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Thursday, July 14th, 2011
A straightforward Arts and Crafts house from around 1912 have been transformed into an amazing residence by the Satellite Architects from London. They are succesful to combine of modern forms, traditional materials and stealthy environmental measures into a faceted annex that contains a pool, double garage, new living room and master suite, all wrapped up [...]
Tags: 1912 Arts and Crafts house, covered entrance way, faceted annex design, Heatherlands House, long sweep roof house, Satellite Architects, wood-clad facade House
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Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
Located in Kuwait’s Shuwaikh B area, the Secret House is a contemporary haven from the city’s bustle which is designed by AGi Architects with modern, yet in harmony with local cultural and climatic architectural requirements. This detached single-family houses is clearly distinct from the street due to its contemporary shapes, is private yet still friendly [...]
Tags: AGi Architects, central courtyard garden, contemporary shapes, detached single-family houses, house’s central circulation area, house’s more public areas, Kuwait House's, landscaped covered terrace, local cultural and climatic architectural requirements, private family garden and pool, Secret House, upper bedroom floors
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Sunday, April 10th, 2011
Simon Winstanley Architects commit to achieve high quality design with care and sensitivity to the character of the architecture and surrounding environment. That is why Simon Winstanley Architects have received a brace of awards from the Glasgow Institute of Architects in their 2010 Design Awards. One of their succesfully architecture works is the Houl Cabin [...]
Tags: 2010 Design Awards of Glasgow Institute of Architects, Best Small Practice award, cedar weatherboard cladding, Contemporary cabin design, design raison d'être, Dumfriesshire hillside house, energy efficient systems house, high quality design, lightweight steel and timber frame construction, long monopitched roofs, net zero carbon house, PassivHaus standards of insulation, pre-weathered grey zinc, Scotland, Simon Winstanley Architects, single storey family home, supplementary electricity, the Houl Cabin, traditional Scottish longhouse, triple-glazed windows and external doors
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Saturday, March 26th, 2011
Atelier St, a famous architecture firms based in Leipzig, Germany have completed their latest project in the pinewoods of the Mark Brandenburg, a wooden cabin which is constructed as a weekend house for their private clients. This clean and expressive forms house was simplified in appearance, with a gently traditional pitched roof and dark wood [...]
Tags: Atelier St, custom-built pine kitchen, dark wood facade, expressive forms house, extra-wide windows painted white, fairytale associations house, Germany architecture firms, Inside appearance, pinewoods weekend house, traditional pitched roof, white painted interior, wooden cabin
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Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Charles Rose Architects have built a private home that can used year-round which is peering out from the wooded hillside in Massachusetts and provides a breathtaking views of the Vineyard Sound. Called Chilmark Guest House, this beautifully small guest cabin is designed to maximise the views, with large windows and balconies that create a sense [...]
Tags: cabin roof deck, Charles Rose Architects, Chilmark Guest House, extra living space, guest cabin roof terrace, hillside forest house, large windows and balconies, Massachusetts, natural material palette, open great room, pigmented concrete material, semi-open space house, small guest cabin, unique-designed porch, Vineyard, Wooded hillside House, year-round private home
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