A minimalist house with amazing views over the Pacific Ocean was built by San Francisco-based Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects. Secluded on a hilly mountainous landscape, wood almost covered the Sea Ranch Residence. Simple on the outside, the house design was beautiful with its warm interior that cedar ceilings and sheetrock walls were featured. The wooden [...]

One of the oldest building techniques known to humanity was the idea of using mud straight from the Earth, which rammed into brick shapes or layered in rows. In red-and-brown  ‘rammed-earth’ house designs became a ‘green’ was also a brilliant way to save money by factoring local materials, and cheap construction techniques older than [...]

The street level of an existing small house was included in this house for an artist. Now, there were the entry hall, a family room and a kitchen; the living-room and the stairway were in the extension to the building. Incoming search terms for the article: modern homes  modern house design  skyline residence  eco friendly houses  eco friendly house  modern house  environmentally [...]

The Margarido House which will be LEED-H Platinum certified and GreenPoint Rated is 55 percent more energy efficient than California’s Title 24 energy standards. This house was designed with the consideration of green building components application. Those components are eco-friendly Western Red Cedar siding, a planted green roof garden and deck, on-site rain and ground [...]

Blouin Tardif Architecture is Canadian architects who have designed a home in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Occupying an area in the middle of the wood on the rocking slope, this house performs natural in its exterior with wood cladding. The design is in minimalist approach which is characterized by the clean lines and the material (aluminum [...]