A blog about house design

Have you heard of the Tree House? Well this modern and eco-friendly house in Brazil is called the Leaf House. Located at the front of the beach, the Leaf House is truly an extravagant shelter that allows man to make connection with nature. Ride a helicopter and you will see the reason why it is [...]

Recently, the Department of Energy (Cornell University) held a competition as to who could create the most energy efficient and eco-friendly house. The ZED or Zero Energy Design gave their best which resulted to the making of the so-called Solar Decathlon House which can now be seen in New York.

A bathroom and a bedroom inside [...]

Gone were the days that a typical barn stands in the middle of a farm. In Portugal, there is a modern farmhouse where you can see a great combination of the urban and rural house style. The modern farm house created by the architects of Graca Correia and Roberto Ragazzi made the facade simple and [...]

Now that’s what you call a modern mobile home! The house that was created by the brilliant minds of the dRMM architects is now one of the famous destinations for all afficionados of modern design, architecture, and tech savvy as well. The Sliding House from Europe has walls and roofs that can be slid so [...]

Have you ever thought that a home furniture could be chic if plastic and wood is combined? Thanks to the creation of Alexander Pelikan which he coined as the Plastic Nature, you may now have a very stylish and earth-friendly house furnishing. The wooden materials that were used in the Plastic Nature were all handmade. [...]

Why do Japanese has these crazy and futuristic ideas? And they even incorporate these when building houses. Aside from the handy gadgets and electronics that are flourishing in the Japanese market, there are now also compacts shelters which they call as the Paco House.

Each and every space in the Paco House is essential. So what [...]

For all the nature-lovers, backpacking and resting in their RV’s or tents is the best experience of all. But why should you be contented with these shelters when you can actually rent or own a cabin that are on wheels? Can’t believe it? Check out the picture below.

These wheeled cabins were placed in a meadow, [...]

Everybody loves an inviting and a relaxing house (or at least a part of the house) where you can simply put up your feet and unwind after a long and tiring day from work. But you don’t have to spend a thousand dollars just to have this kind of ambiance. The only trick to this [...]

You think only Gandalf or the hobbits of LOTR can have an Earth-friendly house? Better think again! They may have set an inspiration in the house design but they surely can’t be as natural as this one. The house where Simon Dale and his family lives was made of all-natural materials. The concrete walls of [...]

The IN thing today when it comes to house design is to be minimal as you can. Thanks to the inspiration given by Japanese architects, even the workplaces are now given this minimalistic design. For the 2009 houses, these houses would only incorporate colors such as white, black, and beige.

When it comes minimalism, the natural [...]