Setting a tiny house foundation doesn't need to be a daunting task. These easy instructions will make the necessary steps clear and manageable.
Cob houses are an amazing way to build a house. In this simple guide I break down everything you need to know about building a beautiful cob home.
The bridge-like dining room opens up on both sides, meaning you can literally eat supper in the great outdoors.
If you think that using a natural building method, building tiny, or even using shipping containers will help you build on the cheap, you're only half right. Here's what you need to know before you build.
A conservatory can be a beautiful, airy part of a house, perfect for reading, eating, and lounging in the sunlight.
The new building is designed for a sole activity: creation, an introspective and solitary experience, just as the painter told us. This led us to handle the...
Thuiswerken is een regelmatig terugkerend onderwerp op dit blog. Ik werk zelf al jaren van huis uit en sinds een paar jaar hebben veel meer mensen aan het
Melvyn Maxwell and Sara Stein Smith dreamed of living in a Frank Lloyd Wright house. Here’s how they made it happen on a modest teacher’s salary. By Susan Peck Photography by Brett Mountain If you keep on believing, the dream you wish will come true. If that sounds like a line from a fairy tale, it is. It was also the philosophy that helped Melvyn Maxwell and Sara Stein Smith build their historic Frank Lloyd Wright house in Bloomfield Hills in 1949. The dream began for Melvyn Maxwell (known as Smithy) in 1939, while teaching at a Detroit public school. Mesmerized by a slide presentation of Wright’s Fallingwater house in Pennsylvania, he made a grandiose vow to his fiance, Sara — also a teacher with a modest salary — “One day we will own a home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.” According to an excerpt from “Frank Lloyd Wright Remembered,” after a chance meeting with Wright at his home, Taliesin, the Smiths spent hours in the architect’s studio sharing their vision of building one of his homes in Michigan. They wanted it to become a mecca for artists and musicians — hosting small concerts and art exhibitions yearlong. Wright was […]
Every now and then, we hear about funny architectural fails where lack of taste meets poor aesthetics and greets atrocious execution. Check out our previous features with such examples here, here, and here.
Thinking of adding a porch into your house? Check out these screened porch and sunroom ideas to get great inspirations for a remodeling project. Read here!
Discover the best Modern Farmhouse Barndominium Interior designs to date! Find the top trends with decor tips and ideas
david maurice of LTD architectural has completed 'back country house', a property in new zealand that establishes a close connection with its surroundings.
Berman Horn Studio created this New England connected farmhouse, set fifteen miles from Maine’s mid-coast on the island of Vinalhaven, Maine.
When it comes to homes, good things really can come in small (or tiny) packages. Here's why everyone's obsessed with the tiny house movement.
Image 24 of 42 from gallery of Building on the Past: Get to Know The Work of Carl Gerges Architects. Courtesy of Carl Gerges Architects
De entre los 3.000 edificios diseñados y creados en 2014, el equipo de Arch Daily ha seleccionado a sus nominados al premio Edificio del Año.
Clark Richardson Architects designed this home for empty nesters in the leafy neighborhood of Rosedale, in north-central Austin, Texas.
¿Realidad o ficción? La respuesta a esta pregunta acaba siendo lo de menos ante propuestas como la de Ariadna Giménez , fundadora y directora creativa de Gaudism , que a través del programa de Inteligencia Artificial Midjourney crea imágenes fantásticas inspiradas en la obra de Gaudí.
Over the years, we at Bored Panda have released quite a few pieces on subpar design. And while these publications are incredibly fun to prepare and scroll through (just take a look at this one), we need to balance them out a little. After all, not every designer is an incompetent 3-year-old. Some of them are 4... light-years ahead of the competition.
Image 25 of 29 from gallery of Architecture That Can Feed You: Penda's Yin & Yang House Addresses Our Detachment With Food. Courtesy of Penda Austria
Explore the seamless blend of indoor outdoor living spaces, enhancing home aesthetics and offering a harmonious connection to nature.
In this article, we have put together a collection of our 25 most popular bathrooms that were re-pinned on Pinterest for the year 2015.
A lot of people are on the hunt for energy efficient homes when building a new house. And I love that! I like to look over a floor plan which has been carefully thought out to maximise the sun. Did you know that you can have a ‘sun study’ done…
Image 1 of 32 from gallery of Raintree House / Studio Saxe. Photograph by Kirsten Ellis
I'm killing it decorating the rest of the house, however, I'm struggling greatly with How to Furnish a Sunroom. Help! I can't be the only one who's stymied.
Ce Earthship est une éco-retraite hors réseau conçu par Sarah et Gus en Nouvelle-Zélande. Il est autonome et a été construit avec des matériaux recyclés.
Spiral garden house by Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects & Associates in Japan accommodates four people and features a spiral living roof.
These 20 beautiful apartment bathrooms offer enough design inspo to jumpstart a year's worth of DIYs.
Completed in 2001 in Groningen, The Netherlands. With a history unlike any other, Wall House 2 redefines the limits of architectural design as a function of context in both time and culture. 28...
Image 3 of 25 from gallery of Apartment Building for Four Friends / Lussi+Halter Partner AG + Lola Domenech. Cortesía de Lola Domenech
Incorporating the perfect natural details and most luxurious touches, this WRJ-designed house is absolutely the best of the best. Take a peek!
Everyone has their own understanding of how a house should look. Some feel the coziest in a small dwelling next to the woods while others dream about owning a big property with a basketball court next to a lake.
A sleeping porch is a fantastic way to feel connected to the outdoors while creating a camp-like atmosphere protected from the elements.
The USA is often associated with all things big: cars, food and buildings – everything seems larger than life in that part of the world. However, with its 2018 Small Project Awards, the American Institute Of Architects honors projects that, despite their size/budget, are monuments to superb design.
When most folks decide to build a home, they get some timbers and construct a wood frame. There are actually a number of other approaches you can take however involving different materials and techniques. One fascinating method is to work with “cob.”
