The ZEB pilot house is a collaboration between Snøhetta and the research center on zero emission buildings, or ZEB. Based in the town of Larvik, Norway, this tilted house is not only a zero energy house, but a ‘plus house’. Meaning, it produces more energy than it consumes. With a distinctive sloped roof fitted with …
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Toronto architecture firm BORTOLOTTO designed a contemporary home in King City, Canada. Project description Just north of Toronto, Kings Cross is an idyllic rural community with rolling streets with architecturally distinct houses dating back to the 1960s. This new house sits low amid lush greenery, occupying the footprint of a previous house, but replacing it …
Williamson Chong Architects have designed the Blantyre house for a family in Toronto, Canada. Project description In Toronto, the Victorian working class neighbourboods provide average lot sizes of 20’ wide by 120’ long. While there is light available on each narrow end, the interior spaces are inevitably quite dark. The site for the Blantyre House presented …
Nitsche Arquitetos Associados designed this house in Iporanga, Brazil. From the architects Iporanga House is located in Iporanga, a condominium for summer houses on Sao Paulo’s coast, approximately 120km east from the capital. This condo is inside a very well preserved and protected area of the original Atlantic Rainforest. The exuberance of this native forest …
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Bark Design Architects designed the Maleny House on Australia’s Sunshine Coast. Project description The ‘Glass House Mountain House’ in Maleny, celebrates its site, perched on the edge of the remnant rim of the Glass House range, as well as the essence of its place – ‘sky and mountains’. Translated into a place of ‘glass and stone’ …
You might not realize it, but this house in Graceville, Australia was built from 31 shipping containers. The large freights are typically used to send goods overseas, but in this case they form a unique and modern living space. Todd Miller of the architecture firm ZeilgerBuild designed the three storey, 6,000 square-foot home whose backyard …
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Texas-based firm Poteet Architects, a company that strives to continue a sustainable revitalization of downtown San Antonio, developed this Container Guest House using an old blue storage container and some innovative design ideas. The large 8 by 40-foot interior has been converted from an old steel box into adorable lodging for guests. The modern concept …
House LS is a project completed by dmvA in Wemmel, Belgium. The project consists of a neat structure with a triangular-shaped roof, a spacious living room opening to the courtyard, a swimming pool and impressive green areas surrounding the dwelling. The outskirts of Brussels (including Wemmel) are well known for their green landscape. The upper …
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The floating house by dymitr malcew is a mobile structure that can transported to different locations. the project was based around the idea of minimally impacting its surroundings, while still offering an ‘out of the ordinary’ experience. Designed for paris-based developer h2orizon, specialists in floating structures, the unique retreat provides maximum visual connections to the …
Nic Owen Architects designed a renovation & extension to the rear of an existing house in Melbourne, Australia.