M4 House – Show Architect
Higashisonogi-gun Nagasaki Japan – Show Architect Year Built: 2013 Site area: 195.15 m2 Building envelope: 120.61 m2 Built area: 135.13 m2 Photography: Blitz STUDIO Toshihisa Ishii A gross site area of just 195 m2 (2,100 sf) would challenge most of us. The client wanted the design to […]
Off-the-Grid Strawbale Cabin
Nevada City, California – Arkin Tilt Architects Built area: 872 sq. ft. (81 m2) Photography: Eric Millette Off-the-grid in every sense, this home, is a great example of sustainability. Heating, cooling, all power and even the water are generated or pumped on-site. It’s a vacation home for a young, active family. From the architect: Located […]
Sea Ranch Residence
Sea Ranch, California – Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Built area: 1,030 sq. ft. house, 550 sq. ft. guest house (95 m2 + 51 m2) Year completed: 2007 Photography: David Wakely A pleasant mix of simplicity, atmosphere, timber hues and the view make this home a special place. The whole is further enhanced by the natural […]
Holick Sea Resort
Swedish Coast – Matts Ingman Architect Year built: 2010 Built area: 90 m2 (969 ft2) Photography: Jacob Nordström Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. You can also view the images as a slideshow if you prefer If you liked this project, you will also like […]
Cherry Blossom House
South Korea – TRU Architects Built area: 132 sqm Completion Year: 2013 Photography: Courtesy of TRU Architects We don’t seem to get the chance to feature many homes from South Korea. Maybe it’s because the architects are a bit shy??? But we like this farmhouse for it’s practicality and think you might enjoy it too! […]
PH House
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Estudio HMA Built Area: 126 m2 Exposed Area: 63 m2 Photography: Esteban Lobo Houses with multiple rows of identical floors sheltering different residents are common in the city of Buenos Aires. It is definitely a challenge for a designer to bring more light, air, and space into this form of housing. […]
Narrow Homes
Do you think you could live in a home this size? See for yourself by viewing our collection of narrow and small homes. Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. You can also view the images as a slideshow if you prefer 8-) If you […]
Curl Curl Beach House
Sydney, Australia – CplusC Architects Built area: 129 m2 (1,393 sq. ft.) Photography: Murray Fredericks & Simon Whitbread Curl Curl Beach started modern life as a holiday destination for Sydney’s residents. Located 18 kilometres north of the city centre, the journey involved a ferry trip from Sydney’s Circular Quay to Manly and then overland […]
Bamboo Passive in France
Val d’Oise, France – Karawitz Architecture Built area: 177 m2 (1,905 sq. ft.) Year built: 2009 Heating needs: 11kWh/m²a Photography: Hervé Abbadie and Karawitz Orientation can make or break any home! In the southern hemisphere, sound design principles dictate that a home should open to the north and be protected from the south. In the […]
The Mini-B
Seattle, WA – Joseph Giampietro Built area: 29 m2 (300 sq. ft.) Photography: Mini-B Passive House It may be small, but the Mini-B(ungalow) is a fully certified ‘passivhaus’. In common with all its brethren, it uses only around 10% of the energy of a comparatively sized, conventionally built home. The home was built to demonstrate […]