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May 2009
ArkiFashionist in El Salvador: architect Jose Roberto Paredes
a modern house in El Salvador, designed by architect Jose Roberto Paredes
Selgas Cano Architecture Office by Iwan Baan | Arch Daily
Once again, Iwan Baan amaze us with this great project between the woods by Spanish practice Selgas Cano: Their own architecture office.
April 2009
Bellemo & Cat - Residential - Cocoon
This cocoon for weekend living is situated in a bushy coastal hamlet on the Great Ocean Road. The steepness of the site, the dramatic views and the sometimes harsh climate resulted in a object house that whilst protecting from the elements, opened one side to the landscape. In principle this is a matchbox inside an egg, a rectangle within an oval. Inside, the spaces dovetail together with the economic precision of a small boat or caravan.
Uber-Cool German Treehouse | Modern House Designs
contemporary treehouse perched between an alder and an oak in Osnabruck. Designed by architectural firm Baumraum,
baumraum - home
A treehouse! A promise of adventure for the kids, a retreat for the adults, a romantic hideaway close to nature.
Wooden House - la maison design dans la forêt - popflower - le blog tendance pop
Wooden House du cabinet d'architecture tchèque Sporadical située en Bohème Centrale. Cette maison en bois, tout à fait contemporaine, est entièrement entourée de chênes et de sapins.
Inhabitat » SPOOKY ECO HOUSE: The Dragspelhuset Accordion House
While this cabin looks spookily lizard-like, its unusual structure was created in response to Swedish environmental building regulations.
Annie Residence by Bercy Chen Studio | SpaceInvading
The house was built for two families in Austin and therefore is split into two living areas. The house consists of two pavilions connected by a glass hallway.
Church Point House by Utz-Sanby Architects » CONTEMPORIST
Utz-Sanby Architects have designed this house in the Church Point suburb of Sydney, Australia.
March 2009
House by TNA Architects | SpaceInvading
Japanese Home Design – a glass home hangs on a steep slope like a bird nest, not for the faint of heart! Like a bird nest, this cool Japanese home by TNA Architects isn’t for the shy. Providing as equally an impressive view of the outside as of the inside, this amazing house is enclosed in a perimeter of windows nestled on a steep slope among the Karuizawa, with almost no support beneath it – looks like this bold, modern design isn’t for the faint of heart either!
Desperate Japanese head to 'suicide forest' - CNN.com
Taro, a 46-year-old man fired from his job at an iron manufacturing company, hoped to fade into the blackness. "My will to live disappeared," said Taro. "I'd lost my identity, so I didn't want to live on this earth. That's why I went there."
Inhabitat » Re-Cover House Wins AIA Award for Renovations
When the new owners of this beautiful wood-clad home decided they needed to update and add a bit more space to the house, who better to renovate it than the architects who designed the original? Re-enter, New York-based Bates Masi Architects, who worked out a plan to enlarge the kitchen and dining areas, modernize the bathrooms, and refinish the floors, walls and counter tops. Materials and wood from the house were kept and re-used in the renovation, minimizing the need for new materials.
House to catch the forest by Tezuka Architects | SpaceInvading
House to catch the forest Designer: Tezuka Architects
Location: Chino-shi, Nagano, Japón
Image Credits: Katsuhisa Kida
February 2009
Imitate and Informate » Featured Projects » Lichen Growing | Forrest
worldmap showing the Land area covered by forests in 2000
