Dream Homes
This mountain home is located in a historic village at Sugarbowl and is designed by John Maniscalco Architecture. The modern architectural design is driven by the site’s location and corresponding environment. The cedar-clad house sits on top of a concrete plinth so that the home rises above the winter snow threshold. The warm wooden volume contains the sleeping areas, boot room, and service spaces, with expansive views toward the snow and pine tree-covered landscape.
Posted by Allison Lane at 1 September, 2010
It says a lot when a design project takes your breath away, even with a gorgeous backdrop such as the rolling hills and canyons of Calabasas, California. Yet the Lima Residence designed and constructed by Abramson Teiger Architects has achieved just that.
Posted by Dana Pruskowski at 31 August, 2010
This lovely one-story modern dream home is set on a picturesque mid-western grange in Casper, Wyoming. Designed by Abramson Teiger Architects, the Krmpotich Residence is made for a family of four with two separate wings, one for the bedrooms and the other for the public living spaces.
Posted by Allison Lane at 30 August, 2010
There’s something futuristic about the Villa A house. Its flat cantilever roof structure juts out over the home like skewed tiles, providing shade and protection for the floor to ceiling windows. Built with a steel beamed grid structure roof and aluminium cladding, the overhanging cantilevers allow the residents to escape the beating summer sun but still trap the heat emitted from the low hanging winter rays. This natural energy efficiency is coupled with a recuperator underground and sun collectors in the roof, making this a certifiably green building by European standards.
Posted by Lauren Proctor at 29 August, 2010
Talented Tamizo Architects Group designed the modern interior of the above home in the eastern Poland town of Łubki. The contemporary interior design is similar to other interior jobs by the firm, as Tamizo has a distinct, yet refined interior décor aesthetic.
Posted by Allison Lane at 28 August, 2010
The Avenel House is the picturesque epitome of performance based design. If it were a car you might call it the perfect fusion between a Maserati and a Prius. After all, this home is strong, lavish and elegant. It’s luxurious, striking and modern, the illustration of innovation. For every luxurious element of the home though, Paul Morgan Architects has managed to find a way to pay homage to its rural surroundings.
Posted by Lauren Proctor at 27 August, 2010
There are few sharp corners in Graft’s Beijing Chateau. Instead everything flows in sweeping curves and unconventional plays on the imagination. The careful construction and incredibly modern approach to walls and space give a grand impression of ideas that flow forever and the kind of interior that constantly surprises, but always in a subtle, welcoming way.
Posted by Lauren Proctor at 26 August, 2010
Thoughts of concrete often bring to mind sidewalks and foundations. Occasionally we hear about concrete counter spaces or concrete sinks, but to think of a home made entirely of concrete is a totally different story. The Sao Paolo based Leme House boasts exactly that. It’s interior and exterior design is made almost entirely of concrete, creating a neutral feel that’s slightly industrial but also sophisticated and modern.
Posted by Lauren Proctor at 25 August, 2010
The Paz y Comedias House by the Ramon Esteve Studio of Architecture is like a modern day castle. Its huge contention walls are built of red stone excavated from the immediate lot where the house is built, creating a solid edifice with a tectonic feel.
Posted by Lauren Proctor at 24 August, 2010
Home away from homes are the best, especially when they resemble that of the breathtaking rustic retreat created by Canadian architects Blouin Tardif Architecture. The mountain chalet plan, located in the forest town of Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada takes advantage of its privileged landscape without a doubt. The use of floor-to-ceiling windows allows for waves of natural light to flood in, revealing the open-concept, two-story living area.
Posted by Dana Pruskowski at 23 August, 2010
