This beautiful outdoor pavilion is simply perfect for lazy afternoons catching a light breeze. Located in Broadford Farm in Sun Valley, Idaho, the structure is positioned in a natural clearing along the Big Wood River. It’s inspired by local farm buildings, featuring a simple mix of materials combined with a modern take on the traditional pole barn structure. Continue reading →

Originally developed as an artist’s loft, the modular JoT House is minimal and flexible in its design; rooms are separated by movable partitions making it easy to convert the house from a one-bedroom loft to a three-bedroom home. The structure is a combination of a prefabricated core and SIP panel construction; this modern prefab can generally be fully enclosed within several days, and depending on location costs and options, the house can be built for as little as $100 per square foot. Continue reading →

Nowadays, conservatories and garden rooms are transformed into contemporary garden buildings. UK-based Atelier was directed by the element of a curved edge in the design and construction of their modern garden studios. Continue reading →

Check out this modern floating home in Hamburg’s City Sport Hafen, spanning a total space of 225 sq meters on two floors with beautiful views of the marina. It’s a B-type model, based on a prefabricated modular design, that allows for maximum flexibility and lifestyle adaptation. Continue reading →

The Nutman house addition is a fine example of how extending a home can be both practical and attractive, adding more than extra space to the original structure. This modern kitchen extension was created to provide a unique space for cooking and entertaining. Continue reading →

I simply love the concept of this project: knitting together the roofs of two separate buildings with a new planted rooftop sculpture garden in the West Village. How smart is it to use the extra roof area as an open space both for art and nature, especially in crowded urban areas such as New York City. Continue reading →

Designed by Australian architect Craig Chatman, Arkit creates 1-3 bedroom small prefab homes and one bedroom prefabricated retreats. You can choose between the F Series (Factory Assembled) and the S Series (site Assembled) prototypes. Continue reading →

An ordinary row house on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. has been beautifully upgraded by a crystal-like addition, inspired by an illuminated Japanese lantern. This new home extension consists of a wonderful glass and steel volume, which was brilliantly planned to provide a radiant exterior effect as well as indoor practicality. Continue reading →

Shipping container homes are awesome; they’re affordable, stylish and most of all sustainable. Three friends – a designer, an architect and a developer – decided to create a collection of container homes for the modern dweller; they define it as “one of the smartest ways to house yourself”.from the small ALP320 to the spacious 1280 Hella (priced at $39,900 – $128,000), this new collection is all about ‘modular, environmental, kinetic, assembly’ – or in short Meka. Continue reading →

This large holiday home is comprised of several individual cabins, which are conceptually linked by their exterior metal cladding and sloped roofs. Following Hurricane Isabel, all new residences must be built three feet above the base flood elevation; inspired by the island local vernacular barns and fishing shacks, this unique coastal home was elevated by concrete plinths. Continue reading →