PUBLIC MARKS with tag forêt

A Peasants house, Black Forest, Baden, Germany

森林ノ牛乳。

a modern house in El Salvador, designed by architect Jose Roberto Paredes

Once again, Iwan Baan amaze us with this great project between the woods by Spanish practice Selgas Cano: Their own architecture office.

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.

contemporary treehouse perched between an alder and an oak in Osnabruck. Designed by architectural firm Baumraum,

A treehouse! A promise of adventure for the kids, a retreat for the adults, a romantic hideaway close to nature.

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.

While this cabin looks spookily lizard-like, its unusual structure was created in response to Swedish environmental building regulations.

Caress

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.

Utz-Sanby Architects have designed this house in the Church Point suburb of Sydney, Australia.

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!

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."

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 Designer: Tezuka Architects

Location: Chino-shi, Nagano, Japón

Image Credits: Katsuhisa Kida

House in forest

worldmap showing the Land area covered by forests in 2000

Finally, a greenhouse which can also accommodate people: the Camouflage House. Why should we continue considering that greenhouses are suitable only for plants? It's not the case anymore. This house by Hiroshi Iguchi is part of the Fifth World project which aims to promote eco friendly, sustainable architecture. The house takes natural elements and blends them all into the design of the interior. Warm, natural materials are used. Wood for the floors, light, traditional Japanese panels for compartments and white canvas to protect the interior from excessive heat. Even more, some of the trees were literally incorporated into the house, by letting them grow up to the sky in between the walls of the house. The rooms just go around them, surrounding all four sides and making themselves one with the green environment. Living close to the heart of nature was never so well understood and put into practice. A Camouflage House by Hiroshi Iguchi? Yes, please!