Before being construction, the consumer and landscape designer walked the pathways, creating changes along the means, to make sure that each one had smart views and traversed the terrain comfortably. Connections to the positioning extend beyond the physical locations of the structures and out of doors areas to the choice of building and landscape materials that repeat the colours and textures indigenous to the world. native shale was used to clad the concrete wall, the landscape boulders were harvested from a close-by quarry, and also the over thirty,000 plants were contract-grown from native California seed.

In the guest house, became one of the most important inland from the structure, has a similar succulents with sea urchin, star fish, and corals are used to evoke a sense of stepping into a tidal pond or estuary, this is a very interesting thing in this home decorating. The result is an excellent collaborative relationship between client designers, architects and landscape, is a stunning fashion that respects the meaning of place and distinctive characteristics of the surrounding environment.

Photography by Steve Guntner, Benny Chan, and Joe Fletcher [Marmol Radziner]

On the ground floor of the house there is a block of houses stretching all the services, for circulation and external services to access their own, equipped with two private balconies overlooking the garden behind the house. On the second floor of the house are connected DIGA suite that opens to the main circulation to the terrace, and facing towards the lagoon. The main room to the front on the floor, making coverage for the car. A large window with views of the conservation area condo is a focal point of the suite. This building houses using bricks and cement material that looks natural for the external, used also for internal decoration, thus bringing the same elements of the facade into the house. By using the same materials, allowing the house to join the landscape. In addition to consideration of a good selection of furniture, providing a balance between rustic and contemporary design pieces and mixing elements with natural materials.

[Seferin Arquitectura]

Mother’s house is divided into public and private wings, the gallery overlooking the sculpture court. Public wing is a single volume divided by wrapping the roof, with a lower roof that creates an intimate dining room and screened porch, and then define the space above the front entrance and living room. Then the girls to the house consists of a roof plane perpendicular to the sail over the stone wall, and a box of oak glu-lam taught Portal frame with leather wrapped continuous louvers. Of the two buildings capable of abstract compositions created the planar material that defines the property as a series of internal and external yard space for the family. This house can be a fixed idea that contemporary home with nature, but it also makes the impression of the room setting the house a more spacious and open. With low maintenance into a profit advantages of this stone house.

[Leroy Street Studio] Photography by Paul Warchol and Charles Mayer

With the support of the design diagram, providing a way for the integration of users with the design process, thus providing a more real picture and liking. Home building design is based on the development of the relationship between interior and exterior, the space between the rooms autonomous, and the initial diagram that illustrates the relationship of each room. All the rooms reflect the desires of special needs that are tailored to the design. This can be seen from the dining room decor dimensioned with reference to the Persian carpet. Part of the house exterior walls are finished with a bright orage color, giving a picture of the home environment is bright and full of freshness.

Orange color of the house will look different and change color with the help of LED light in the evening. The use of LED light with different colors also decorate the entire interior, a mix of bright and fresh colors, giving nuance to the interior of the house. The use of LED light is maximized in this house, from interior to exterior. The use of full color LED lights also be an alternative to relieve the boredom, because you can easily change colors in an instant without having to change the base color. All elements have a beautiful touch of color, ranging from interior wall to the ceiling, but it also gets the stairs lighting touches that make the area a colorful staircase. This may be an idea for you to build a modern house full of color, you can develop your imagination to create something different in your home.

[Yazgan Design Architecture] Photography by Yunus Özkazanç and Kerem Yazgan

Has a geothermal pump, which keeps it warm in winter, and provide energy usage savings. In extreme climates homes are specifically designed to withstand both extremes of the temperature spectrum. Design houses are separated by main living area with living room wing, a guest strip that is designed, to be shut off from the rest of the house when empty, and set to low temperature when not in use. In addition, the two wings of the corner house to catch the best views of the river and create an entry page that is protected. The interior looks a lot simpler to use the main ingredient of wood furniture, but it is also combined with a more modern design.Balance Associates Architects for more detailed.

