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Zero Plus Architecture Gets Thoughtful in (and of) the Forest

Zero Plus Architecture carefully planned this cool Washington-area cabin design to ensure it complemented its environment without being a burden to it. Picturesque Puget Sound is the perfect spot for this rustic house style - wood, expansive glazing, and oh yes, the views! This glass wall house captures nature at every turn, while indoors it’s not a far cry from the great outdoors as well. “Our practice explores how architecture can develop a symbiotic relationship with its surroundings,” according to ... Continue >

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Have a wooded lot? Time to build a forest book nook!

If you're in search of an inspiring live work home – a forest book nook – try these digs on for size! The Scholar’s Library in Olive Bridge, New York by local architecture firm Gluck & Partners is an unusual raised house plan surrounded by lush, leafy woods. This simple but striking space sits perched among the treetops, with a study space enclosed in windows at the top, and the actual library – housing approximately 10,000 books – tucked in ... Continue >

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Vacation House Plans – A-Frame

Designed by William O’Brien Jr., the assistant professor of Architecture in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this unusual vacation house plan is an A-frame house in the forest that stands out among the trees. Described as a “cabin of curiosities,” the Allandale House shelters not just its residents, but also their collection of wines, rare books, stuffed birds and an elk mount. Small but sweet, this compact vacation cottage provides a retreat from all the hustle and bustle. The forest setting is as ... Continue >

Also See: Compact Cottages, Forest House Plans, Glass Wall House, Small House Design, Vacation Houses

Simple Contemporary Courtyard House Plan that you want ...?

The Manio/Downing Residence by architect Dan Hisel is a private, wood clad house that he describes as a couple of "highly crafted boxes in the woods," but it’s so much more. The simplicity of this contemporary courtyard house plan is striking and complementary to its woody surroundings on this five-acre plot in the outskirts of Boston. The forest home is a totally functional design for a family of five, accommodating day-to-day living and entertaining while also providing the parents with ... Continue >

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Long Narrow House Design in Wood

This long narrow house design by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects really brings nature home. Apart from its lush redwood forest setting in Sebastopol, California, the natural design features a wood facade framing massive windows that invite the outdoors in. Topped by a metal roof, the narrow wood frame is clad in rich cedar siding, with two Douglas fir decks at each end of this very long house which allow for casual outdoor entertaining areas amid the trees. Interiors open onto ... Continue >

Also See: Forest House Plans, Natural House Design, Open Concept House Plans, Wood Frame Houses

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