MODERN HOUSE DESIGNS

Compact Home Design - Amazing Stacked House

The kings of compact home design – Chaewon Kim and Beat Schenk of design/build company UNI – created XS House in Cambridge, MA. This compact house is composed of three 16-by-22-ft. boxes, stacked and rotated for a most unusual profile. Finished in marine plywood, this wood clad house design highlights the material’s bold and prominent grain, which makes its way inside onto walls, floors and a central staircase that leads residents through the home’s three levels. Each level of this small house design has its own distinct look and feel, with marble being the materials of choice on the main level, and oak plywood upstairs. Each “box” boasts its own skylight, flooding interiors with natural light while maintaining a sense of privacy in this small urban house. UNI

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13 Oct 2009 | Compact Homes | Comments (0)

Urban Home Design - how to fit your dreams into a narrow lot ...

Vandeventer + Carlander Architects are the brains behind this striking urban home design – the Madrona residence located in Seattle, Washington. This chic urban home is situated on a narrow, 35-ft. lot, so the architect created a long and lean house design to suit these dimensions. Sun-soaked interiors are flooded with natural light via tall windows spanning from ground to roof. This south facade of glass is clad in a cedar sun screen, for privacy’s sake as well as for aesthetic appeal. “Designed for a young couple, the wife desired to live at grade and the husband to dwell in the sky,” according to the architects. These seemingly contradictory dreams come together in this unusual home plan, which incorporates living areas on the ground floor, and bedroom on the second level, and office space atop third floor which opens onto rooftop patios. By designing a linear floor plan, this compact house accommodates the couple’s needs for living, working, socializing and relaxing, all within a busy urban setting. Vandeventer + Carlander Architects
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6 Oct 2009 | Compact Homes | Comments (0)

Compact Loft amazing transformation ...

Check out this cool space for compact loft design ideas! Architect Juan Pablo Rosenberg undertook the restoration and modernization of a historical building. The original 70-sq.-ft. ground-floor apartment was poorly divided, and equipped with a living room, two compact bedrooms, a kitchen, bathroom, and just two windows. The architect transformed these dark and cramped quarters into an amazing contemporary style loft with light-filled spaces full of eclectic charm and contemporary style. By expanding the windows and creating an open concept house plan, interiors are now bright, naturally lit spaces. The open concept home design divides the living room from the bedroom by a white curtain, offering privacy when closed or a wide-open feel when drawn. The bathroom was inspired by Japanese design, and features a wooden tub enclosed by a white curtain. Exposed pipes add an authentic, vintage feel to the contemporary loft, complementing the exposed painted brick walls. One thing is for certain – this compact loft design is huge on style! Juan Pablo Rosenberg
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1 Oct 2009 | Compact Homes | Comments (0)

Compact House with Unusual Shape in Columbia

Designed by architect Alberto Gonzalez, Manuel Villa is a compact house that you wouldn't expect to see on your stroll through the suburbs of Bogota, Columbia. This unusual house stands out for its unconventional shape and contemporary take on family living. The compact house design features a polyhedron shape, clad in a black exterior with a huge window taking up an entire side of the house. As if the structure was cut open on one side, the window opens onto a spacious deck and grassy garden. Additional windows and a skylight flood the interior with natural light and passively ventilate. Inside, this compact design makes the most of its limited footprint with an efficient use of space, and extends to an outdoor living room to really stretch the home’s square footage to the max. Alberto Gonzalez
via Arch Daily
photo credits: Manuel Villa and Sergio Gomez

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25 Sep 2009 | Compact Homes | Comments (0)

Small Concrete House in California is Small but Sweet

Public Architects has done a lot with a little in their design of this small concrete house. What Baltazar House lacks in square footage, it makes up for in innovation and style. This concrete house in La Jolla, California extends into the outdoors, making the most of the amazing views of the Pacific Ocean through glass-enclosed upper level. Supporting the glass walls is a concrete base; a simple support punctuated by minimal details apart from some windows. On the rooftop patio of this glass and steel home, breathtaking vistas stretch as far as the eye can see. This small house was named Best New House of the Year by San Diego Home & Gardens Magazine February 2008. Public Architects
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19 Sep 2009 | Compact Homes | Comments (0)

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