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The house floats out over the hillside, minimizing its impact on the landscape, while taking advantage of surrounding views. The design, which places the primary living spaces on the upper floor, leaves flexibility to add an additional bedroom underneath in the future.
The house floats out over the hillside, minimizing its impact on the landscape, while taking advantage of surrounding views. The design, which places the primary living spaces on the upper floor, leaves flexibility to add an additional bedroom underneath in the future.
"Some people want a manicured garden, but I'm of a different mindset," says Patnaik. She left the grounds untamed and organic. "If we're building in the wild, I want to live in the wild."
"Some people want a manicured garden, but I'm of a different mindset," says Patnaik. She left the grounds untamed and organic. "If we're building in the wild, I want to live in the wild."
This tiny house in Indore, India, is designed to accommodate a family of four. It occupies a minimal footprint of 210 square feet.
This tiny house in Indore, India, is designed to accommodate a family of four. It occupies a minimal footprint of 210 square feet.
A trove of original details awaits inside, including the sandstone walls wrapping the main living spaces on the ground level and the wooden beams above.
A trove of original details awaits inside, including the sandstone walls wrapping the main living spaces on the ground level and the wooden beams above.
Elsewhere, the blocks accommodate other uses, like support for a built-in table and benches in the kitchen and a rooftop observatory (next slide) for watching the sun set over the Ilaló volcano.
Elsewhere, the blocks accommodate other uses, like support for a built-in table and benches in the kitchen and a rooftop observatory (next slide) for watching the sun set over the Ilaló volcano.
Large operable picture windows and French doors from Andersen, adorned with gold-toned hardware from Valli & Valli, frame views while bringing tons of natural light into the house. A downstairs bedroom has a built-in bench where Jes’s daughter, Beatrix, reads.
Large operable picture windows and French doors from Andersen, adorned with gold-toned hardware from Valli & Valli, frame views while bringing tons of natural light into the house. A downstairs bedroom has a built-in bench where Jes’s daughter, Beatrix, reads.
After: Built-in plywood shelving holds books and architectural models. The new painted epoxy-resin floors are heated—the perfect antidote for chilly Toronto winters.
After: Built-in plywood shelving holds books and architectural models. The new painted epoxy-resin floors are heated—the perfect antidote for chilly Toronto winters.