Collection by Erika Heet
Radical Red Houses
There's a red house over yonder, and it's pure modern: Take a stroll through these boundary-pushing houses that make the most of crimson.
A bridge spans the home’s steep site for street access.
You may think that an existing or historic home—known for its drafty windows, old-fashioned mechanical systems, and obsolete construction materials and techniques—would be one of the least sustainable, green-friendly buildings around, but you'd be oh-so-very wrong!
A "bridge" houses the bedrooms and spans the main living area and the garage. Photo by Eric Roth.
Seattle
David Sarti's little red house in Seattle's sleepy Central District proves that a bit of land, ambition, and carpentry know-how can go a long way. The rear facade. Photo by Misha Gravenor.
One major move was to break up the floor slabs of all the encircling factory warehouses, in order to create huge vertical volumes of space for contemporary art exhibitions. The glass roof covering the central house was preserved, as were the original proportions and structural system of metal rivets.