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- A French wine cellars updated facade doubles as housing for local bats Fri, 1 Jan 21, 3:30amBordeaux-based design studio MOONWALKLOCAL collectif d’architectes has recently crafted a new facade for a French wine cellar that doubles as shelter for local bats...
- Sustainable teak home blends into the Costa Rican hills Thu, 20 Aug 20, 1:30amSan Jose-based Studio Saxe has completed Tres Amores, a contemporary family home that takes in spectacular ocean and mountain views in Costa Rica. Nestled on the hilltops in the town of Nosara, the luxury home was designed...
- This beautiful charred timber lake house extension in Munich is chemical-free Sat, 4 May 19, 5:30amGerman architect studio, Buero Wagner, designed a modern, chemical-free home using a twist on the traditional Japanese practice of charring wood. The Black House is located near Munich’s Lake Ammersee and features a rural...
- Former camping site turned into gorgeous family home clad in charred wood and natural stone Sat, 12 Jan 19, 8:30amWhen tasked with creating a family home in Austin, local firm, Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, decided to go with a blend of charred wood, locally-sourced stone and glass panels...
- The Treebox is an amazing modern home set high up in the treetops Mon, 12 Feb 18, 11:31pmThis gorgeous wooden home in Texas captures the experience of living high up in the treetops. Designed by Wernerfield, the PH2 Treebox is raised several meters off the ground, and its living quarters are sheltered by the...
- Charred wood-clad Sleeve House is a home within a home Fri, 3 Nov 17, 4:47amThe traditional barn gets a brilliant reinterpretation in the modern charred wood-clad Sleeve House. Two elongated volumes – a smaller one sleeved into a larger – comprise this timber house located on an open rolling...
- This charred wood cabin can be rearranged in an infinite number of ways Fri, 12 May 17, 9:54pmThis beautiful prefab house by Antony Gibbon Designs is made up of six modules that can be configured in an endless number of ways. Each unit has one or more open sides that can be attached together, providing the opportunity...
- Sett Studio’s Modern Live Oak Residences in Austin Show that Green Design Should be Standard Mon, 20 Oct 14, 11:00pmShown here is 902 W Live Oak, a 4 bedroom, 3 bath home adding up to 2,222 sq ft. You can buy this home right now for $799,000 and it's next door neighbor, 900 W Live Oak is also for sale - for the same price. Both homes were...
- Bergen Safe House is a Temporary Structure Protected From Fire by a Charred Exterior Tue, 24 Jul 12, 1:23amThe Bergen Safe House was built in just 4 days as part of the Bergen International Wood Festival in Norway. Created by Dutch architects Max Rink and Simon de Jong and designer Rachel Griffin, the temporary structure is made...