EXPOSURE AKIO HIRATA HATS BY NENDO

The Japanese design studio Nendo has designed an exhibition of hats for the first major retrospective in Japan, the internationally known designer Akio Hirata, in his seventies work. For the exhibition space, hats stand Hirata, produced carefully crafted, float and transmit an attractive look as real ghosts or shells exposed.

House with front porch by Assembledge+

Another such area is the full-length front porch that is reminiscent of the surrounding neighborhood craftsman homes. The cedar siding, smooth white plaster, and colored MDO panels provide a material palette to complement the refined forms and crisp geometries. One more thing is the full height sliding glass wall at the rear yard allows the house to be completely opened up providing little distinction between indoor and outdoor. The Ridgewood Residence is designed by Assembledge+ to take the full advantage of the Southern California climate. The luxury and minimalist living space provides a great indoor/outdoor connection with series of areas. One of such areas is a glass-cornered living room which not only gives a possibility to enjoy great views of surroundings but also gives the occupant a feeling of being outside.

Contemporary dog crates by DenHaus

With such crate your dog will get a secure and glamour place to call her own while you will get a stylish and practical furniture piece. The dog crates are available in four color options and two sizes. If you have a small dog living at your home you might want to provide her with her very own small home. In case you have a modern interior that home should also look modern and elegant. ZenHaus by DenHaus is a collection of stylish dog crates that also serve as modern-style accent tables.

Open floor plan houses from Ras-a

During the more extreme seasons of summer and winter, a geothermal system provides the additional heating and cooling. Using the earth’s underground temperature, the system can condition the house without burning fossil fuels or emitting carbon dioxide. A passive solar design using the buildings orientation, operable clerestory windows, high efficient ceiling fans, and proper material choices, helps condition the house naturally in the spring and fall months.

Bachelor home decor by by Rob Paulus Architects

Two insulated masonry walls define the enclosure east and west with floor to ceiling glass at the north and south facing rooms. A large canopy cantilevers out to the south to shade the interior from the harsh desert sun while establishing an edge for the southern courtyard. Inside the house is designed as a loft. Among green features of the design are the passive solar water heating and the rainwater collecting. The 007 House is designed by Rob Paulus Architects for a single guy in his mid 30′s. It’s a modern bachelor pad set on the edge of an older neighborhood near the University of Arizona. The house is designed for an indoor, outdoor living on a small site and within a tight budget. It went vertical and down below grade to maximize the use of the site.

Small house renovation by Ras-a

The majority of interior walls where removed or relocated; allowing the living, kitchen, and dining area to be one fluid space. A fourteen foot wide sliding glass door pockets out of site, extending the space outside to a revamped back yard and swimming pool. This outdoor living area becomes the focal point of the new design, while making the modest size of the interior feel more expansive. A bedroom, a bathroom, and the one car garage are the only rooms that keep their original location. The p_House is designed by Ras-a and located in Redondo Beach, a greater Los Angeles area beach city. It’s a renovation of a small post war house into a modern living and working home for a young couple. Due to budget constraints as well as environmental regard, the original house was recycled as much as possible.

Courtyard house design by Architekton

The form is three feet thick which allows for structure, storage and utilities. When weather inspires, the home’s main living space’s north and south large sliding glass walls open for true indoor/outdoor comfort and enjoyment of the inherent evaporative cooling from the lake and the pool. One part of the house is cpu clad while others are clad in various materials such as bamboo and translucent glass. There is also a wrapping envelope that emerges from the ground and ends as an indirect light fixture illuminating the great room and entry. This wrapper is opaque on the east and west and provides a deep roof overhang on the south. The Lakes Residence is designed by Architekton for a family of four. It is the 3,500 square feet home that occupied a relatively small lot of about 65′ x 125′. Inspire of that there is a quite big exterior yard with a pool and the adjacent lake near by. The house has two levels with a footprint of about 25′ x 55′. Its shape is quite simple but it features all necessary living areas and four-car garage.

Wood interior design by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates

The first story contains storage, laundry, and sauna facilities. The second contains bedrooms and small bunkrooms to accommodate guests. The third contains the kitchen and dining spaces with a separate room to be used as playroom-TV room for the children and as a guest room. The fourth floor is in the tree tops with big dormer windows containing window seats that can also be used as beds for additional guests. The flooring is wide pine planks; there is cedar siding inside and out and it is furnished mostly with a collection of oak furniture. The Ski House is designed by Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates a long time ago for a family with two children where they also could meet with a large number of guests. is on the steep northern slope of the mountain above Vail in a beautiful stand of aspen trees and low evergreen bushes. The building is a four-story house and inspire of tall, straight trees around it features amazing views of surroundings.

Contemporary townhouse by Pasel.Kuenzel

The first, larger, part is contains bedrooms and a living room and features very tall windows that fill the interior with natural sunlight. The second part is long and narrow and contains service areas: the bathrooms, the kitchen, the utility room and the stairway. The roof is not flat but slightly inclined to let more light into the bedrooms and allow people to watch the stars while sheltering the rooftop garden from the view of neighbours and people on the street. This private house on a former industrial area in the centre of Leiden, Netherlands, is designed by Pasel.Kuenzel. Its design solves two main needs of city homes: light and space. The house is divided into two parts, easily recognisable due to the differences in the materials used on the facades.