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The Willapa Bay House is a seasonal home facing Willapa Bay in southwest Washington. The house sits comfortably above the tidal wetlands without providing much harm to the environment. A deck wraps around the house allowing you to walk around the house or even to relax—what I would be using it for.
Designed by Allied Works
Located on Orcas Island in Washington, this residence embodies northwest modern architecture in one swoop. Heliotrope Architects built this house around a large rock outcrop amongst doug fir and pacific madrone trees. The long, narrow home allows every room to have a view of the water.
Photography: Sean Airhart & Ben Benschnieder
Sun Valley is a great ski town in southern Idaho. As a kid I’d been through the town but never really experienced it. Someday I’d like to go back for an adventure; possibly even to see this house by Allied Works. The smooth, concrete walls of this 4500 sqft house give it true privacy and protection from the elements. From some of these angles, the house somewhat remind me of the Kaufmann Desert House.
Over the next week we’ll be seeing some great architecture by Allied Works. They are a 40-person team with offices in Portland, Oregon and New York City.
The Dutchess County guest house sits on 350 acres of rolling hills and hardwood forest in New York. The 1300 sqft, two-bedroom house provides the an intimate stay. To reach it you walk down a long path through the woods from the main house.
Designed by De La Riva Architects and photographed by Marc Cramer, this Quebec hilltop house shows a unique balance of an engagement to the environment. Although separated by a wall and glass, the interior to exterior feels connected.
The house is positioned to allow light to stream in during the summer. An overhang also provides welcoming shade while relaxing on the cobblestone and looking over the valley below.
Via The Contemporist
Martín Fernández de Lema and Nicolás F. Moreno Deutsch designed this house among trees in Mar Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina. I posted it a while back on ISO50 and felt it needed a second debut.
Local construction codes of Mar Azul, Beunos Aires restrict the removal of trees so instead of relocating the house, the architects decided to build the house around them. Resulting in a beautifully designed, spacious house that is seemingly the perfect spring or summertime residence.
Arizona based architect, Michael P. Johnson, designed this 1,948-square-foot home in Winter Park, Colorado for a client who had recently relocated from New York. The home is cantilevered over a ravine which allows for a great view of the surrounding forest.
This house is set in the Santa Lucia Mountains near Carmel, California and was designed by San Francisco based firm Feldman Architecture. The house is partially sunk into the ground to help lessen its visual impact.
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Great man, architect and Ikea designer Olle Lundberg shows us his lovely cabin in Cazadero, California. The vertical wood siding of the house fits right into the surrounding forest. Not only does it feel environmentally friendly but Lundberg also built the house from materials salvaged from previous houses or offices that his firm had worked on.
Via Apartment Therapy / Read more about his work and second home
Resting on the hillside of San Francisco’s Cole Valley, this residence is a revitalization of a 1930′s home into a more relaxing, modern masterpiece. It sits at the end of a cul-de-sac where the first thing you see while approaching is an exceptional use of planked wood siding and black steel.
Architects: John Maniscalco Architecture
The Sugar Bowl Residence by John Maniscalco Architecture is an exquisite design balanced between modern and the comfort of a warm mountain home. Surprisingly this home is located in Norden, California where it sees up to 8-9 feet of snow during the winter. To help keep the snow from piling up aside the house, the whole structure is perched on a concrete slab.
Materials used in this house include walnut (fir also but not mentioned), concrete and steel.
Via Contemporist
The house was created by Prentiss Architects and is situated on a ridge near Chuckanut Mountain in Washington—strange name isn’t it? The reason for building in this location is that the narrow ridge reveals great views of the San Juan Islands and the Skagit Valley.
I’ve had the opportunity to check out photovoltaic solar panels in the past and in my opinion they are an amazing opportunity to provide a somewhat sustainable energy solution. This house utilizes a number of the same photovoltaic panels. Since well water is in short supply, water is collected from roof runoff, purified and then stored in tanks under the house.
Via Arch Daily
