Archive for January, 2011
Floating House in Canada
On the edge of a tiny island accessible only by boat, this buoyant summer home lives the life aquatic. Located where Georgian Bay meets Lake Huron, this floating house by Michael Meredith of Toronto-based MOS combines country-cottage flair and a wonderful watery appeal for the swimmers, boaters and fishermen out there. This floating [...]
Contemporary Hilltop Residence in Japan
Located in a breathtaking natural environment, Villa K is a contemporary hilltop residence from Mutsue Hayakusa Cell Space Architects located in Nagano, Japan. This is the type of home built while taking into consideration the connection between indoors and exterior. Large windows offer unobstructed views of the near by forest. Villa K has [...]
Pushing Home Design More to The Limit
Just like the world which is going crazy, architectures and architects have gone also completely mad. They are taking house design to the limit. Modern home concept with and old 70s style house is for sure a challenge for the architect where they need to transform the house structure into a car. Hot [...]
River Road Residence
The west coast is not the only hot spot for modern design, as dream homes are also finding their way in such areas as Sewall’s Point, Florida. The 12,300sf (no that is not a typo!) of design space was conceptualized by the team at Hughes Umbanhowar Architects. Completed in 2008, the complex composition [...]
Burn Your Calories without Leaving Your Desk
When your job requires you to be sitting the whole time at a desk for 10 hours or perhaps requiring you to spend long hours behind the desk then you certainly need this Sit to Walkstation. This system works like a normal desk where you can have all your equipment there, from PC, [...]
Modern Pentagonal House
Did you ever thinking about a house with pentagonal landscape? We think this unique house design can make your environment looks different with the others. It is designed by Kazuya Morita Architecture and the site is within a calm village near Nagoya, Japan. Mean while, this pentagonal house concept is focus on the [...]
Creative Ways to Maximize Space Under Your Stairs
In this post we would like to present some creative and elegant ways on how to effectively use the space under your stairs without “damaging” your home’s appearance. In fact, the ideas below will help improve the overall design of the rooms where they are put to practice. If you are living in [...]
A Workstation in a Laptop Case
This is a very unique workstation. It consists of a chair, a work surface and a laptop carrying case. Together they make a comfortable workstation that is portable and you can set it up anywhere. This great invention is called the Openaire.
Modern Bayview House in Australia
This house designed by Gartner Trovato Architects. Located in Bayview Sydney, Australia. The site is 1.200 sqm with a significant fall from the street. The Bayview House allows for cross ventilation and solar access to all rooms. The upper floor consist of main living spaces. The master suite was built on the middle [...]
Passive Solar House at Texas
It was eventually Dick Clark who designed this beautiful contemporary home and it’s not just contemporary. This house designed with a sustainable passive solar located in Austin, Texas with a minimalist appeal. This urban home design is reflecting the owners’ simple lifestyle. Simple structures are used, with minimalist palette and with see through [...]

















