Hot Rod House Design by Artist-Architect Tom Kundig

Known for daring designs that push the architecture envelope, Tom Kundig of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects made the most of a modest budget in his ultra-cool Hot Rod House. “The design relies on a single move – the insertion of a folded steel stair – to provide circulation while becoming a free-standing 3-D sculptural element,” according to the architect. The simple mechanics of an

House on Swain’s Lane in London, Overlooks a Cemetery

I always knew those Brits are wicked, but not like that. Apparently on Swain’s Lane in London, there’s a glass looking house designed by London-based architects Eldridge Smerin, which has a great view, (prepare!!!) over a cemetery. Other than the fact that there are dead people in the area the four-storey house is extremely modern with large windows and doors made of glass to enhance space.

C-2 House by Curiosity Inc

Here is another amazing project designed by Curiosoty Inc The house is located in Yamanashi, Japan, and was build in 2006. Enjoy the photos.

Geddes Residence Shines in West Vancouver

We’ve been covering wooden houses before, but we have something new for you today. Designed by Nigel Parish from the Canadian Architectural Design Studio Splyce, the Geddes Residence is a beautiful shining home with an irregular shape and view to the ocean, built in West Vancouver and surrounded by a very carefully planned scenery. The Geddes Residence is special on the upper level where an

Nouveau Riche Progam

People will always try to find way to make money. I think that modern man has a great desire to become wealthy. It is because money allows us to be free from having a regular type of job. We do not have to live just to work to pay the bills. We can be free to create and do things that are exciting and fun. The way we define ourselves is usually through our work. If you are not happy with your

Nouveau Riche money classes

I have had a lot of people ask me about the Nouveau Riche investment classes. I work in real estate so they figure that i know a lot of it. I was reading about Nouveau Riche and the classes that they offer and i got really interested. I examined the courses and took in the info. I was really impressed by what they were teaching people. It got me all motivated to get back with my real estate

Nouveau Riche

Did you ever hear Nouveau Riche? If the answer so, I will explain about this new multi level marketing plan. Nouveaurized is a new blog featuring dozens of success stories from alumni students of the popular real estate investment college, Nouveau Riche University. Do you think of Nouveau Riche Scam I don’t think so, you will understand if you visit Nouveau Riche Scam. In there you can find proof

Conceiving A Floor Plan

Making a floor plan is the most important step in home decoration. It is very important to decide how you will arrange your furniture in the room, what are the limitations and other space constraints that you might face before placing out things and have an idea of how they would look beforehand. Since, moving furniture and rebuilding closets and making new windows cost a lot and is quite

Final Wooden House

Final Wooden House - Type: wooden bungalow - Location: Kumamura, Japan - Completion: 2008 Images and text by Sou Fujimoto Architects - Photographer: Iwan BaanI wanted to create an ultimate wooden architecture. I thought through this bungalow, which can be considered as a small and primitive house, it was possible to do a primitive and simultaneously new architecture. 350mm square profile cedar

Guest House Tokyo by KINO Architects

The Guest House KINO Architects projected, is located in a high-density residential area of Tokyo. The plot is only about 46 square meters. In Tokyo, this size of house in not rare, it’s called “small house”. KINO Architects have taken the old family-house dream and adjusted it to today’s one-person’s house reality. They built a small apartment with a basement floor, loft and first floor for the

Christmas accessories to decorate home interior

Christmas celebration was just celebrated every time gazed at the year end, but many plans that a long time ago could be prepared. One of them was to decorate the house in accordance with the Christmas theme. In torque that was exact for you gathered with the family and dearest people, the atmosphere arrangement that was comfortable and cheerful will to the interior of the dwelling cause the deep

The North Wall by Haworth Tompkins

The North Wall, designed by Haworth Tompkins, is a new arts center for St. Edwards School in Oxford that incorporates a visual arts gallery, dance studio and theatre. The buildings, which forms part of the boundary between the school campus and the street, comprises a flexible 250 seat courtyard theatre, a fully equipped drama studio, a dance studio and a visual arts gallery, along with full

