Stunning Architectural Project : The Queen Anne House by Blip Design
Designed by architect Jim Burton of Blip this recently built house is located in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood ... remodel with a two-pronged approach, and an affinity for two very different genres. This amazing house has 4 bedroom/3.5 bathroom, and 4322 sq.ft. is is currently for sale at $2.4 million [more...]
Date: 2008-09-25 17:49:14
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History at a 30 Second Glance
Interior designer Kelly Robson did this delicate architectural pen and ink sketch of The President's House in Philadelphia (click to enlarge) ... Association are good places to visit. Shown above is Irish-born architect James Hoban's White House design ... years.Often called "the first White House," the dwelling was owned by financier Robert Morris who [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 17:53:00
Mr. Architect' Pain
Dear Mr. Architect:Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need, so you should use your discretion ... your decision in detail.)Please take care that modern design practices and the latest materials are used ... home, particularly the 75-foot swimming pool. With careful engineering, I believe that you can design [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 09:06:00
Ackert Architecture’s Monier Residence
kimberly ackert, ackert architects, monier design commission, monier house, sustainable architecture, wind turbine, solar water heaters, ... for the “Monier Design Competition” in Australia. Nestled amid idyllic green environs in Perth, the warm wooden structure features an earthy modern aesthetic and utilizes a variety of sustainable [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 00:04:02
M house / Architecture W
Architects: Architecture W Location: Nagoya, Japan Project Team: Michel Weenick, Yukiko Iwanaga, Brian White Client: ... the design of the house. A hybrid structural system made up of simple reinforced concrete, concrete ... of the house - allow the design to accommodate a variety of site and program conditions while also [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 19:00:43
Renting a piece of mid-century modernism
You can live like the Rat Pack -- if you are willing to shell out anywhere from $300 to $2,600 a night ... that helped revolutionize the way Americans lived and played. Out went stuffy Victorian parlors; in came ... three-bedroom house designed by local architect William Cody in 1964 has a demure flat-roof-and-steel [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 19:11:56
Fennell Floating House
With the icebergs melting and the oceans water levels increasing I’d sure be interested in living in a floating house. Architect Robert Harvey Oshatz has done his best to design this modern Fennell House. Completed in 2004 the spectacular wooden house features a facade that resembles with the shapes and curves [more...]
Date: 2008-09-06 10:25:11
Meta MoCo This Week
This week's MoCo picks. + Brad Pitt's Make it Right houses in New Orleans get built at TreeHugger ... . "13 of the world's top architects were commissioned to design green, sustainable houses and is building 150 of them.". modern_modular_the_shed.jpg + The Collins and Turner Bombala Farmhouse [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 20:19:06
Charles Pictet Architecte
Charles Pictet Architecte designed this house in Frontenex, France as an addition to an original building. I love how the new structure is visually integrated into the old through the use [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 17:57:00
Justice House
This is very dope, French architect and designer Planda takes you from design to implementation of his ‘Justice House’. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 20:14:23
Elegance In My Home…
Marilyn and Rohith Dissanayaka built their home in Mirihana in the close vicinity of the busy town of Nugegoda. Chartered Architect Hiranthi Velendaawa of H.W. Architects, designed their home making ... of the Mirihana Junction, the house is quite protected from dust and traffic sounds due to its own design [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 10:14:00
Music Notes: January 13, 2008
Wintersleep adds UK dates; Europe to follow. MySpace Raveonettes announce Lust Lust Lust follow-up. Paste Bon Iver releases MP3 for Blood Bank EP. Jagjaguwar Sonic Youth in final stages of recording new album. NME Pavement could reform for Coachella 2009. NME The Replacements too. Spacelab Talk about house music: Architects design a home [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 10:09:11
Deconstructing the Lincoln Memorial Reflection Pool
What a concert yesterday. I don't ever remember watching an outside concert for the inauguration. I guess we have had them before ... . When Pierre L'Enfant drew up a plan for a city 10-miles square and centered on the Congress House ... was sited by the McMillan Commission and designed by architect Henry Bacon. Construction [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 13:48:00
From The People Person Who Brought You Green Tea In The Park
However subtle, we’re suckers for Japanese influenced design elements ... . And wooded lots, mid-century modern, and a little bit of history too: “This Contemporary unique mid-century home was designed by the architect of the Japanese Tea House in Golden Gate ... [more...]
