not only became part of the natural landscape but also addressed the flow of music. Project Details - Project Name: Wilkinson Residence - Site Location: Portland, Oregon, USA - Architect: Robert Harvey Oshatz - Project Type: Residential - Client: Roy Wilkinson - Site Area: 2200 square meters (23,680 sq. ft) - Built-up Area: 480 square meters (5,162 sq. ft) - Designed in 1997, construction completed in 2004
England's First Passive House is a Vaulted Green-Roofed Wonder The home’s 20-meter roof span was built using timbrel vault construction, a classical building technique that has been largely forgotten since the onset of modern high-strength materials. The roof features a layer of 26,000 locally handmade clay tiles mortared together to make a supporting web. A green roof was applied on top to help regulate the home’s interior temperature, and the home’s rounded shape reduces exterior surface area which in turn saves energy. The house received an A-A rating on its Energy Performance Certificate (EPCs) and it is also on its way to becoming the first certified Passive House in England. New technologies compliment the old to provide the 3000 square-foot home with an extremely energy-efficient shell. Triple-pane windows to the south help heat the internal thermal mass and a first-of-its-kind vacuum exterior door offers the equivalent of 20 inches of foam insulation.
Small House has the footprint of an average sized bedroom - Images 'Small House' is Unemeri Architects' solution to living functionally on a block of land that is smaller than the average sized bedroom Image Gallery (13 images) This incredible 4 x 4 meter (13 x 13 foot) family home pushes architectural boundaries outside of the box. Situated in the highly dense and populated city of Tokyo, "Small House" is Unemeri Architects' solution to living functionally on a block of land that is smaller than the average-sized bedroom. Spread over four levels, this residential building features two bedrooms, open living and dining room, bathroom and rooftop terrace. View all With a height of 9 meters (29.5 feet), the building is a modern day tower, with each floor being joined by a continuous spiral staircase. Space around the building's perimeter allows natural light to stream through the rooms on each level, and also creates the illusion of open space. Overall, Unemeri's Small House is a clever use of space and design that provides small living to the max.
10 Mouth Watering Architectural Home Designs Today we present to you the second installment of our Architectural Home Design. In this collection you will find beautiful exterior and interior house designs. All the home are very expensive, so unless you can afford it you will probably drool all over the keyboard. Anyhow we hope you like this roundup, and would like to know if you could only choose one of these to live in, which would it be? Personally I would choose number 3, the view of the city is just amazing! 1. 2. 3. 9362 Nightingale Drive Project type: Interiors Location:California, USA Architect(s):Unknown Photographer:Unlimited Style Website:www.unlimitedstylerealestate.com 4. 8400 Grand View Drive Project type: Residential Location:Hollywood Hills, LA Architect(s):Unknown Website: www.laclassicestates.com Price: $4,950.000 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
13 Repurposed Dwellings | Herald Daily Nov 11, 2009 Posted on Nov 11, 2009 | 11 comments 13 Repurposed Dwellings This article is courtesy of Castelblanco.com, Los Angeles Housing Attorneys . There is no denying the movement toward living green and the increased popularity of re-purposed goods. Interior decorators everywhere are embracing the art of recycling rubbish to beautify the homestead and add a unique rustic flare – but why limit this to interiors? Below is a group of one-of-a-kind homes that have been re-purposed from the outside-in: Shipping Containers ( source ) One well-known, largest wastes of space are massive shipping containers. Train Cars ( source ) One of the most widely-adopted practices in re-purposed housing is the transformation of old rail cars into modern living spaces. Abandoned Warehouses If you’ve ever taken a walk through a major city’s industrial area, you’re sure to have found an abandoned warehouse – a lot of open space gone to waste. Fire Towers Water Towers Yachts on Land The Barn Grain Silos Airplanes
Modular home comes delivered in a 10 foot box and is assembled “like an IKEA house” House Arc is a prefabricated off-the-grid housing solution that facilitates compact living Image Gallery (20 images) House Arc, by Bellomo Architects, is a prefabricated off-the-grid housing solution that facilitates compact living. The project was originally designed as an environmentally sensitive and affordable method of housing that is not only functional but also attractive to the eye. View all The House Arc is designed to be flat-packed and shipped in a remarkably small box that measures 4 x 10 x 3 feet (1.2 x 3 x .95 meters). Optional additions to further enhance the sustainability of House Arc include the installation of solar photovoltaic panels and insulation that can be added between panels. Whilst the House Arc would make an attractive backyard retreat, the lightweight and easy-to-construct house could also function as an emergency shelter. We just hope that they will drop the US$65,000 price tag for such a noble cause! Sources: Bellomo Architects, Bike Arc About the Author
Dream Homes : Vastu House by Khosla Associates Architecture | ChicTip.com - Interior Design Blog -Interior Design Ideas, Tips & Inspiration In keeping with the clients desire for a strictly Vastu compliant house, the placement of spaces in the house are in synch with the plan of the Vastu Purusha Mandala (the ancient Indian science of orientation and placement). Thus apart from positioning the main areas of the house according to the elements – Master bedroom in the Earth zone (SW), kitchen in the Fire zone (SE), and the pool and entrance in the Water zone and Air zones (N and NE), – even positions of doors, the direction of the stairs, location of beds, wardrobes and desks and the positions of the wc’s in the bathrooms had to be in accordance with the correct energy flows. In all other respects however, the clients gave us complete aesthetic freedom. The biggest challenge while designing the house was to arrive at a visually appealing piece of architecture from a rigid program that dictated the specific locations of various spaces. The house has two entrances.
$7 Million Residence in San Francisco by John Maniscalco Architecture By Eric • Apr 9, 2011 • Selected Work The Russian Hill Residence was designed by John Maniscalco Architecture and is located in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood. This 5,800 square foot LEED Platinum home features three bedrooms, 5 full baths, three gas fireplace, two gas fire pits, one on the roof deck and one in the garden and an elevator to all floors. According to Sotheby’s, it’s “central, open-plan living area adapts easily to casual evenings or formal entertaining. Downstairs, an entertainment room opens onto a secluded garden with fountain and fire pit. On the roof, a deck with panoramic bay views adjoins a room with full bath that might welcome guests, house an au pair or serve as an in-home office.” Russian Hill Residence by John Maniscalco Architecture: “This new four-story home establishes an understated but dignified urban presence on an atypically wide San Francisco site. A transitional two-story glass-walled entry hall draws users to an airy and open living level.