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Lake Cottage - Higgins House

Higgins1000, member | June 15th, 2013

Region: Western New York Design Goals: In 2004 my parents bought property on Cuba Lake in New York with the idea of building a house for their retirement. My first question to them was...

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Renovation and Addition to Van Meter Residence

prajnadesign, member | June 14th, 2013

This was a complete renovation of an existing 1920's bungalow style house, with a new basement living area under the existing house and a new 1-1/2 story 800 square foot addition to the rear of the...

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TC Legend Homes HeintzHaus

kmak, member | June 13th, 2013

We wanted to build a passive solar towards net-zero energy passivhaus that an average person could afford to build. The greenest way to build is to build small. The challenge was to meet this...

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A tiny-ish, passive-ish solar, energy efficient, rental/guest house in our Vermont backyard

calebjc, member | June 10th, 2013

We fit a 16" by 22" tiny-ish house where our garage was. It gets good rent ROI, was relatively cheap to build to full rental code, and is super insulated, green, and solar minded. Here's a long form...

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Black Walnut Farm Guest House

SullivanBuilding, member | June 3rd, 2013

Black Walnut Farm Guest House, built in the mid-1800's, is a historic stone out building on an estate in Upper Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It has been transformed into a luxury guest cottage complete...

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NC Timberframe

Ridgebacksissy, member | June 1st, 2013

As this was our first design, we made mistakes. Overall we are extremely satisfied with the results in having a home that is very comfortable for us as we age, and very comfortable for our extensive...

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Rock House, Springdale, Arkansas

michaelbauer, member | May 10th, 2013

Constructed in 1913, later abandoned and left for dead for many years, this Arkansas country residence has received new life by renovating both the interior and exterior. Included in the renovation...

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Brighthawk Treehouse

TWP1989, member | May 9th, 2013

At an elevation of 2,500 ft, the 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom guest house is set within desert and riparian surroundings; perfect for showcasing the unique, eco-friendly adaptive structure. Given the...

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Lizard Tail: A residence for Ron and Missy Stratton

michaelbauer, member | May 9th, 2013

My approach to Architecture is to create joyous spaces that freely flow through a variety of interior and exterior experiences. The choreography of the spatial sequences is derived from the owners...

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wayne residence

funkearch, member | May 8th, 20132 comments

The WResidenceayne redefines sustainable architecture. This 12,000 sf residence has an 80 percent energy efficiency utilizing the latest technology in Geo-Thermal heating and cooling. The 4 acre...

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South Surf Road

RBubnowski, member | May 7th, 2013

The South Surf Road Residence is a summer home for a family of four that reside full time in Georgia, but are originally from the New York metro area and have vacationed along the New Jersey shore...

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Surfers End

RBubnowski, member | May 7th, 2013

Located on the site of a former 1921 Arts and Crafts Bungalow, the Surfers End House completed in 2005, is not only an updated version of the former style, but also a blend of many other...

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New Moon Cottage

RBubnowski, member | May 6th, 2013

In 1962, during the New Moon cycle of one of the most devastating coastal storms in New Jersey history, Long Beach Island had been split in half at its narrowest point, the small barrier island town...

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Westridge Residence

levasser, member | May 2nd, 2013

While also capturing 270-degree views of downtown Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean, this massive foundation-up renovation and second-story addition floods the once-dark interior with natural light...

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Tiny House 227

crookedworks, member | May 2nd, 2013

In conjunction with UMass Architecture + Design and the Yestermorrow Design Build School, twelve semester students collectively designed and built a Tiny House from start to finish, using a consensus...

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California Colonial Renovation & Addition

jerri_holan_faia, member | May 1st, 2013

This ca. 1890-95 Colonial Revival home was a "fixer upper." The house was raised to create a family room and bedrooms in the basement. The scope of work eventually expanded to include kitchen and...

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Earth bermed log home

rbarta, member | May 1st, 2013

I designed an eath bermed home with a log face and super insulated upper floor. The challenges of joining non movable concrete with Logs that move constantly was quite a challenge. I didn't have...

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beach cottage remodel

user-590721, member | April 28th, 2013

we began an extensive remodel project on a small 1950's beach cottage in South Ponte Vedra Beach in 2008. thinking we would just "freshen it up" we ended up expanding the foot print and taking it...

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Harmony House

user-482293, member | April 25th, 2013

Harmony House provides a pleasing, functional, healthy, comfortable, daylit interior for its owners while also existing in harmony with the natural environment. This two family home located near...

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Haugerud Home

GrandShack, member | July 25th, 2012

This St. Paul, Minnesota home started out as modest (and very original) 1950s rambler. The homeowner loved the location, but needed a larger home. She wanted to save as much of the home as possible...

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A Contemporary Water-Collecting Home

GHAdesign, member | July 25th, 20122 comments

In addition to a commitment to building green, our clients for this project shared with us three particular goals: to connect to a courtyard or garden; to take advantage of a spectacular Bay view...

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Waterfront Retreat

LKArchitect, member | July 25th, 2012

Waterfront Retreat Before: The original 1970's waterfront house and its accompanying guesthouse was primarily a summer getaway for the owners who lived in New York City. The desire to use it as a...

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Completely new Kitchen and Full Bath in former space that was kitchen and casual dinning area.

imagewest, member | July 25th, 2012

Two years ago we decided that I needed a first floor full bath because of my spinal disability. We wanted to change the existing space without adding sq. footage. Our new bath is our former small...

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front porch remodel

carpenter7, member | July 23rd, 2012

we wanted to go with a kind of country feel with the front of the house that was inviting, friendly and open to the surroundings. the front porch before was in bad shape, the home was built in 1901...

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A Screen Porch that Grew

Supor, member | July 23rd, 2012

The original modest goal was a screen porch. The problems were many: !) The rear of the house faced southwest, was completely unshaded. and the roofline, combined with the custom-height doors into...

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Rabbit Run Farmhouse

Edouard, member | July 22nd, 2012

The girls had graduated college, married, and were starting their own families. We were not too many years from retirement. What kind of house did we (an engineer/amateur architect and a degreed...

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Aging in Grace

user-157840, member | July 17th, 2012

Our clients came to us with a busy but beautiful Berkeley hillside lot on which to build a home for the rest of their lives. We combined an L-shaped layout and a walled forecourt to shelter lush...

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Old Southern Charm in New Construction

TerraCottaProperties, member | July 16th, 20124 comments

This new house was built for a professional couple who wanted to find a larger home but still live within walking distance of downtown Decatur, Georgia. After looking for years they finally settled...

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Port Orchard Residence

user-438751, member | July 16th, 2012

Port Orchard Residence The home is designed to maximize the setting overlooking Puget Sound and the Seattle skyline, while meeting the client's needs today for an active lifestyle yet...

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Historic St. Louis Shaw Neighborhood Restoration

scottvogel, member | July 16th, 2012

Our mission was to develop and restore a derelict home in a historic district of St. Louis to its former beauty while incorporating modern lifestyle requirements of new home buyers at an affordable...

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Saskatchewan Lake Front Retreat

Marianne7350, member | July 16th, 2012

This lake front home, situated in northern Saskatchewan, was truly custom crafted in a collaborative effort between the builder, Northern Sky Developments Inc. and the home owners. Each detail of...

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Dooley Residence

aretha13, member | July 16th, 2012

The task was to transform a forclosed, run-down, poorly built country ranch-house into a contemporary Napa wine country vacation home. This house was poorly built in 1973 with scrap lumber, the...

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