Date: 2008-08-26 15:24:38
Is Home Design Going To Change Now?
Readers suggested a topic on post bubble housing. “Is home design going to change now? Cheaper homes built in factories and assembled at the site? ... sense - building to maximize natural light and prevailing air patterns, for example.” “The question is, will architects, developers and contractors utilize energy-efficient design? Will municipalities [more...]
Date: 2008-06-07 14:53:35
Maison De La Lumiere in Bologna, Italy
Maison De La Lumiere in Bologna, Italy December 08th, 2008 | Category: Furniture Whole Italy is filled with a stunningly beautiful old Mediterranean architectural style, but not the house you’re about to see. Designed by architect Duilio Damilano, Maison [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 10:05:25
Romero house / at103
Architects: at103 / Julio Amezcua + Francisco Pardo Location: Queretaro, Mexico Project Team: Jorge Vazquez, Arturo Peniche Constructed Area: ... The proposal responds to an specific program for a 4 members family. The design is developed ... the house, considering the use of materials and the program that each box contains. The stone [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 18:00:00
Contour Mountain Home Design Plans
Built on the light sloping highland, this house designed dynamic ... Architects. Post from: Architectural Media | Home Decor Ideas [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 00:40:57
ArchiCentral for architects and admirers alike
I just love watch designs of buildings and houses, don’t you? ... in high school. Nevertheless, that does not stop me from ogling the designs of structures. I cannot ... , or perhaps like this apartment-style house I came across that looked like the bathroom was on the patio [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 04:46:53
Arkhefield’s Bahaman Eco-Shed Down Under
couran point house, arkhefield, brisbane architects, sustainable building, australia green residence, australia eco house, australia eco residence, ... on exotic islands. The resulting design stands out as a modern, sustainable interpretation ... south stradbroke island green house When they were first commissioned to create a “Bahaman” [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 16:30:44
Vivendelstien House in Norway
If you were to ask me what my dream home would look like, the answer would be modern, minimalist, ... if the Vivendelstien house in Norway is close to a beach or a mountain but I do know it’s close to what I would expect when it comes to interior design. Designed by Norwegian architect Tommie [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 15:02:41
Randolph Duke's Glam Pad In the Hollywood Hills
SELLER: Randolph DukeLOCATION: Fareholm Drive, Los Angeles, CAPRICE: $8,250,000SIZE: 3 bedrooms, 3 ... for the open plan and unabashedly modern manse, dubbed Open House by the architects, indicates ... Freddie, Your Mama has learned that dress designer Randolph Duke has put his Hollywood Hills house [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 16:30:00
$99K House Series: Good for Houston
Houston architect Carl Brunsting calls his $99K House Competition entry “A Good House ... in more quietly, with a natural, livable plan and appearance. The floor plan was designed ... bungalow to keep it dry from flooding and up for privacy from the street and to avoid long-term [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 17:03:00
Storybook Architecture
Mona Vale, Christchurch. Jan 2009. Ajr The Mona Vale Gatehouse (top image) is one of my favourite Christchurch houses ... for Frederick Waymouth in 1899-1900. Designed by Christchurch architect, J.C Maddison in the Arts & Crafts style, it sold to Annie Townend in 1905. It was she who renamed it Mona Vale – after her mother’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 18:00:00
It’s a Solar Panel AND A Wind Turbine! Hmm
Menir House began as Architect Andreas Angelidakis’ never-submitted entry for a design competition. The original proposal consisted of a rock-shaped house sitting under an umbrella on the beach. Recently, though he modified the umbrella part – now the house sits under an umbrella-shaped solar [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 00:45:21
