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Manufactured with up to 70 percent recycled steel, the hybrid prefab Graham Residence by Blue Sky Building System limits construction waste to the factory, where it's recycled.
Manufactured with up to 70 percent recycled steel, the hybrid prefab Graham Residence by Blue Sky Building System limits construction waste to the factory, where it's recycled.
This 1951 house in Sausalito, California has 2500 square feet over three levels. There’s a “quintessential Northern California feeling to it,” says the homeowner, which they endeavored to preserve through a recent remodel. To that end, the kitchen and living room were maintained, with the only addition being new appliances and new lighting over the dining room table.
This 1951 house in Sausalito, California has 2500 square feet over three levels. There’s a “quintessential Northern California feeling to it,” says the homeowner, which they endeavored to preserve through a recent remodel. To that end, the kitchen and living room were maintained, with the only addition being new appliances and new lighting over the dining room table.
The cut-out in the oak cabinetry denotes a sleeping nook for the couple’s cat Mitten.
The cut-out in the oak cabinetry denotes a sleeping nook for the couple’s cat Mitten.
How to Build an Affordable America: There are as many solutions to the country’s housing crisis as there are causes. We need them all.
How to Build an Affordable America: There are as many solutions to the country’s housing crisis as there are causes. We need them all.
Top 10 Vans, Buses, and Trailers of 2020: From souped-up Airstreams to converted skoolies, these rambling homes enraptured our readers.
Top 10 Vans, Buses, and Trailers of 2020: From souped-up Airstreams to converted skoolies, these rambling homes enraptured our readers.
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Sooke House 01 is located on a multiacre lot on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, surrounded by Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, and cedar trees. At the entry, Campos Studio split the roofline to accommodate an existing tree.
Sooke House 01 is located on a multiacre lot on the southern tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, surrounded by Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, and cedar trees. At the entry, Campos Studio split the roofline to accommodate an existing tree.
At a weekend getaway in Truckee, California, the south terrace is composed of stones excavated from the site, while the chimney is made of sawtooth granite.
At a weekend getaway in Truckee, California, the south terrace is composed of stones excavated from the site, while the chimney is made of sawtooth granite.
In Hanna Bui’s Sausalito houseboat, designed by architect Craig Steely, sea creatures seen through an enormous back window animate bay views.
In Hanna Bui’s Sausalito houseboat, designed by architect Craig Steely, sea creatures seen through an enormous back window animate bay views.
Supported on thin columns, the main volume hovers above the graveled entry, reaching out into the surroundings.
Supported on thin columns, the main volume hovers above the graveled entry, reaching out into the surroundings.
Candlewood Lake House second floor plan
Candlewood Lake House second floor plan
Mori’s addition is constructed of steel, concrete, glass, and bluestone veneer. She decided to preserve the ceiling height of the main house (11’6”) and lined the roof with Voltaic solar panels.
Mori’s addition is constructed of steel, concrete, glass, and bluestone veneer. She decided to preserve the ceiling height of the main house (11’6”) and lined the roof with Voltaic solar panels.
Toronto architect Gregory Neudorf creates a pristine and practical 400-square-foot dwelling with nautical storage below deck.
Toronto architect Gregory Neudorf creates a pristine and practical 400-square-foot dwelling with nautical storage below deck.
Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta founded Studio Drift in 2006—and in the years since, they’ve explored the intersection of nature and technology through captivating installations that boggle the mind—from massive blocks of concrete that appear to float in thin air to fleets of drones that flock and swarm like starlings.
Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta founded Studio Drift in 2006—and in the years since, they’ve explored the intersection of nature and technology through captivating installations that boggle the mind—from massive blocks of concrete that appear to float in thin air to fleets of drones that flock and swarm like starlings.