This house looks like a modern Indian oasis. And how appropriate it is to be located in Bangalore – The Garden City. The house is beautiful, inside and out, featuring the most delightful inner courtyard, outdoor water features combined with traditional elements and a contemporary flare. Continue reading →

This new green home by North Carolina Push Design is the first hemp house in the United States. Hemp is a plant from the cannabis family – yup, another great feature of this wonderful plant – which is used to build carbon-neutral homes. Continue reading →

Designed by Japanese architects Masaaki Okuno, this two-story wooden home is located in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. Its floor area is 156 sq. meters, featuring spacious and airy semi-outdoor spaces throughout the house. Continue reading →

In Vancouver, Canada, architect Michael Katz and artist Janet Corne decided it was time to introduce their version for the small sustainable prefab home. The L41 is quite compact, 250 sq. ft. to be exact, and according to them it’s the ultimate solution to affordable housing. Continue reading →

Protruding like a jagged black rock in a wooded area of slender Birch trees, the Allandale House is a beautiful family vacation home that combines a dark triangular sharp-edged structure with a modern, crisp white interior. Continue reading →

Yes, I know, it’s a McMansion, …and as most of you already know we usually don’t write about very large homes, as we are totally into ‘small is beautiful’ and ‘small footprint’ and ‘earth friendly’ make us smile. However, when it comes to design, aesthetics as well as unusually cool stuff, we sometimes make an exception.

Apart from its beautiful location and the fact that this house boasts a total space of a staggering 10,000 sq. ft. – yup, this is not a joke. I don’t know why people need that kind of space, however this is certainly not the reason for this story – What caught my eye were some of the design details throughout the house, making this house worth more than the sum of its parts. Continue reading →

With a total space of 170 sq.ft., the Banyan Drive Treehouse is situated in the backyard of a canyon residence. It serves as an office/studio as well as a small getaway for a nature-loving artist, and it’s located at the base of a large pine tree perched 12 feet off the ground. Continue reading →

This beautiful prefab wooden cabin was inspired by a love story. It sits on the bank of Kielder Water and Forest, Northumberland, UK. It’s actually a tiny decorative piece of art, providing a stopping place for visitors walking or cycling along the lakeside path, while its beautiful surroundings serve as a stage set or backdrop to the fictional love story between Freya and Robin. Continue reading →

The Tye River Cabin is yet another fine example of ‘small meets modern’. It’s located in Skykomish, Washington – A rural area with lots of trees where they say “the sky meets the mountains”. This wooden cabin is a charming compact retreat that sits on top of a concrete platform overlooking wonderful scenery. Continue reading →

These modern prefabricated homes offer simple Scandinavian style with emphasis on functionality, light and high quality materials. Designed by ONV arkitekter for M2, this series of architect-designed houses feature a minimalist box-like form with clean lines, exterior cladding, large windows, and a lovely sheltered terrace linking between the house and the garden. Continue reading →