Flex 1 Kitchen: Elegance Simplified By Strato Cucine
stratocucine-kitchen-flex-1 Modern architecture does not hesitate to try the unthinkable and the most fascinating of designs no matter what ... design house Strato Cucine follows along the same lines in modernistic and fashionable looks in creating their new line, the Flex 1 Kitchen. Architect Simone Micheli materialises Marco Gorini’s bold [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 14:52:28
Half Dose #55: Taipei Performing Arts Center
The following text and images are courtesy Vienna-based Architects ... as a single security point for the back of house. The design tries to achieve a marriage between ... merged into the design motif of a sound wave. The building's undulating roof is reminiscent [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:30:00
The Hillclimber House in LA
Up until now, I was dead sure houses can’t climb, but the talented people from Kovac Architects made me reconsider my position. In the Pacific Pallisades of Los Angeles, they managed to design a house with a contour ... accents and wood, they managed to create a refined minimalist but modern design with classic accents. It’ [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 21:36:52
Book Review: Exit-Architecture
Exit-Architecture: Design Between War and Peace (2008) by Stephan TrübySpringerPaperback, 113 pagesThe notion that architects design spaces ... for the reconstruction of a space in House of Commons to its pre-WWII state, even though it would [more...]
Date: 2008-10-25 23:30:00
George Residential by Matt Gibson
In Albert Park, Australia, architect Matt Gibson came up with a great design for George Residential, ... at the back end. Combined as a metaphorical bridge of history between the front and the rear, the house has a minimalist design with a huge livingroom with an LCD to spend some quality time, a beautiful wooden [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 10:55:05
Sydney Opera House Architect Jorn Utzon Dies, But Controversy and Troubles Continue
A sad story from over the long weekend, as it's been announced that Pritzker Prize winning architect, Jorn Utzon, ... , are said to be in dispute over the plans. "It's getting messed up (by other architects)," Jeppe Utzon told architectural webzine Building Design of the planned renovations. "It will be hard [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 10:00:59
1967 Modern House For Sale in Tewin
Do you remember the 1964 House For Sale in London that we scooped last week? Today we have another one ... . Designed and built in 1967 by architect Colin Huntley, this beautiful three-bedroom terrace house ... remodeling by STUDIO Blueboat who had the mission to make the living-room/dining-room larger and to move [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 11:50:20
Col. Heck’s Oakwood “Spec” Houses
Above is the Heck-Lee House in 1972. Below is a view taken last night ... Victorian houses lining the streets. I remember being intrigued by the three near-identical ... of houses at Jones and East Streets. Their distinctive design is attributed to his own architect, G.S.H. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 17:19:11
House of the Week - Neoclassical Transformation
When I created the post about French inspired renovations in Atlanta, it made me realize how few of my posts contain pictures of houses ... , and landscape design. I feel fortunate to live in Atlanta, a city that has so many beautiful homes and illustrious architects. Homes from Atlanta are frequently featured on the pages of the design [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 22:28:00
Elvis Presley's Palm Springs Home On The Market
Filed under: Estates Some names add cachet to a house years after they have moved on. Elvis Presley definitely falls into that category ... . Architect Albert Frey designed the Spanish-style stucco home which includes Presley's bedroom suite ... . Just last year Reno Fontana and his wife, Laura bought the home and announced plans to restore it and offer [more...]
