The employment of staircase is also something hat should be concerned well because it belongs to interior design. A well designed staircase will certainly improve the performance of the interior design. The unique and classy curved staircase design by Atmos Studio can become a great option for residential. (more…)

Vandeventer Carlander Architects has completed an huts Project Vashon Island in Washington State. This project consists of the remodel an existing one story cabin with a daylight basement. Given the tight restrictions on construction sites resulting from the existing drain field, it is impossible to increase the scope of many existing cabin. This constraint, plus the client’s desire for a complete reorganization and improvement of main floor space, resulting in the decision to demolish the existing structure to the main floor. With a broad program that calls for additional floors, the design concept evolved into a small addition, replacing the previous exterior deck. Moreover, it is a wooden box “insertion” that extends to the main structure, but the slide in the top floor of the existing structures and cantilevers over the basement walls, so they do not affect the field of existing channels.

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Here are some pictures again the lighting designer Bruce Munro’s completion of the Field of Light installation at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England. Lighting installation is located on the roof of grass iconic visitor center, ‘that was made from acrylic rod 6000, through fiber optic cable that runs, each crowned with a clear glass globe. It will remain there until the spring of 2009. Eden Project is a visitor attraction, including the world’s largest greenhouse, designed by Nicholas Grimshaw architect.

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Perched in the Oakland Hills on a double-sized 13,000 sq. ft. multi-layer lot overlooking San Francisco Bay, the award-winning Margarido House exemplifies outstanding, sustainable design. Over 4,600 sq. ft. on two levels, the new five-bedroom, five-bath masterpiece features designer finishes throughout, and an open floor plan that takes full advantage of the breathtaking views.

The Margarido House is 55 percent more energy efficient than California’s Title 24 energy standards. The home features extensive green building components such as eco-friendly Western Red Cedar siding, a planted green roof garden and deck, on-site rain and ground water reclamation, in-floor hydronic heating, and solar electric and solar thermal (hot water) systems.

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This house Designed by Berkley-based McGlashan Architecture is located on a beautiful hillside in Marin Country, near San Francisco. Its form and color are inspired by the hillside landscape. It has three levels and three generations of an extended family live there.

Roofs of all three levels are planted with drought resistant and native gardens. Besides that it is super insulated and designed for passive solar conditioning. With the solar panel array, it is also designed for a net-zero energy footprint. Thanks to generous decks, window walls, and big openings the house is very wheel connected to the outdoors.

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