Arch Daily Sports & Culture Centre byDorte Mandrup + b&k brandlhuber & co

Architect: Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter Aps + b&k brandlhuber & coLocation: Copenhagen, DenmarkProject Year: 2006Project team: Dorte Mandrup, Anders Brink, Lars Lindeberg, Jesper Henriksson, Arno Brandlhuber, Asterios Agkathidis, Markus Emde, Jochen Kremer, Martin Kraushaar, Sarah BreidertClient: Copenhagen Municipality / LOA(Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities)Engineer: Jørgen

White Cave by Takao Shiotsuka Atelier

Architects: Takao Shiotsuka AtelierLocation: Oita, JapanClient: Private Project year: 2006-2007Site area: 419 sqmConstructed area: 132.6 sqmContractor: Hokoku Co. LtdPhotographs: Toshiyuki YANO (Nacasa & Partners Inc.,) The house is built on a hill looking down at a town area. The site’s shape has an irregular form. There is a height difference of 2m in the site. The north side is adjacent to

Organic Wooden House on Seattle’s Skyline by Pb Elemental Architecture

Seattle’s Pb Elemental Architecture is putting an organic notch on the city’s concrete skyline. The Dang Residence is a two-storey private wooden house of 3,600 sq. ft., clad in naturally beautiful cedar. Interiors are divided into a series of modern loft-style living spaces, including three bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a media room and a study. The upper and lower levels are connected by a sky-lit

Exotic Wood Home in Seattle by Pb Elemental Architecture

Dressed to the nines is nature’s finest, this contemporary wood home by Pb Elemental Architecture stands tall among its Seattle surroundings. The exotic Norman Residence is a sleek-looking single-family home clad in three main materials – cedar, glass and hardipanel – which form this natural architectural wonder of 2,647 sq. ft. This modern design occupies a small footprint, but its strong

Modern Glass House in London Overlooking Historic Victorian Cemetery

You know what they say about people who live in glass houses – those fortunate folks get the best view. In the case of this magnificent, modern glass house by London-based architects Eldridge Smerin, the view is a peaceful one of the historic Victorian-era Highgate Cemetery in London, UK. Notable of this unique, contemporary design is the home’s two contrasting faced. The glazed facade of the

Italian Lake House by Marco Castelletti

This is truly an impressive Lake House set in Como, Italy. Designed by architect Marco Castelletti, the building incorporates a mix between the vertical design and the horizontal structure. The modern home is built on the slope of a hill with stairs leading up to the top, has an entrance hall that leads to the main hall which faces the lake and houses the living areas and bedrooms. The

Denpasar Residence in Bali

Not sure about you, but I’m much more into cozy and intimate properties with some green stuff in the area and maybe a pool, rather than large ones with lots of concrete and stuff. Why am I telling you all these? Check out the Denpasar Residence in Bali. Designed by GFAB Architects, this modest home is actually a mix between an older mansion and a newer building proving once again that old is not

W Hotel & Residences in New York

What is it that you expect from new residences or from newly built hotels? High class, isn’t it? Well, in Downtown New York on 123 Washington Street, a 57-storey tower designed by Gwathmey Siegel Architects is going to be built and should most likely meet the above criteria. Dubbed the W Hotel & Residences and with the help of interior designers from GRAFT, the hotel rooms and the flats are

Contemporary House in Japan by Curiosity Inc. - C-2

For curiosities and architectural oddities, the aptly names Curiosity Inc. delivers with some unique modern residential designs, like C-2 House in Yamanashi, Japan. This cool house design is characteristic for its contemporary facade which comes to a peak – literally and figuratively – with a unique shape. The home’s exterior carries a retro quality, clad in dark-stained cedar shakes and

Contemporary House in Amsterdam with Modern Vertical Garden

Beautifully blending architecture with nature, this contemporary house by Marc Koehler Architects was designed as a vertical garden in a concrete jungle. The house in IJburg, Amsterdam, features various spaces seemingly “carved out” from a “monolithic sculptural mass” in a series of open and private spaces, as described by the architect, which unifies all elements of this contemporary design –

