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AM ArchitectureDesign ideas for a small and beige contemporary bungalow detached house in Other with stone cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Brooks + Scarpa ArchitectsThe Yin-Yang House is a net-zero energy single-family home in a quiet Venice, CA neighborhood. The design objective was to create a space for a large and growing family with several children, which would create a calm, relaxed and organized environment that emphasizes public family space. The home also serves as a place to entertain, and a welcoming space for teenagers as they seek social space with friends.
The home is organized around a series of courtyards and other outdoor spaces that integrate with the interior of the house. Facing the street the house appears to be solid. However, behind the steel entry door is a courtyard, which reveals the indoor-outdoor nature of the house behind the solid exterior. From the entry courtyard, the entire space to the rear garden wall can be seen; the first clue of the home’s spatial connection between inside and out. These spaces are designed for entertainment, and the 40 foot sliding glass door to the living room enhances the harmonic relationship of the main room, allowing the owners to host many guests without the feeling of being overburdened.
The tensions of the house’s exterior are subtly underscored by a 12-inch steel band that hews close to, but sometimes rises above or falls below the floor line of the second floor – a continuous loop moving inside and out like a pen that is never lifted from the page, but reinforces the intent to spatially weave together the indoors with the outside as a single space.
Scale manipulation also plays a formal role in the design of the structure. From the rear, the house appears to be a single-story volume. The large master bedroom window and the outdoor steps are scaled to support this illusion. It is only when the steps are animated with people that one realizes the true scale of the house is two stories.
The kitchen is the heart of the house, with an open working area that allows the owner, an accomplished chef, to converse with friends while cooking. Bedrooms are intentionally designed to be very small and simple; allowing for larger public spaces, emphasizing the family over individual domains. The breakfast room looks across an outdoor courtyard to the guest room/kids playroom, establishing a visual connection while defining the separation of uses. The children can play outdoors while under adult supervision from the dining area or the office, or do homework in the office while adults occupy the adjacent outdoor or indoor space.
Many of the materials used, including the bamboo interior, composite stone and tile countertops and bathroom finishes are recycled, and reinforce the environmental DNA of the house, which also has a green roof. Blown-in cellulose insulation, radiant heating and a host of other sustainable features aids in the performance of the building’s heating and cooling.
The active systems in the home include a 12 KW solar photovoltaic panel system, the largest such residential system available on the market. The solar panels also provide shade from the sun, preventing the house from becoming overheated. The owners have been in the home for over nine months and have yet to receive a power bill.
First Lampzero net energy house in Seattle with large solar array on the roof
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary detached house in Seattle with three floors, wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Inspiration for a medium sized and white contemporary detached house in Seattle with three floors, wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
HGK Hamburger Grundstückskontor GmbHEntstanden ist eine elegante, bungalowartige Villa im Bauhaus-Stil mit einheitlichem Charakter und doch zwei verschiedenen Seiten: Während sich der Bau zur Straße hin eher zurückhaltend und geschlossen zeigt, öffnet er sich der Hangseite mit maximaler Transparenz. Die großzügige Verglasung aller Räume erlaubt viele Ein- und Ausblicke und sorgt obendrein für eine organische Beziehung zwischen Haus und Landschaft. Genauso harmonisch ist der lichte, penthouseartige Schlafbereich im 1. OG zum Wohntrakt gestaltet – mit hellen, ineinander fließenden Räumen um die riesige Terrasse gruppiert.
Redstart Construction, Inc.Picture Perfect House
Photo of a large and white contemporary two floor detached house in Chicago with stone cladding, a hip roof and a green roof.
Photo of a large and white contemporary two floor detached house in Chicago with stone cladding, a hip roof and a green roof.
UserInspiration for a large and gey contemporary two floor detached house with metal cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
The Artisans Group, Inc.This prefabricated 1,800 square foot Certified Passive House is designed and built by The Artisans Group, located in the rugged central highlands of Shaw Island, in the San Juan Islands. It is the first Certified Passive House in the San Juans, and the fourth in Washington State. The home was built for $330 per square foot, while construction costs for residential projects in the San Juan market often exceed $600 per square foot. Passive House measures did not increase this projects’ cost of construction.
