Luxury Homes| Best House Design | Best Home Design: March 2009

Eco Friendly Prefabricated Home

if you happened to be at the 2008 Vancouver Home & Garden Show, you’ll know the main attraction was this eco friendly prefabricated home - the EcoFabulous House - a lean, "green" design that still puts style and comfort in the forefront. Designed by Architecton and Shelter Industries, this modern home is your stylish solution environmentally friendly, modular housing. At 1,400 sq. ft., this house features reclaimed wood, recycled materials and sustainable products. Adding to this ecologically low-impact design, the architects included energy-efficient appliances and windows, water-saving technology, and smart wiring. The factory built design also does its part by reducing emissions and waste associated with on-site construction. The house consists of two modules: one housing an open-concept living area and kitchen, and the other occupied by two bedrooms and two bathrooms. A 400-sq.-ft. patio incorporates the great outdoors into this country-chic design. The home’s facade of cedar and steel complements the custom-made roof.

Eco Friendly Prefabricated Home

Luxury Lake House Design on Lake Austin

This luxury lake house designed by the architects at Bercy Chen Studio sits on a peninsula fronting Lake Austin. Apart from its spectacular surroundings, this exotic house boasts a unique nature-infused appeal that connects contemporary architecture to its environment. Expansive windows welcome the wonderful views in, but this lovely lakeside setting is enjoyed twofold form the home’s outdoor living areas – the plain view, and from the home’s windows and doors of reflective acrylic that mirrors the trees and water. A glass solarium echoes the roofline of the house, and is rotated 20 degrees from the main structure, creating a nook for a triangular lounge pool that abuts the house, and a lap pool which extends to the boathouse. Both inside and outside the house, rich Massaranduba Brazilian hardwood gives it a luxury look while maintaining the home’s earthy appeal. A Second-storey patio boasts a lush garden with a walkout from inside.

Luxury Lake House Design on Lake Austin

The Skyline Residence by Belzberg Architects

The project site exists along a steep ridgeline. Beyond the physical constraints typically associated with ridgeline projects, an opportunity presented itself by realizing viewing angles in comparison to solar angles. Each had the capacity to compliment each other in order to maximize natural lighting and views without increasing future cooling demands. On the interior, a single-loaded corridor was created to act as a heat buffer between the glazing and the bedrooms. In addition to deep shadowing eaves, a solar screen was created made of Extira, a low-formaldehyde emitting composite lumber.

The Skyline Residence by Belzberg Architects

Winds are created through the valleys on either side of the house and move linearly along the length of the house. Oversized, hinged double-doors open on either side of the living room invite the prevailing winds to flow uninterrupted through the interior space. The corridor leading to the bedrooms open at either end, facilitating airflow past each room and openings from each room to the rear yard draw on the cool moving air from the corridor through the length of the house.

There was also a constant interest in reducing emissions resulting from the transportation and importation of materials, specifically those materials which are commonly used in bulk at construction sites. While choosing eco-friendly furniture, fixtures and equipment is an obvious avenue to reducing energy consumption, the hidden elements of construction and structure were considered in this design as well. Re-using the earth eliminated shipments of excavated earth out of the site and reduced the shipments of other decomposed materials into the site. Local-manufactured low-e glazing, steel, CMU blocks, and indigenous aggregates support this initiative as well. The remains of wood framing and flooring acquired from a nearby construction project were put to use in this project, and the landscape is comprised of low water consumption flora from a residence to be demolished in the area.

The Skyline Residence by Belzberg Architects

Both the main house and the guest house are enclosed by a single folded surface with infill glazing and screened walls. The objective of such a strategy is to capitalize on framing extrinsic conditions and using the solid walls of the fold itself to affect the adjacent spaces. The absence of one solid wall in each room also reveals the fold as a framing device. The strategy for removing the guest house from the main house and including an auto court in between stems from the idea that complimenting forms which spatially could be perceived as once being united allow the interstitial space between a sense of connection, if only visual. In this design, the faces resulting from a separation in form created areas for videos and films to be viewed. The deck above the garage is now a gathering space for social events and a viewing platform for projections onto the Southern face of the guest house. This interaction between the main house and the guest house utilizes a normally singular and stagnant space in the auto court and activates the solid surface of the fold through an engagement with the surrounding space.

The Skyline Residence by Belzberg Architects

Modern Renovation at 101 Russel Hill Road in Toronto

Canadian architects from gh3 have been behind the facelift of a 1970 residence located on 101 Russel Hill Road in Toronto. Originally built with large open spaces, the renovation involved a futuristic approach that converted to a more cellular room design where everything flows together. And the most striking features are the white interiors that make it look clean and sharp, and the amazing curvy staircase that adds to the home’s neutrality. With sleek lines and traditional furnishings that contrast with the white walls, the residence looks perfect for a modern family.

