Category Houses / Housing

Modern Swiss Chalet by Tec Architecture

This lovely modern take on the Helvetian chalet is located in a picturesque town in Switzerland, just below a very famous and historic castle. As you can imagine building restrictions here are extremely strict. But rather than be limited by…

Hidden House by Standard

Press Release (06 23 2009): Standard (www.standard-la.com) is proud to announce that the Hidden House, a modern residence located in the Mount Washington | Glassell Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, will be included on the prestigious and popular Dwell on…

Sosnowski Residence by Chen + Suchart Studio

Project description of Sosnowski Residence by Chen + Suchart Studio, LLC: Sited in a 1950’s era dense neighborhood in Tempe, Arizona, the Sosnowski Residence takes the form of a courtyard house defined by three sandblasted 8-8-16 standard gray CMU walls…

Margarido House by Mike McDonald

Completed in 2009, the Margarido House is the first new home in the country to be both LEED-H certified and GreenPoint rated. Green features of the project include: planted rood garden and deck, on site rain and ground water reclamation…

Casa Familia by Kevin deFreitas Architects

Kevin deFreitas Architects completed the Casa Familia in 2007. See the project description from the architect after the image. A reinterpretation of quintessential Southern Californian courtyard houses; this is a modestly sized home that lives much bigger than it really…

House in Kojetin by Kamil Mrva Architects

From Kamil Mrva Architects: It is a pleasure when an investor asks you for cooperation on another interesting project. The first project was a reconstruction of the UAX company’s headquarters in Bernartice. The second one is a studio and housing…