The clients are retired teachers, and desired a low-maintenance, cost-effective, energy-efficient house in which they could age in place; a restful shelter from clutter, stress and over-stimulation. The circular floor plan centers on the prefabricated pod. Radiating from the pod, cabinetry and a minimum of walls defines functions, with a series of sliding and concealable doors providing flexible privacy to the peripheral spaces. The interior palette consists of wind fallen light maple floors, locally made FSC certified cabinets, stainless steel hardware and neutral tiles in black, gray and white. The exterior materials are painted concrete fiberboard lap siding, Ipe wood slats and galvanized metal. The home sits in stunning contrast to its natural environment with no formal landscaping.
Photo Credit: Art Gray
KA DesignWorksDesign ideas for a large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Denver with wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
MINARCArt Gray Photography
Brown contemporary two floor detached house in Los Angeles with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Brown contemporary two floor detached house in Los Angeles with mixed cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
John Senhauser ArchitectsTaking its cues from both persona and place, this residence seeks to reconcile a difficult, walnut-wooded site with the late client’s desire to live in a log home in the woods. The residence was conceived as a 24 ft x 150 ft linear bar rising into the trees from northwest to southeast. Positioned according to subdivision covenants, the structure bridges 40 ft across an existing intermittent creek, thereby preserving the natural drainage patterns and habitat. The residence’s long and narrow massing allowed many of the trees to remain, enabling the client to live in a wooded environment. A requested pool “grotto” and porte cochere complete the site interventions. The structure’s section rises successively up a cascading stair to culminate in a glass-enclosed meditative space (known lovingly as the “bird feeder”), providing access to the grass roof via an exterior stair. The walnut trees, cleared from the site during construction, were locally milled and returned to the residence as hardwood flooring.
Photo Credit: Eric Williams (Sophisticated Living magazine)
Prentiss Balance Wickline ArchitectsEirik Johnson
Medium sized and brown contemporary detached house in Seattle with three floors, wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Medium sized and brown contemporary detached house in Seattle with three floors, wood cladding, a flat roof and a green roof.
Loweg Architekten und Stadtplaner PartGmbB© Copyright Loweg Architekten
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary render house exterior in Stuttgart with three floors, a flat roof and a green roof.
Inspiration for a large and white contemporary render house exterior in Stuttgart with three floors, a flat roof and a green roof.
McClellan | TelloneBenjamin Benschneider
Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured contemporary detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, three floors, a flat roof and a green roof.
Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured contemporary detached house in Seattle with wood cladding, three floors, a flat roof and a green roof.
Studio SchicketanzBob Canfield
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a green roof.
Design ideas for a contemporary house exterior in San Francisco with wood cladding and a green roof.
Architekturbüro Next HabitatHaus R wurde als quadratischer Wohnkörper konzipert, welcher sich zur Erschließungsseite differenziert. Mit seinen großzügigen Wohnbereichen öffnet sich das ebenerdige Gebäude zu den rückwärtigen Freiflächen und fließt in den weitläufigen Außenraum.
Eine gestaltprägende Holzverschalung im Außenbereich, akzentuierte Materialien im Innenraum, sowie die Kombination mit großformatigen Verglasungen setzen das Gebäude bewußt in Szene.
CCASA ArchitectsBig sliding doors integrate the inside and outside of the house. The nice small framed aluminium doors are as high as the extension.
Large and beige contemporary bungalow brick and rear house exterior in London with a flat roof and a green roof.
Large and beige contemporary bungalow brick and rear house exterior in London with a flat roof and a green roof.
SALA ArchitectsThe homeowners sought to create a modest, modern, lakeside cottage, nestled into a narrow lot in Tonka Bay. The site inspired a modified shotgun-style floor plan, with rooms laid out in succession from front to back. Simple and authentic materials provide a soft and inviting palette for this modern home. Wood finishes in both warm and soft grey tones complement a combination of clean white walls, blue glass tiles, steel frames, and concrete surfaces. Sustainable strategies were incorporated to provide healthy living and a net-positive-energy-use home. Onsite geothermal, solar panels, battery storage, insulation systems, and triple-pane windows combine to provide independence from frequent power outages and supply excess power to the electrical grid.
Photos by Corey Gaffer
Fiedler + PartnerMedium sized and gey contemporary two floor concrete detached house in Munich with a flat roof and a green roof.
Karen Berkemeyer HomeInspiration for a medium sized and black contemporary bungalow detached house in New York with a flat roof and a green roof.
Contemporary House Exterior with a Green Roof Ideas and Designs
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