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Elegant Eco Home with Fireman's Pole rocks!

Check out this elegant eco home located in Stanwood, Washington. This sustainable house by Designs Northwest Architects is a lesson in minimalist living - a sleek and simple hillside home boasting views of surrounding forest, Mt. Rainier and the city of Everett to the South, which are maximized by the home's towering four-storey layout. This high-efficiency, low-maintenance home features insulated concrete form that reduces required heating energy by 44% and cooling energy by 33%, compared to a traditional wood frame ... Continue >

Also See: Fireman's Pole in House, Glass Wall House, Hillside Homes, Minimalist Living, Passive Solar Homes, Sustainable Houses

Chic Cottage Home Gets a Modern Update

Rustic yet refined, this chic cottage home is a must-see. Originally built in the 1960s, this New York home by award-winning architecture firm Method Design was made over with three main objectives – the creation of formal entry, the addition of a master suite, and an overall re-cladding using a sustainable material, all the while respecting the mature-growth trees dotting the hillside. The slope house plan was given a 500-sq.-ft. addition perched on stilts, putting the master among the trees ... Continue >

Also See: Contemporary Cottages, Forest Home, Hillside Homes, House Renovations, New York Homes, Slope House Plans, Stilt Homes

Passive Solar Stone House, A Beachfront Dream!

This passive solar stone house is a dream for architecture- and enviro-lovers alike! Designed by Foster Bernal Arquitectos, this beachfront home is ideally located, perched atop a 180-ft. cliff overlooking the sparkling Pacific Ocean. This out-of-the Chile villa maximizes a less-is-more philosophy, complete with photovoltaic panels, a wind turbine, a gravity-fed well, and passive heating and cooling strategies, showcasing sustainability as its trendiest feature. The home is constructed using local stone and wood, and clearly embraces all things native – ... Continue >

Also See: Beachfront Homes, Chile Villas, Hillside Homes, Oceanfront Houses, Passive Solar Homes, Stone House

Cantilevered House for a Life of Play!

Now, here’s a home that was made for a lifetime of play! Loved by small and big kids alike, this cool cantilevered house enjoys its countryside home here in Kansas City, Missouri, surrounded by nature with many playful features incorporated right into its architecture. Inspired by a tree house, this raised house plan sits among the treetops by virtue of its stilt design. The hillside home boasts a humble exterior that lets nature take center stage, but inside, the fireplace ... Continue >

Also See: Countryside Homes, Fireplace Features, Hillside Homes, Raised House Plans, Stilt Homes

Cottage on Stilts by Andersson Wise Architects

This cozy cottage on stilts may be small on space, but it’s big on style. This award-winning cabin design by Andersson Wise Architects is warm, woody and welcoming – everything a cottage should be. This stilt home sits perched on a steep hillside, surrounded by dense forest of 200-ft.-tall Ponderosa pines and overlooking the still waters of Flathead Lake. The wood clad house is designed in a simple rustic style, with natural timber cladding both its facade and interiors. This ... Continue >

Also See: Cabin Designs, Cottage Houses, Hillside Homes, Stilt Homes, Vacation Houses

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