The New Forest in southern UK is definitely one of my favorite areas in England – a genuine walker’s and cyclist’s paradise, where ponies and cattle freely graze the land, wild deer browse beneath canopies of mighty oak and beech, and small villages dot the area. Located in the New Forest, what once was a large suburban style two-story house is now a modern sustainable home designed as a long, low pavilion. Continue reading →

The Spence House was originally built by Sir Basil Spence (1907-1976), one of Britain’s most celebrated modern architects of the post war era. It served as his family’s holiday house on the north bank of the Beaulieu river in Hampshire, UK.

Years later, the current owner of the house required an extension for this 60’s classic in the form of a new ‘wing’ to provide two bedrooms and a bathroom that would link to the main house, which was also completely refurbished. The new cedar clad addition with its large framed opening is designed to celebrate the sunrise and spectacular views down-river. Continue reading →

Located in Gotland, one of Swedens most popular summer vacation spots, this charming holiday home blends beautifully into its natural surroundings. Continue reading →

Situated on a narrow lot in a residential neighborhood in Mountain View, California, this modern prefab is designed for a family with two young kids. Combining standardized prefabricated construction with the charm of a custom built home, this house brings a natural approach to modern design with sustainability in mind. Continue reading →

Located on a beach 100KM south of Lima, Peru, this modern structure is a 2,300 sq. ft. beach house for a couple and their three children. The house looks like a large container box, however if you look closely you will notice the volume has been strategically cut in different shapes and sizes to create visual effects and control sunlight. Continue reading →

Based in Victoria, Australia, Fulton + Salomon specialize in shipping container based architecture, offering various models from a small one bedroom 40 ft container home up to a 32 container luxury house. We spoke to Geoffrey Fulton, Founder of Fulton+Salomon, and discovered an architect who thinks outside the square but inside the box! A 20-40 foot shipping container “box”, that is. Continue reading →

Prefab homes don’t necessarily need to be small or medium sized houses. They can be mcMansions too. The prefabricated pilot model of the Huf Haus isn’t large, it’s huge! spreading over three floors with a total space of over 7,000 sq. ft.. Continue reading →

Located in a neighborhood of small cottages in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, this small L-shaped home serves as a seaside cottage for a family of three from New York City. Continue reading →

I am not sure that I would want to live permanently in this minimalist house, but this modern villa certainly appeals to me as the perfect weekend retreat or holiday getaway home. Located on a small island in the impressive archipelago sea of southeast Finland, this wooden summer house was designed by the Helsinki based architects – Huttunen–Lipasti–Pakkanen. Continue reading →

Both the Kip House and the X House are prefab models based on large interior spaces, specifically designed and positioned to enhance the dialog between the interior and exterior spaces. Black is a central element, which reminds me of modern Scandinavian architecture design; I like the way both the facade and the roof are finished in black, creating an optical illusion of the roof merging with the facade, and vise versa. Continue reading →