Redmond House – Nils Finne
Redmond WA USA – Nils Finne Photography: Benjamin Benschneider Credit must always go to the tradesmen when you see quality work. But often that end result is the vision of the owners and the architects and/or designers on the project. Our experience is that architects usually have an ‘A’ list of trades that they like to […]
Shevlin Commons Meadow Modern
Portland, Oregon – Scott Gilbride/Architect Inc. Built area: 2,800 sf Completion Year: 2005 Photography: Simone Paddock 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 liked this project, you will also like […]
Fishing Ranch
Crested Butte, Colorado – Coburn Development Built area: 2,100 square feet 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 liked this project, you will also like viewing …
Bay Lake Cabin
Bay Lake, Minnesota – Albertsson Hansen Architecture, Ltd Year built: 1930’s Year renovated: 2013 Photography: Scott Amundson It’s always a tough decision – demolish or rebuild. The plain truth is that it costs around twice the cost per square foot to renovate than it does to do a new build. But there […]
The Blanco River House – factory built and loving it!
Blanco County Texas USA – MA Modular Built area: 129 m2 + deck of 52 m2 (1,393 sq ft + deck of 560 sq ft) When we did a recent feature on modular and prefabricated housing, member Lynn Dufour commented: “Pre-fabs have come a LONG way since I was part of the crew building em […]
The Ford House – Ma Modular
Austin Texas USA – Ma Modular Built area: 143 m2 + deck of 46 m2 (1,540 sq ft + deck of 500 sq ft) Two modules/Three bedrooms/Two bathrooms MA is part of the Austin TX based design and build group, KRDB. As a specialist division MA is focussed on bringing quality accommodation down to the lowest possible costs with […]
Modular homes ain’t what they used to be!
No, indeed! Modular homes are much, much better and have a very bright future. The ‘trailer park’ image of the past simply doesn’t fit with the smart, modern new modular homes being produced in Europe, Asia, North America, Australia and New Zealand today. Being ‘factory built’ doesn’t mean that today’s modular homes all come out […]
Water-Cooled House
Bukit Timah, Singapore – Wallflower Architecture + Design Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Albert Lim At an elevation of 537 feet, Bukit Timah is the highest point in Singapore and this home sits right at the crown. The views are extensive and the elevation ensures a constant breeze. That breeze is used to water cool the […]
Tresarca – a desert oasis
Las Vegas, NV – assemblageSTUDIO Built area: 8,000 sq. ft. (741 m2) Completion Year: 2011 Photographs: Bill Timmerman, Zack Hussain When most people think of Nevada, they picture Las Vegas with its glitz and glamour, desperation and forlornness. In fact, most of the 40 million visitors who get to Las Vegas each year see little […]
The Integral House
Toronto, Canada – Shim-Sutcliffe Architects Built area: 18,000 sq. ft. Completion Year: 2009 It has a floor area of 18,000 sq. ft., overlooks a ravine, 4 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, an indoor and outdoor pool, a spa, a blown glass staircase, an elevator, and a concert hall that could seat 150. It was also a family […]