Ross Residence has been designed by Griffin Enright Architects, situated in a unique community called the Town of Ross, in Marin County, California and is nestled between a stream and a steep hillside above. Entry to the site occurs across a small stream via an existing bridge into a new entry made of charcoal concrete board […]
Hupomone Ranch: LEED Platinum house in Sonoma County
Hupomone Ranch is a certified LEED Platinum project designed by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects, nestled on 150 acres in the Chileno Valley, just west of downtown Petaluma, a city in Sonoma County, California. The ranch is an original homestead that had been neglected for over 30 years and the owners wanted to build a family house that […]
House on Krk Island with stunning seaviews by DVA Arhitekta
House on Krk Island is a stunning waterfront vacation retreat that has been completed in 2012 by DVA Arhitekta, situated on the Island of Krk, Croatia. The client’s wish was to build a 4,154 square foot (386 square meters) vacation home with a prospect of becoming a permanent one, on the island of Krk, the northern […]
Wooden house on the cliffs of the Isle of Skye, Scotland
This wooden house with simple volumes has been designed by Scottish firm Dualchas Architects, situated close to a cliff with an amazing view over the bay of Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Perfectly integrated into the environment, the structure is inspired by classic farm buildings in the area and has an outer coating […]
Dynamic modern architecture in Madrid: Camarines House
Camarines House is the modern vision of A-cero Architects, located on an exclusive residential neighborhood of Aravaca, on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain. The house has a total Built-up Area of 6,799 square feet (631.71 square meters), consisting of two parallel plans with vertical lines cross the construction like a double architectonic skin which becomes […]
58 Most sensational interior courtyard garden ideas
Building an interior courtyard garden design into your home, spaces defined by walls on four sides, draws natural light and air of the outdoors into the center of your residence. These spaces may seem unnecessary with front and back yards, but they offer a Zen like quality that can bring a tremendous amount of pleasure […]
Accessible modern home in California: Marin County Residence
Marin County Residence is an accessible modern home design by Dirk Denison Architects, situated in Marin County, a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of California. This single family house has been designed on one level to provide a barrier-free environment and to capitalize on the potential for an internalized landscape. The plan […]
Modern dwelling perched hillside in Portugal: Casa Varatojo
Casa Varatojo has been designed by Atelier Data, for a family who desired to be close to the city whilst enjoying views of the surrounding landscape of Varatojo, just east of the city of Torres Vedras, Portugal. Set in a polygonal configuration plot and given its sun exposure (predominantly North/South) and also its main Northern […]
Striking net-zero design in North Vancouver: Midori Uchi
Midori Uchi, meaning “green home” in Japanese is a completely net-zero design by award-winning, ultra green Naikoon Contracting Ltd. along with architecture studio
Sebastopol Residence opens towards a forested landscape
Sebastopol Residence has been envisioned by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects, situated in a heavily forested landscape of Sebastopol, California. Designed for two graphic designers in 2008, this house bridges between two stands of redwood trees, with the northern window wall facing out to the expansive view. Decks located at either end of the house open onto […]