Date: 2008-08-13 11:02:00
What a Zero-Energy Residence Looks Like
The Department of Energy at Cornell University prompts architects to design energy efficient homes via competition. In 2005, Zero Energy Design put together this zero-energy residence, called the Solar Decathlon House. According to Freshome, "The one bedroom, one bathroom home uses photovoltaic and thermal [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 14:40:28
The Old Dairy by Thomas De Cruz Architects
Thomas De Cruz Architects provided a contemporary design for the remodel of this Victorian home in south-west London ... the garden into the house and to flood the previously dingy Victorian interior with an abundance [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 11:03:08
Head North: Renzo Piano's Academy of Sciences Opening
A project that sister Curbed SF has dutifully been tracking, ... it the "crowning achievement of sustainable architecture," Inhabitat notes the project will house 38,000 ... feeling jealous, a reminder that more Piano designs for LA are forthcoming: The architect is doing [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 22:06:55
Before You Put Up That Daria Gate…
Dear former President George and Laura Bush: You may wish to check out Doug Newby’s 10240 Gaywood listing before you go to all the trouble of moving ... and the Hicks spread, classical mid-century modern design by architect Scott Lyons, a protege of O’Neil Ford. This home has 9902 square feet, a 3800 square foot guest house, pool, standing seam metal [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 18:51:58
My First Work: Victorian Home Addition Near USC
Date: 2008-12-30 19:17:26
Clerkenwell Apartment by David Chipperfield Architects
Date: 2008-11-12 13:44:42
360 Winnett: Demolition
After 5 years of living in a quaint post-war bungalow in Toronto, Jeremy Bell and his wife decided it was time for a larger, more modern and green house. This is Jeremy's next installment in the 360 Winnett Project ... have been spent daydreaming about the final design, working with our architect and coordinating [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 17:45:26
Wall of windows
I recently had the opportunity to tour a house that was just built in Brookhaven, one of the most beautiful parts of Atlanta ... has low ceilings (7'10"), but the architect and designer used a lot of floor to ceiling windows and an open floor plan to make the space feel expansive. Traditional Home, October 2008. Interior design [more...]
Date: 2008-11-08 19:30:00
Casa Nuaanarpoq
Casa Nuaanarpoq Alternative Powered house in Taos New Mexico by Peter Walker ... creativity, simplicity and reliable technology into our modern living spaces. During a video shoot ... harmoniously with their environment. Edge Architects designs celebrate creativity and enhance the quality [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 04:19:37
Madrona Live/Work Conversion by Tyler Engle Architects
From Tyler Engle Architects: A storefront from the early 1900’s, which had served as a drug store, soda fountain, ... with and extensive art collection. Creating the modern equivalent of a traditional courtyard house, the new design centers around a large skylight over the living and dining areas. A wood-clad service [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 11:29:58
New Direction Kitchen
If you ask me the direction I think green kitchen design should take over the next decade as it develops beyond the current formulaic “bamboo ... cabinet-apple green wall-concrete counter” stage, I would point you to this one in a house by the late Uruguayan architect Horacio Ravazzani in the beach resort of Punta del Este. For ... [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 16:17:24
Bigger Than A Breadbox And Much Cuter: weeHouses by Alchemy Architecture
weeHouses are super cute, efficiently designed, boxy, little shippable pre-fab homes by Alchemy Architecture. They make great vacation homes, second homes, work or office space, starter homes, even multiple housing developments. Run by Alchemy architects in St. Paul, Minn., weeHouse streamlines the entire process [more...]
Date: 2008-06-07 13:52:00
The Transforming Apartment: 24 Rooms In One
When viewing architect Gary Chang’s Hong Kong dwelling in any of it’s stationary modes, it looks like an ordinary modern studio apartment. But hidden behind the surface of the current room is a whole house worth of spaces. Compressed ... in: Architecture, Design, Home & Garden, Trends In Asia" Architecture, Design, Home & Garden, Trends [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 18:01:51
The Wayback Machine: Your Solar House
Before the word "solar" evoked images of flat PV panels stuck on rooftops, many architects already had a mind to use the sun to maximum advantage in their designs ... out of print, entitled Your Solar House. The large, illustration-heavy volume features forty-nine homes [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 23:26:08
An Affordable Shortcut To Designing Your Dream Home
You have likely been making mental notes for years ... plans from which a builder can work: 1.Hire an architect 2.Make alterations to an existing house plan ... does not come cheap. An economical compromise is to modify existing new house plans [more...]
Date: 2008-12-07 20:19:17
