This passive house is a sustainable family dwelling designed by Alexander Symes Architect, located in Illawarra, a suburb of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. Compact in design, this home was built to the highly rigorous Passive House standard, the most sustainable building standard in the world. Created to be nestled within the canopy of a […]
Miller Hull Partnership has designed this intimate retreat for indoor-outdoor living, nestled on a bluff on Whidbey Island, Washington. This picturesque property consists of a 2,300 square foot main house and a 560 square foot guest house that are set between wind-swept evergreens for an intimate setting. The owners are a wildlife photographer and a blacksmith, […]
This lakeside camp-like home was created by Murdough Design, nestled in a Hemlock-Beech forest adjacent to Squam Lake, New Hampshire. This newly devised guest house transforms the site from a simple lakeside retreat into a three-generation family camp. The 2,816 square foot structure promotes communion with nature and family, and together with new paths and […]
This farmhouse-style micro home was designed by Crisp Architects, located in Bridgewater, a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut. The dwelling encompasses one bedroom, and one bathroom, with a heated square footage of 650 square feet inside and 350 square feet of porch living space; living large on a small footprint. The cost was $275,000. The homeowners […]
This beautiful modern farmhouse home was designed by Purple Cherry Architects and perched on the edge of a waterfront cliff in Annapolis, Maryland. Inside the architecture is used as a backdrop for the homeowner’s extensive art collection that tells the story of years of extensive travel. Specifically, the entry was designed to function as an art gallery, […]
This gorgeous contemporary lake house was designed by hoist. Architects in collaboration with Parsons Construction, nestled on Lake Coeur d’Alene in northern Idaho. A collaborative effort between the owners and the project team has conceived a home that is open and inviting. This home is in complete harmony with nature, welcoming the outdoors in. This home […]
This spectacular modern farmhouse was designed by Studio Bergtraun Architects, located in Northern California’s Sonoma wine country. The scope of this project entailed the main home with a central verandah, two guest houses, a pool house, a swimming pool, and a bocce court. The architecture of this home remains true to the rural vernacular of the […]
This fairytale stone cottage was designed by TKP Architects in collaboration with Old Greenwich Builders, located in Genesee, Jefferson County, Colorado. This award-winning and intimate cottage was rebuilt on the site of a deteriorating outbuilding. A tiny guest cottage of just 500 square feet, the timeless design was inspired by old National Parks rough-stone shelters that the […]
This midcentury pool and guest house were designed by Klopf Architecture, located in Sonoma, a historic city in northern California at the heart of the renowned Sonoma Valley winemaking region. Inspired by the Barcelona Pavilion designed by Mies van der Rohe, the combination pool house and the guest house were designed to connect the pool area […]
Bevan + Associates has designed this breathtaking house and entertainment barn/guest house for a newly retired couple, nestled on a 2-acre porperty in Sonoma, California. During the construction phase, the home was almost lost to the wildfires in the area during 2017. The owner was inspired to take a new approach with this home, commissioning interiors studio […]
