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Hillside Modern House

dmarlatt, member | December 26th, 20111 comment

This family home is embedded in a steep, secluded, north facing hillside with views towards the San Francisco Bay. Its elongated plan follows the site's contours and its broad roof tucks under strict...

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Our Barn

MarciBL, member | November 25th, 2011

Sorry for late submission. Home was not complete upon deadline of actual submission date. Please consider us for 2013, if possible. Please read links below. Two articles were written up about our...

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Carmel Rose Residence

Roger_Boyer, member | July 29th, 2011

This existing house is located about one block from the Pacific Ocean and the beach. The original part of the house was built in the 1920's, on land that is about ten feet below the street frontage...

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The Roxbury House

aspencs, member | July 28th, 2011

The Roxbury House is a net-zero ready Tennessee Log home built in the Catskills region of NY state. The owner's dream was to build a low maintenance home with a geo-thermal system in which he...

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House on Cranberry Lane

joelanza, member | July 28th, 2011

The house on Cranberry Lane began with a reproduction of a historic “half Cape” cottage that was built as a retirement home for one person in 1980. Nearly thirty years later...

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Red [green] Cedar: Studio-Workshop

BillTab, member | July 28th, 2011

Concept: Through and interplay of light, land, material, and site, a regional approach to the design of this woodshop garage and studio workplace illustrates how a building grows from...

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Creekside

tsarch, member | July 28th, 2011

The lot is a narrow rectangle with 40’ of vertical gain from low point to high point. There is a creek along the lower property boundary and a public road along the upper property...

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At the water's edge

capnbob, member | July 28th, 2011

A very difficult north facing site on a north sloping hill at the water's edge. The challenge was to fit a house and connected garage with kid rumpus room over it and create a sense of place ...

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Creating Coolness in the Hot South

rareDESIGN, member | July 28th, 2011

The top priorities of this project were to provide adequate space for homeowner's collections as well as an easy flow for entertaining. The little bungalow was challenged by its rabbit warren...

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New Home in Gig Harbor, Wash.

Milgard, member | July 28th, 2011

Gig Harbor, Wash., is known for its expansive views of the Puget Sound and beautiful Mt. Rainier. So, when Hoppet Design and Construction Inc. was called on to tear down and build a new home located...

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Truro Residence

Adam_P, member | July 28th, 2011

Summary: The Truro Residence is a modern, oceanfront vacation home built in 2008, perched 115’ above sea level overlooking Cape Cod Bay. This 6,200 sq. ft. original design can sleep up...

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English Residence

Adam_P, member | July 28th, 2011

Summary: This modern, green home is designed as the homeowners vacation property to replace a seasonal residence that was originally built in 1958. The new construction 2000 SF, 3 bedroom, 2...

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New life for a family home

Restored, member | July 28th, 2011

The task was to increase the functiional space of a ranch home built in 1968 without major remodeling. Without changing the layout or increasing the square footage of the home, I incorporated changes...

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O’Dwyer Lane House

lanefab, member | July 27th, 2011

The O’Dwyer Lane House is a small secondary residence located at the rear of the O’Dwyers’ existing home in Vancouver. This new residence replaced the original garage off the...

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Mendoza Lane House

lanefab, member | July 27th, 2011

The Mendoza Lane House - Vancouver's first "Laneway House" - is situated at the rear of the Mendozas' existing home, transforming an underutilized area into a much needed, affordable, efficient...

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Concord Green Home

Adam_P, member | July 27th, 2011

Goals - A healthy living environment was top design priority for this New England farmhouse. After years of exposure to toxic materials and mold in previous homes, the owner became increasingly...

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Hexadecagon

aeschlimannwoodworks, member | July 27th, 2011

This construction is a new, sixteen-sided, energy efficient, timberframe, retirement lake front home. Some of the particular challenges were in roof design ie: integrating the carport roof into...

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FISHER TIMBERFRAME

sketchpad, member | July 27th, 2011

The homeowners wished to downsize their existing log home, while eliminating some of the maintenance but keeping the character of the wood interior. A timberframe hybrid, two bedroom with...

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Palo Alto House - Remodel + Addition

Cathyschwabe, member | July 26th, 2011

Located in an historic residential district filled with abundant mature trees, the project is the renovation and addition to a one-story cottage. Built in 1899 and listed on the National Register of...

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Russian River Studio

Cathyschwabe, member | July 26th, 20111 comment

Conceived as a creative project space of possibilities for two artists, a writer and a photographer, the "wish list" of functions included both dedicated spaces and less specific goals. Specific...

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Celo Cabin

archy21, member | July 26th, 2011

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 After acquiring land overlooking the South Toe River Valley in Yancey County, NC, the Owners desired to build an...

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Madison Residence

archy21, member | July 26th, 2011

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Situated on a south-facing hillside in Western North Carolina, the Owners desired a very energy-efficient, low maintenance house...

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Olivia Avenue remodel

DawnZ, member | July 26th, 2011

I designed a 674 foot addition to this 1,615 square foot 1920s Craftsman style house to make it more functional for the owners, who had lived there for 20 years and plan to live there for 20 more...

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Maine Coast cottage

JohnCole, member | July 26th, 2011

This second home design started with a master plan, laying out a long term vision that could be built over time. Attached to the area after 14 summers of renting, the owners bought 5 acres of river...

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Northwest Net Zero House

BicycleGeorge, member | July 26th, 2011

New residence, 3,300 square feet (conditioned space), 5 bedrooms, 4½ baths, 2 car garage. The owners requested a Northwest lodge style house of durable commercialgrade...

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Victor Montana sustainable home

abbea, member | July 26th, 2011

The biggest challenge was convincing my family that we could build a small house and be responsible to the environment at the same time. After I bought the property in Victor MT...

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House nestled in a field

capnbob, member | July 26th, 2011

This home is approached from above as seen in the first photo. There are wonderful water views to the East and the South, a largish hotel like building up the hill to the West and the public...

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Greek Revival Farmhouse

imarch, member | July 20th, 2011

The approximately 2 1/2 acre property sits at the base of Dering Harbor with great views of Shelter Island Heights and Southold. There is a large pond on the property which adds to relaxing...

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Bridle Trails Remodel - Rebirth at 40

NWRemodel, member | July 20th, 2011

The location of this 1972 vintage home is truly unique. Located in the heart of Bellevue, Washington, Bridle Trails was one of the areas first exclusive contained communities built adjacent to a large...

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little country shed

huntress100, member | July 19th, 2011

Joanie Schisler wanted to build a sustainable, ecologically sound house on a budget. Every phase of construction Joanie, her architect and her contractor had to think through. "I...

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21st Century Home in Spokane, WA

mikeinspokane, member | July 19th, 2011

We undertook this project in 2010 with five goals: affordability, wheelchair accessibility, energy efficiency, low maintenance ... and fun! We see these elements as essential ingredients of the optimal 21st century home.

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remodel

CrawfordGene, member | July 19th, 2011

I just learned of this deadline and am unprepared, but I'll do the best I can. We bought a log house in 2000 and a lot had not been finished. I finished a partially finished basement with...

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