This beautiful structure is nestled in a forest by a pond in Champaign, Illinois. A small retreat constructed above the ground with a narrow bridge, leading its way to the entrance, and a v-shaped roof similar to the architect’s first small meditation hut no.1. I love the unique shape of this building; for me, it depicts a dragonfly hovering over the water. Continue reading
This award winning coastal home is located in Washington’s beautiful San Juan Islands. The house name, Pierre, is the French word for stone, and as its name indicates, the structure truly celebrates the materiality of the site, nestled into the rock, as if it was set in stone. Continue reading
This small house is a contemporary glass box that floats atop the surrounding wheat fields of Northeast Oregon. It’s overall design is inspired by the traditional architecture of barns and farmhouses in the Pacific Northwest – only wrapped up in glass. Continue reading
This modern house is both unique and colorful; it’s located in the island of Ibiza, an hour’s flight from the beautiful city of Madrid, and was built with one primary goal – to have as minimal impact to the surrounding landscape as possible. It is the second home of an art fair promoter, who was looking for a getaway retreat to spend his weekends and free time; inspired from Peter Pan, he calls it Never Never Land. Continue reading
This wooden tree house is nestled in a big garden with lots of trees. It was built close by to the owners main house. After climbing a few stairs you arrive to a small exposed terrace among tree branches and leaves; a couple of steps more and you’re invited into a small enclosed cabin with 360º glass windows overlooking all directions, and a small rectangular skylight for night time star gazing. Continue reading
If you ever get to Stoughton, Massachusetts you might stumble upon the Boxy Lady, the Hickshaw or the Gypsy Junker – tiny homes full of rustic charm, which are actually made out of, well, junk. Each of these small outbuildings have been constructed by Derek Diedricksen – “a mad scientist with too much lumber on his hands” – who lives there with his family in a compact 950 sq. ft. house. Continue reading
This lovely compact home sits on a small and narrow lot in the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The original 1908 house has been extended with a contemporary second story addition that fits perfectly within the surrounding residential neighborhood. Continue reading
This prefab cabin is an an off the grid house on a small coastal island near Charleston, South Carolina. The cabin’s prefabricated construction and sustainable technology conform to the area’s extreme coastal storms, rain, floods and wild fires, making it an ideal disaster housing solution. Continue reading
This lovely home is located on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. Its new owners live overseas, and were looking to transform this small cottage into a holiday house large enough to accommodate two families.
You know how much I love treehouses, the feeling of being up there with birds, leaves and sky… So, when I saw this tree house I must admit it took my breath away. First of all, the location is superb – two hours north of NYC, close to the Hudson River in the beautiful state of New York. Second of all, just look at it – it’s exquisite! Hanging by a ‘thread’ over a cliff peering out into the amazing hilly landscape and beyond. As Alicia Keys sings ‘some people have it all’… Continue reading
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