Photography by Steve Keating. Balance Associates Architects

Using lines and lighter volume than the conception of the facade, has a 3-dimensional composition and repartition of the cavity and the mass, which is understood throughout the building as a whole. In the same way to create a different internal spaces overlap, between the circulation and the living room, or between different levels. Dining room with double height, connecting the living room of the ground floor with mezzanine study and parent suite located on first floor. The interaction between the facade is equipped with a connection to the indoor and outside the room with green space, among others, there is a terrace, garden and pool. Vague boundaries between outdoor and indoor ranges, thanks to large glass openings.

There is a page out of the ground floor, which is located between the living room and dining room, which produces a very strong interpenetration between inside and outside, among other parts of the park with a pool that is connected by a wooden deck into the house. This page is surrounded by a veranda and is equipped with a velum is experienced, depending on whether the large sliding windows open or closed, because the outer space part of the garden, or as an indoor space to be part of the house. This is an energy-efficient homes, with large glass openings to maximize natural light to flood into the room. Good air circulation is also highly inter-related with the concept of a more open space. This house may be your idea to design energy-efficient modern homes, which is also the aspect of comfort.

[Steinmetz De Meyer Architects] Photography by Christof Weber

Entrance porch there at the end of the pool, which separates the public space to the left and the wing, while the private area and two bedrooms on the right. Floor plans created with decorations that are open, which contains a living room, kitchen and dining room that stretches along the terrace outside the center. Large expanses of glass facing south helps to dissolve the interior / exterior relationship while placing a more selective strategy of individual windows in the north dominated by dense, east and west walls that create privacy while temperature modulation. Decorations are open allows to view all directions, with a more spacious room, while also providing good air circulation.

Photography by Marc Bryan-Brown. Blaze Makoid Architecture

Overall design looks unique, with the idea of using a folded plane, and slightly raised above the ground, to further reinforce the design. It also creates a variety of inner and outer space that serves the function of normal occupancy. The building is made more open, with natural light is easy to enter and flood the room. You can feel at home because the folded structure of public open space plan which zone flows into private areas and vice versa. When looking at the wood on the outside, may be seen that this place is in the interior is made in the same material. In some parts of the window and a bathroom made from folded pieces of the plane as it helps to look at his form, and not get too hung up on the corner of the glass. Atrium Architects are also thinking about the thickness of the 660 cm plane, to make her look elegant and functional at the same time.

Photography by Anton Nadtochiy, Atrium Architects

This house has a rotating axis upward and produce space, and deliver the vision into a different direction, the front side, the garden beside the house and the street corner again. Circulation around the terrace at first floor contrives a succession of living space, which not only communicate with each other, but also related visually to the exterior of the porch. The terrace is designed to define the break between the volume of the house, with a first floor overhang is used as a shade room downstairs. This house was originally designed to accommodate a family with two small children, but in the foreseeable future, will be divided into two units. House structure and the distribution of circulation, as well as the position of the entrance and secured lift allows for privacy between parents and children in the future prospective.

[AGI Architects]

With the building program that is wide enough, each room is also set appropriately, the overall layout that can take advantage of the site along with its beauty. It is also highly customized to look after the needs of the homeowner desires, while also ensuring that the building is user friendly and functional as possible. The right color choice is also a very important thing, so that building does not look lost in their surroundings. Selected in accordance with this ever evolving characteristics of corten steel, earthy tones of pre-finished wood siding in gray / blue ‘Cape Cod, as well as other products such as slate and wood decking IPE. A whole host of other green strategies have been incorporated, including low-impact system loop geothermal heating horizontal lake, green house with a system of recycling gray water, solar orientation intentional, low flow plumbing fixtures, and local ingredients.

Sustainability House Features:

Program and Spatial Optimization.
Integration with the ‘Natural Assets’ of your Site and Terrain.
Site Specific View and Vista Optimization.
Passive Solar Heating.
Natural Ventilation and Passive Cooling.
Natural Daylighting.
High Performance Envelope Design.
Material Optimization and Modular Design.
Renewable Materials and Finishes.
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Non-toxic Materials and Finishes.
Advanced Geothermal Systems.
Radiant Heating.
Heat Recovery Ventilation.
Low Energy Lighting & Appliances.
Water Conserving Appliances & Fixtures.

[Altius Architecture]