Home Architectural Design

Nakahouse by XTEN Architecture: Nakahouse is an abstract remodel of a 1960?s hillside home located on a West facing ridge in the Hollywood Hills. The existing home was built as a series of interconnected terraced spaces on the downslope property. Due to geotechnical, zoning and budget constraints the foundations and building footprint were maintained in [...]

The NEXTHouse is a 2,700 square foot, custom-designed home fusing the northwest modern tradition with the highest quality environmentally sustainable building techniques, features, and finishes. It is a speculative venture on the part of the architect, created to demonstrate cutting edge “green” features and modern design in a “for sale” residence. It is designed to [...]

Axelrod Architects designs eHouse as a single family house by combine Mediterranean aesthetic of sun and light and a minimalist discipline of line and plane. The materials used also determine the modernity, concrete. Conceptually, the vertical planes define the axes of the house and the horizontal planes the spatial volume. Structurally, the concrete elements support [...]

Set within a rural parcel in the heat of Northern California Wine Country, the Summerhill Residence consists of 3 separate building (main house, guest house and detached garage) that are situated to maximize the connection between the indoors and the outdoors is intentionally blurred as interior and exterior spaces extend in all directions to the [...]

The Sunshine Beach Residence is sited on dune slopes of Sunshine Coast, Australia. Dan Sparks, from Sparks Architects, aims this building to accommodate a substantial family home whilst minimizing the buildings bulk both from the street and the beach, a large portion of the house has been built below ground. Incoming search terms:buildings on slopes, [...]