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A solar-powered luxury home blends into a Pacific Northwest landscape

When a client commissioned Seattle-based architectural practice Hoedemaker Pfeiffer to design their new solar-powered...

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Stellar views and a small footprint define this Tasmanian timber cabin

A small abode perched high on the eastern slopes of Tasmania’s Mount Wellington offers spectacular landscape...

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Stormwaters sweep beneath this coastal beach house raised above dunes

Rather than elevate this coastal beach home on stilts, New York-based Raad Studio sought a more natural method...

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Beautiful cedar-clad Bridge House crosses a ravine in Ontario

This elegant timber house bridges a ravine near the shores of Mary Lake in Port Sydney, Ontario. Architecture...

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Solar-powered home slides open to the Australian bush and ocean breezes

This lovely family home isn’t just minimalist in appearance—it also emphasizes minimal landscape impact. Australian...

House MM by Chris Collaris Architects, House MM Amsterdam, Amsterdam green renovation, black solar panels, blackened timber home, minimalist blackened timber architecture, passive solar home Amsterdam

Blackened timber cottage with solar replaces a decayed brick home

An old and decayed brick house north of Amsterdam has transformed into a modern solar-powered dwelling that stands...

Sleeve House, actual / office, charred wood, timber house, New York, timber, exposed concrete, glass walls, green architecture

Charred wood-clad Sleeve House is a home within a home

The traditional barn gets a brilliant reinterpretation in the modern charred wood-clad Sleeve House. Two elongated...

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Gorgeous modern home makes stunning use of recycled and salvaged materials

Architecture studio tenfiftyfive paired modern luxury with sustainable and nature-centric design in their design...

Till House by WMR Arquitectos, Casa Till by WMR Arquitectos, cliffside home, timber cliffside house, house on Chilean coast, Chilean coast cabin

Solar-powered cliffside home is a hidden retreat with stellar ocean views

This beautiful home is perched high on a cliff where no buildings have ever been built before. The Till House is...

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Disneyland mountain house is a modern interpretation of the vernacular architecture of Alsace

Merging contemporary design and traditional elements, the house, named Disneyland, reinterprets the regional vernacular....

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Architects add zen-like timber spa and gym to coastal Nova Scotia residence

Located on the edge of a wooded forest, the spa looks out over the dense tree line to the Nova Scotia coastline. The...

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Greenhouse-like extension keeps this minimalist timber home warm in winter

At only 78 square meters, the minimalist House in Shinkawa may be small, but it has the benefits of low construction...

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Beautiful green-roofed house blends into its leafy wooded environs

Entirely clad in vertical cedar slats of varying widths, the primarily single-family home is sited between a stream...

Alventosa Morell Arquitectes, Casa LLP, Casa LLP by Alventosa Morell Arquitectes, Passivhaus, timber house, green roof, Collserola Mountains, clerestory windows, south facing windows, timber, cross ventilation, retaining walls, cantilevered architecture

Bioclimatic green-roofed home boasts a low-energy footprint in Spain

The lightweight timber volume is supported atop a sloped site by two concrete retaining walls. Built to surpass...

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Low-energy Lake House is a chic summer getaway in Austria

Nicknamed the “black jewel on the lake,” the Lake House is clad in Okoume timber that’s either charred or...

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Prefab Parisian housing is clad in a double-skin timber facade to optimize solar shading

Tectône won the project bid in a 2011 design competition that specified wood as the primary structural material....

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Timber-louvered house maximizes privacy and light in rural Germany

From afar, the Timber House appears like identical side-by side homes, completely devoid of windows. The solid-looking...

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Life Style Koubou’s House In Itsuura is a timber treehouse-like home in Japan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4WN8VaKGBE The elongated house is perched on two organically formed supports....

Carbon House, Mjölk Architekti, timber home, timber house, Pyšely, timber facade, charred timber, charred timber plans, timber planks, natural light, whitewashed walls, exposed timber ceiling beams, timber ceiling beams,

Carbon House’s burnt wood facade is a playful reference to the clients’ love of cooking

Mjölk Architekti built the Carbon House for a couple named Katka and Honza, their three sons, and their pets....

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London Architects Transform an Old Cow Shed into a Stunning Timber-Framed Family Home

The architects decided to keep the six-foot-high brick perimeter walls of the building and combine the existing...

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Cantilevered Cedar-Clad Japanese House Lets Trees Grow Through its Frame

UID Architects designed +node with a subdued all-timber palette to help the light-filled structure blend into to...

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Exposed Timber Stackyard House Embraces an Energy Efficient Lifestyle with Passivhaus Standards

Split into two levels to negotiate a sloping site, the Stackyard House is set with an in-situ concrete base and...

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Nautical-Inspired Villa Resembles Contemporary Boat Docked on Land

Though Superform joined the two existing houses into a single timber-clad home, each individual house was renovated...

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FRPO Architects Weave Modern MO House Through a Spanish Forest

FRPO architects designed the site-specific structure by dividing the form of a conventional house into its component...

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Tiny Timber Fiscavaig House Rests on Stilts in an Ancient Scottish Landscape

In addition to its small footprint of 70 square meters, the small timber house on the western side of the Isle...

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Fantasy Timber House in Essex Will be Filled With Grayson Perry Artwork and Rented to Tourists

Living Architecture just unveiled the first images of its next installment in a series of iconic works of architecture...

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Coromandel Bach is a Protected Timber Beach House in New Zealand

Located near Coromandel, the simple bach for the Crosson Family was designed as a simple rectangular container....

Tutukaka House, Crosson Clarke Carnachan, vacation home, beach home, eco home, daylighting, moveable shutters, new zealand

Tutukaka Beach House Features Moveable Shutters To Bring In Natural Daylight

The Tutukaka House was designed by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects as a refuge for a busy family to use when...

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