Leaf House

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The Leaf House, a tropical beach house was designed by Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura is located in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Shell House

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With the profile of a shell and an aerial view of some ultra-modern space craft, the futuristic Shell House by Japanese architecture firm Artechnic is totally out of this world.

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Smaller Houses with Character

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Architect Nils Finne designed this house in the Seattle, Washington suburb of Redmond.  The 4225 square foot, 4 bedroom/3.5 bathroom house is mostly wood, steel, and glass, and makes excellent use of natural light.

At FINNE Architects, they have been practicing sustainable design for over fifteen years.

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Origami Inspired Bamboo House

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Ming Tang’s beautiful origami-inspired Folded Bamboo Houses are intended to be used as temporary shelters in the aftermath of an earthquake.

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The Summerhouse

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The Summerhouse is a seasonal hideaway for a hackney-based family of four.

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Eco-Dome – a small house, Moon Cocoon

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“Earth turns to gold
in the hands of the wise…”

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Living Inside the Box: Creative Eco-Friendly Design Using Shipping Containers

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A few days ago i received through the Submit Project Section an interesting e-mail from Leslie about a new way of recycling shipping containers for use in construction. It is a pretty cool innovation in green building: recycling unused shipping containers and using them as high-end condos, office buildings, low-income housing, or even relief shelters.

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Next Generation House by Sou Fujimoto Architects

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Next Generation House is a concept designed and created by Sou Fujimoto Architects. NLH is like a small building made out of Jenga blocks (Jenga is a game that involves tower building).

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TreeHouses & Childhood Nostalgia

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When designing a treehouse, it’s almost always a good idea to add a little childhood nostalgia and rustic charm to the mix, even if the end result has modern leanings.

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The Nest & The Water Cube

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The start for The 29th Edition of The Olympic Games (Beijing) is gonna be given today and the competition will take place in two amazing pieces of architecture: Beijing National Stadium, Olympic Green also called The Nest and National Aquatics Centre, Beijing also called The Water Cube.

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