At eastern Long Island, New York, a 12 acres site is the weekend retreat spot for this mother daughter client for whom Leroy Street studio has designed the Stone Houses. The Stone Houses incorporate Westchester granite in its making. The house also incorporates great expanses of glass in providing for scenic view all around. The [...]
In the overall design of a house, the balcony is that element which allows for interaction between the outer & inner environment. Design of the balcony depends on the over all design of the house. But it is not always possible for everyone to have a spacious balcony in their home. Most of the [...]
An oasis of a lush and green environment is not impossible to achieve amidst the busy urban desert. Zen Architects have certainly proven this in their design for a residential house in Melbourne Australia. Along with the owner’s desire in having a beautiful abode that allows nature through while providing a sustainable living to [...]
The maker of the cheapest car in the world is now going to offer people the world's cheapest prefabricated house. Indian automobile giant TATA is all set to offer people a house that will cost even less than an iPad. After coming out with the Nano, the $2500 (Rs 100,000) car for the Indian market, [...]
Cooper Joseph Studio designed this house for two agricultural scientists in the Dry Creek Valley near Sonoma, California. The idea was to create a new & efficient house which would give the inhabitants the most spectacular view of the surrounding hills. A lot of work had to be done to prepare the 25 acre [...]
Shipping containers are basically humble boxes which are used to ferry goods across the world. It is always interesting when people try and build homes with them. These container homes are fast gaining popularity since they are both economical & help you reduce your carbon footprint. We have listed five amazing houses which have [...]
Danish firm Julien de Smedt (JDS) Architects have designed and built a wonderful roofscape structure that creates and brings the backyard up into the sky. This outdoor roof playground does a great job of provide outdoor space in an otherwise dense urban neighborhood. The inspiration behind this idea came from the narrow alleys of [...]
Very interesting story comming out of the Wall Street Journal. Funny how hindisignt is 2020, but its really hard not to think that some people in the know knew the housing market was in trouble. Read the article and let us know what you think Via: WSJ
The idea that we all need two cars and a garage with a great big backyard is generally a nice idea. The American Dream of course. Now please don't get me wrong, I enjoy life's luxuries just as much as the next person, but the reality is, we have to evolve. Our growing population [...]
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