Modern Architecture Design, Modern Renovation at 101 Russel Hill Road in Toronto

The Muston Street House by Fox Johnston Architects

Why is it that the Aussies seem to be getting some of the most gorgeous houses of them all? Check out the amazing Muston Street Residence in the Mosman neighborhood of Sydney. Designed by the creative Fox Johnston Architects with stunning views over the parkland and the ocean, it’s the extensive use of wood and glass that charmed us in the first place. Meant as a private living space, packed with contemporary furniture and featuring a stylish little pool for those Australian sunny days, it’s definitely one of our favorites for the month.

Luxurious residence by Studio Remy Meijers

Studio Remy Meijers has design new luxurious residence. Located in Museumplein, Studio Remy Meijers has transformed a classic office villa to a luxurious residence for a Dutch celebrity.

The building has four floors. The kitchen is located in the basement which is open into the garden and an office space. On the ground floor, you can find the living room, the music room as well as a entertainment corner. The other floors are in use as bedrooms, bathrooms, a fitness space and a sauna.

Luxurious residence by Studio Remy Meijers

The entire architectural structure of the office villa has been changed in order to create and accommodate more space for the additional living functions. The authentic details of the building, that is over 100 years of age, have been taken into account and preserved, as well as a high-quality finishing standard. The design style is timeless, well-organised, sophisticated and detailed in a durable way.

Luxurious residence by Studio Remy Meijers

Contemporary Luxury estate by Nic Bochsle

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Contemporary Luxury estate by Nic Bochsle

This cutting edge contemporary estate is designed by Nic Bochsler. Located at South-east of Melbourne, in Brighton on 11 Sussex Street, this luxury home is An amazing mix of luxury, comfort and high tech, the 90 sqm house has been designed for modern day family living. With large glass walls that offer stunning views to the bay and the city, quality fittings, recreational and entertainment facilities , it’s obvious that the accent is being put on function and utility. Lots of white, a tennis court, a gorgeous pool or the contemporary furniture are definitely the things that got us dreaming.

Contemporary Luxury estate by Nic Bochsle

Minimalist House Vigia V.1 by Estudio USB

Mexican architect Estudio USB has completed a house design in Guadalajara which compromises on the natural ventilation option. The house is called Vigia V.1 and has overcomed common problems which usually faced with most people who won’t consider a house that faces west.

With a simple and charming structure has a giant glass window on its rear that houses the stairways which the two floors. The designed ensures great ventilation for home without disturbing the privacy for the residents. It blends perfectly between the clever blueprint and the landscape.

Luxury Home by Anil and Marisa Varma

This luxury home is design by Anil and Marisa Varma. he Mansion features an amazing modern exterior, with a facade of crisp white and windows galore! A series of outdoor terraces encircle the house, while decks are carved out of the landscape to create layers of private gardens, sunken lounging areas and a fabulous pool concealed beneath one of the gardens.The Mansion’s interior is as complex as its exterior. A simple palette of white is the perfect backdrop for the home’s modern finishes and features, like the vast wood-framed windows, sunken and raised ceilings, and the gorgeous sculptural staircase that makes its way gracefully from the main floor to the upper level. Upstairs, the piece de resistance has got to be the master bathroom – a spa-inspired space of ultimate luxury.

Luxury Home by Anil and Marisa Varma

The home is currently for sale for UK £35,000,000 (~US $48,000,000). Visit Harrison Varma'
website or contact Anil Varma, Managing Director at office: +44 (0) 20 8815 1400, mobile: +44 (0) 7767 357497. You can also contact these real estate agents for information: Jeremy Gee +44 (0)7957 872 777, Robert Kramer +44 (0)7958 707 818, Frank Townsend +44 (0) 20 7472 5018, Julien Mills +44 (0) 20 7016 3855.

Luxury Home by Anil and Marisa Varma

Modern summer house by Roger Hirsch Architect

Cool little modern summer house by Roger Hirsch Architects. I like the color choice with the grays and the yellows. The juicy fruit wall art is a nice touch as well. More after the jump.

The program for this summer house called for a design that connected inside with out, in an open plan which naturally integrated the living and dining area with the exterior deck and pool. The plan needed to accommodate the five summer residents and frequent guests with four bedrooms and three bathrooms within the compact 1,600 square feet.

Chameleon : Modern Prefab House in Lake Michigan

It’s the unassuming quality of this modern prefab house that makes it stand out most! Overlooking Lake Michigan, Chameleon House by Anderson Anderson Architecture is a simple structure with a strong vertical presence, rising amid rolling hills and agricultural landscape. Clad in galvanized metal and wrapped in a skirting wall of recycled translucent polyethelene slats, this contemporary house boasts the benefits of blending with its surroundings and the changing seasons, hence its name.

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“The translucent polyethylene material set out over the dully reflective wall cladding is chosen for its ability to gather the light and color of its landscape, dissolving the finely shadowed and inexplicably haloed structure into the seasonal color cycle of snow and ice and black twig tracery; pale pink blossom clouds; pollen green leaf and grass; golden straw and vivid foliage,” according to Anderson Anderson Architecture.

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