Modern Sustainable Home in UK - Repurposing and Revitalizing the 1890s Railway Carriage

Like an animal adapts to its environment, so too does this modern repurposed rail carriage on Dungeness Beach in Kent, UK. Designed by architect Simon Conder, El Ray is a modern home designed to both blend into its sandy surroundings and weather their storms. The two-bedroom house is a restoration and reformation of a railway carriage circa 1890 sits at the heart of the home, now transformed into

Abu Dhabi’s Twin Eco Towers are LEED Platinum

As the world fights to take a grasp of the global financial situation, the Middle East churns out one big construction project after the other. The Leed Platinum Twin Eco Towers to be built in Abu Dhabi was revealed during Cityscape last week. The 23 storey building - supposedly known as the Eco Towers will be built with a Leed Platinum certification and is being structured by Connection Real

Lighthouse by Potton: First Net-Zero Carbon Self-Built Home

Do you remember the first zero-emission house that was released more than a year ago in UK? Today I hear that the same guys (the Brits) will get the first net-zero carbon house, that reaches the highest level of sustainability. Dubbed the Lighthouse, the highly eco-friendly house was designed by Potton and was meant to “encourage a way of living that is inherently ‘light’ on the world’s resources

Modern White Sea House

No, the Japanese are not only good with Sushi and electronics. Apparently they also have great designers and architects or at least that’s how I jump to conclusions after seeing thie modern white sea house. It was put up by Takao Shiotsuka Atelier in Japan and is a 237 sq m two-floors white buildng with a shape that spreads gently towards the sea. Painted in white, with extremely large windows

Kanno Museum by Atelier Hitoshi Abe

Located in a small town of Shiogama, Japan, with a view of the Pacific Ocean, Atelier Hitoshi Abe designed a private art museum intended to permanently display eight sculptures owned by the client. Rather than a white cube able to accommodate any type of exhibition, they aimed to design a unique landscape, and specific places for exhibiting each of the sculptures. Within the predetermined 10×

Modular home MoMo

The MoMo is a highly flexible, modular home concept. This modern prefab home can be adapted to the site conditions and the dwellers individual needs without compromising architectural or functional qualitiesDesigned by Swedish architect Thomas Lind, this modular home was planned with natural, high quality materials in mind, offering a healthy living environment including a green roof, a

Amazon Treehouse

I came across yet another tree house company called Amazon Treehouses and what I particularly love about their tree house design is that it’s magical, almost as if taken from a fairytale.An inspirational secluded haven you always dreamed of or an amazing focal point for your garden - Just let your imagination run wild and take it to a higher level, sort of speak. As I saw those treehouse

White Apartment / Parasite Studio

Architects: Parasite StudioLocation: Timisoara, RomaniaProject Team: Baldea Maja, Wneczel Attila, Toma ClaudiuProject year: 2007Constructed area: 150 sqmPhotographs: Andrei Margulescu & Magazine ArchitecturaThe apartment is located on the first floor of a building raised in the last century in the central area of Timisoara, within an area of protected buildings. From the first design sketches we

La Peña Multi-Sport Pavillion / Coll-Barreu Arquitectos

Architects: Coll-Barreu Arquitectos - Juan Coll-Barreu & Daniel Gutiérrez ZarzaLocation: Bilbao, SpainClient: Bilbao Council Project year: 2002-2003 Construction year: 2004-2006Constructed area: 10,350 sqmBudget: 5,663,020 EURO (US $7,7M)Contractor: UTE Albatros, OlábarriPhotographs: Aleix BaguéThe lot is a reduced and irregular piece of terrain, almost residual, that opens a way between the

House II in Aroeira by ARX

Architects: ARX PORTUGAL - José Mateus y Nuno MateusLocation: Caparica, PortugalProject team: Paulo Rocha, Stefano Riva, Andreia Tomé, Marco Roque Antunes, Pedro Sousa, Tânia Pedro Project year: 2000- 2003 Construction year: 2004- 2007Constructed area: 640 sqmStructure: SAFRE, Projectos e Estudos de Engenharia Lda.Photographs: Telmo MillerThis is the second project for the urbanization of the