Headwaters Camp
Big Sky South Central Montana  –  Dan Joseph Architect Site area:   22 acres  (8.9 hectares) Built Area:   1,800 sq. ft.  (167 m2) Year built:   2012 Builder:   Highline Partners Photography:   Audrey Hall Set on the edge in a series of man-made ponds, streams and falls designed by the lead […]
H-House – not just another letter…
Trosa, Sweden  –  Widjedal Racki Bergerhoff Built area:   240m2  (2,600 sf) Year built:   2006 Photography:    Åke E:son Lindman Concrete, corten steel and pine have been used to create this low-maintenance, ocean-side villa. The site, on an archipelago near Stockholm is very scenic but the environment is harsh and unforgiving. Summers are short […]
Off-the-Grid Strawbale Cabin
Nevada City, California – Arkin Tilt Architects Built area: 872 sq. ft. Â (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 […]
A French Resurrection
London, England – Blee Halligan Architects Photography: Sarah Blee In 1981, Londoners Anthony and Gillian Blee purchased the ultimate fixer-upper. The property in southwestern France was idyllic, but its old mill, built in 1822, and three flanking outbuildings had fallen into terrible disrepair. “We really wanted to capture the ruinous quality of this old building […]
Contained Desires
Nederland, Colorado – Studio HT Built Area: Â Â 1,500 sq. ft. (139 m2) Year Built: Â Â 2010 Photography: Braden Gunem How much space do we really need to live? Â How often do we discuss ‘needs vs wants’? Â This project questions the need for excessive space and instead challenges occupants to be efficient. Designed […]
Step Island Bach
Bay of Islands, New Zealand – Crosson, Clarke, Carnachan Architects Year: 2005 Photography: Patrick Reynolds This renovation and addition is on Motukawaiti, a privately owned island in the Cavalli group, just to the north of the New Zealand’s beautiful Bay of Islands. The project included the restoration of an existing turn-of-the-century cottage and the addition of […]
Shipwrecked!
Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand – Crosson, Clarke, Carnachan Architects Year: 2007 Photography: Patrick Reynolds Sitting a short distance from Auckland, facing west onto Bass Straight, the entrance to Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand has an unenviable record as the graveyard of ships and people. Many of these shipwrecks remain visible. This home overlooks the harbour entrance […]
Tula House Sits Lightly
Quadra Island, British Columbia – Patkau Architects Photography: James Dow and Patkau architects You’ll find this home set on a remote clifftop on Quadra Island, some six hours drive to the north of Vancouver. A home for two and the unofficial headquarters of the Tula Foundation, the home replaced an old, dilapidated cottage on the […]
Nannup House
 Nannup, Western Australia, Australia – Iredale Pedersen Hook Photography by Peter Bennets With a population of just 600 people, the town of Nannup lies 280 kilometres (175 miles) south of Perth. It’s accessed via a narrow, winding road which has been reflected in the zig-zag design of this vacation home. The site is also home […]
Casa Camino a Farellones
Santiago  Chile –  Bernado Valdes Site area:   7,000 m2  (75,600 sq. ft.) Built area:   230 m2  (2,484 sq. ft.) Year built:   2006 Located on the north side of the River Mapocho Valley foothills, this home focuses on the outlook and the client’s need to get away from city stressors and […]