The contemporary pre-fabricated house designed by Bestetti Associati Studio, the beautiful house from outside in, furnished with cool and modern furniture collection from high-end furniture company B & B Italia. Modular homes are built using an engineered approach to produce buildings in a more efficient and cost effect method. Instead of the old-fashioned construction method, most of the work is pre-fabricated at an off-site climate controlled factory. (more…)
The stunning contemporary residential design at 848 Southampton Drive is located in Palo Alto and is a 4,700 square foot house with contemporary architectural design and green architectural designs houses. legantly orchestrating light and dark, clean lines and rich natural materials, this extraordinary contemporary home provides an open and uncluttered environment that remains warm and eminently inviting. The Contemporary or Modern house can be defined as a personal statement expressed through nearly any combination of layout, geometry and materials. (more…)
Custom-designed homes can be risky, but there could be a big payoff
Independent Austin architects and designers are making footprints on the cityscape in thoughtful and fiercely original ways.
Drive down a street in Hyde Park lined with bungalows and you’ll probably find a modest jewel of a house tucked behind a tangle of trees.
Who built that? Who lives there? The unfussy lines and calm silhouette say modern, but the tawny limestone and rustic expression are pure Austin. The house is earthy and simple, yet sophisticated. It doesn’t shout, but it grabs your attention. (more…)
‘I have constant interaction with the furnishings and the architectural elements…’
A slow tour through artist-craftsman David Ebner’s open living area tempts the visitor to linger on objects of exquisite design and impeccable workmanship touched with natural elements: a console table with sinewy underpinnings, its surface laden with potted orchids, a William Morris wallpaper, a leaded glass window.
His fool-the-eye kitchen blends into one wall, barely recognizable as a work space behind a camouflage of wood cladding, its refrigerator sheathed in Sapele wood, its handles replaced with lengths of bamboo. (more…)
With rising energy prices and a growing demand for eco-friendly construction, more and more people are coming around to round homes.
When Yosh Schulman and his wife, Nili Simhai, decided to find an environmentally friendly option for their new home in Millerton, N.Y., they chose a prefabricated circular home for some of those specific reasons.
“My wife runs an environmental education center, so we wanted a home that made wise use of natural resources,” says Schulman. “Circular homes use fewer building materials. Their footprint’s impact on the environment is minimal. There are heating and cooling benefits, as well.”
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