Urban Cottage Design in New York by David Jay Weiner

Architect David Jay Weiner has projected this contemporary urban cottage design located in Stephentown, New York. The weekend cottage look of expansive glazed facades set in a black wood frame is complemented by the cottage unique, irregular shape, which really stands out among its pastoral, grassy meadow surroundings.

Inside, the tall ceilings of this single-storey, open concept house plan, with floor-to-ceiling windows extending the length of the cottage on both sides, bathe interiors in natural light and enhance its sense of spaciousness. Clerestory windows offer additional illumination from above.

Inside, a feeling of relaxation and serenity prevails. In contrast to the black exterior, interiors feature a white palette on ceilings, walls and floors, which is punctuated by the colors of nature visible through the all-encompassing windows. A unique weekend cottage design by architect David Jay Weiner.

Camelback Houses by GRAFT Architects

This Camelback 2 Houses Design Project is a part of the 'make it right program' in the lower 9th ward, New Orleans designed by GRAFT Architects. The Camelback Houses use the cradle to cradle philosophy and received LEED platinum certification. they are prefabricated modular units, constructed off-site. Camelback houses bring in a better environment, economical, and society combination.



For their design, GRAFT Architects based their ideas using the camelback shotgun typology. historically, camelbacks emerged as a way for residents to add a partial second story to a residence, whether simply to gain more space for a single-family home or to add a rental unit at the rear of a structure. in their design, we utilize the camelback strategy to stack a second efficiency unit above a first floor shotgun house.



A critical programmatic goal within the design is to establish a strong connection between the private interior zone of the house and the shared public space of the street. the primary challenge in achieving this goal lies in negotiating the 8’-0” first floor height that is required to make the houses safer from future flooding of the street level. the broad and spacious deck located in the front yard mediates the relationship between public and private by raising the deck 5' - 0' above grade.

Balsa Dome Tea Houses on Display in London

Dome Tea Houses on Display in London

This unusual ultra modern architecture homes design is a great architectural project created by Heather and Ivan Morison with a spot of tea on the side. They named this Balsa Wood House with curious name : “I am so sorry. Goodbye.”

Dome Tea Houses on Display in London

Two geodesic domes take organic shape, clad in Balsa wood and topped with a futuristic, hemispherical skylight that softly and naturally illuminates interiors. Inside, a minimalist, contemporary style lends an atmosphere of rest and relaxation. This artful interpretation of the traditional tea house is on display at Radical Nature: Art and Architecture for a Changing Planet 1969–2009, from June 19 to October 18 at London’s Barbican Art Gallery.

Dome Tea Houses on Display in London

Blairgowrie Court Residence by Frank Macchia

This architectural residential project from australian architect Frank Macchia is located in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton. The Blairgowrie Court residence is a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home.

For more information you can try to visit the architects website Frank Macchia here.

House on Lot 23 by Juan Esteban Correa Elejalde

House on Lot 23 is a modern residential project that was created by Juan Esteban Correa Elejalde. The House on Lot 23 is designed for colombian couple that wish to have a place to spend weekend and holidays with the family member a long established tradition among Colombians.



For the latest they came to the office after my wife, an interior designer, decorated their apartment in the city. Their initial request was on two subjects:
THE TASK



1. Help them find the right place for their holiday house on a well inhabited and secure site with specific natural conditions like warm weather, nice views, not flat, among others…
2. To design a house for them and the kids with a modern, contemporary look that could remind them of their life in Europe and that could preserve and actual look in time as well as a house that, in some way could have a reminiscent idea of traditional colonial houses -this last idea appeared in the end after the selection of the site.



On the last idea, it was clear that I had to preserve a traditional organization of the house “inwards”, I mean, thinking more on the life of the home than on the social life. Here, one could perceive the idea of Islamic influenced Spanish architecture that was brought here to America in the colonising period.



On the modern contemporary look, the idea was to work with pure volumes with character of their own that by operating them through intersections, the complete volume and program of the house were created.



PROGRAM
1.HOUSE: social (living, dining, kitchen, guest)
2.GAME: a place semi outdoors for sharing
3.“ZAGUAN”: The Spanish word to define that transition space on the entrance of the house.
4.POOL & DECK: The place to enjoy the dry warm weather
5.INNER COURTYARD: An “evocative” space with shadow and vegetation.