A box in a box!
Tasmania, Australia – Misho + Associates Year built:   2011-2013 Photography:    Peter Whyte Photography The site is a low rise on a treed site on the Tasman Peninsula to the south-east of Hobart. The aspect is north with views out to Norfolk Bay. Tasmania sits in the Southern Ocean that often delivers cold, salty winds to the […]
Tucson Textures
Sonoran Desert, Tucson, Arizona – DUST Architects Built Area: 3,640 sq ft (337m2) Year: 2012 Photography: Jeff Goldberg/Esto, Bill Timmerman Nature still provides the best building materials as this rammed earth home demonstrates. Extensive use of texturing throughout the home adds to the drama of the desert location while careful positioning has protected the environment in which […]
Sonnenschiff… a solar village to work, rest and play!
Australia gets more sunshine than any other country on Earth. It is, and always has been a pioneer in solar energy developments. Yet it is Germany, not Australia, that leads the world in solar energy production. Sun Ship (Sonnenschiff) and the integated Solar Village (Solarsiedlung) in the city of Frieburg is a leading example […]
Passivhaus
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Earthship Homes
This home uses one of the world’s biggest waste problems as it’s basic building material. Can you guess what that is? The result is an incredibly strong, thermally stable home. BTW… it can also look fantastic as you can see here! The answer is tires! Lots of them! Â Which is a much better use than […]
House on Limekiln Line
Huron County, Ontario – Studio Moffitt Built area:Â Â Â 81Â sq. m2 Â (875 Sq. ft.) Land area: Â Â 10 hectares (25 acres) Year built:Â Â Â 2011 Photography:Â Â Â Â Gabriel Li and Shai Gil Having decided to abandon her urban lifestyle for a rural existence, the owner of this home took her time deciding what was really […]
Turf House – Sky
Kendram, Isle of Skye  Scotland  –  The Rural Design Company Built area:   90m2  (972 sq. ft.) Year built:   2012 Builder:   Donald Lamont Photography:     Nigel Rigden Awards:   The RIAS 2013 Award for Architecture Bleak, cold and barren, Scotland’s Isle of Skye remains one of the UK’s most […]
Castle Rock House
New Zealand – Herbst Architects Photography: Patrick Reynolds 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 viewing …
Carmel Valley Residence
Carmel Valley, California – Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects Project size:Â Â Â 4,399 sq. ft. Site size:Â Â Â 3.52 acres Photography:Â Â Â Matthew Millman Have you ever dreamed of leaving the urban life behind and starting a small B&B or guest house. Â The owners of this Carmel Valley home did and turned it to a reality. […]
Mona Vale House
Mona Vale, NSW – Choi Ropiha Photography: Brett Boardman Built area: 265 sqm Project Year: 2005 – 2008 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, you will also […]