Floating House
Ontario, Canada – MOS Architects Built area: 186 sqm Year built: 2005 Photography: Florian Holzherr Completed in 2005, this home, while fixed to the shore, literally floats on pontoons in the waters of Lake Huron, Canada. The project was done as a part of a master plan for the area. The location – a lake […]
The Redmond Treehouse
Redmond, Washington – Steve Rondel Architect Link: Not given.
Life in a Fishbowl
Roppongi (Tokyo) Japan – Mejiro Studios Built area: 87.5m2 (945 sq. ft.) This is definitely a home for very confident people. The entire focus of the home is the bathroom (or wash-room) as they are thought of in Japan. Fully walled in glass, the bathroom sits in the centre of the home which is itself, a single […]
Horizontal House – EASTERN Design Office
Hobbit Homes
The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy may have made the Hobbit Hole famous in recent years, but this style of building has been around for a long time. Here are just some examples. Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. You can also view the […]
Malator House – aka Tellytubby House
Druidston South-West Wales UK – Future Systems Built in 1998, this cutting-edge contemporary home won world-wide acclaim and has since become one of Wales’ architectural treasures. The basic design of Malator is very simple – it’s essentially one room, divided by prefabricated coloured pods. Externally, the ‘earth home’ melts into the surrounding landscape. Architectural critic, […]
