Canadian studio is Marc Boutin Architectural Collaborative has completed a timber-clad house was designed to frame the view from a hill in Invermere, Canada. This design for a young family of five is understood as an object sitting in the recreation landscape. (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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Casa G is a vacation house in the countryside of Iceland designed by Gudmundur Jonsson’s architect. The concept of Casa G is based on reading and feedback to the landscape it exists on. The characteristic landscape situation and view differences distinctively in each direction. Towards south the view to the sea and islands, towards north the characteristic triangular mountain, towards east the glacier and towards west the river and canyon.

Those elements are the creator of the project, the transitions between the landscape views giving the entrance from the north and the curved plan giving a vitalized focus towards the seaside in south. When turning back the north view towards the mountain is as well enhanced with the widening view due to the fan-shape of the tilting wooden wall, being a mediator between the northern and southern landscape characteristic. The tilting is an answer and an interpretation of the glacier towards east, they are communicating and the only and huge window in that wall is creating “a painting” of the glacier experienced from the interior. The guest-wing of the building stretches to the canyon and the river towards west. Thus the building concept is a composition and dialogue of views and experiences of the various nature at site.

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Another beautiful project by Nathan Good Architect is situated near Lincoln City, Oregon. That is waterfront property overlooking Devil’s lake from many of its windows. The design is a combination of agrarian and contemporary styles. With small building footprint it has everything needed for a comfortable lifestyle. With a lot of clean nature around it blends with it because of materials used during the construction.

The lake house also has many contemporary green features like hydronic radiant-heated floors, energy efficient lighting, controls and appliances, natural cross ventilation design, non-toxic materials, a central vacuum system for enhanced indoor air quality. The interior done in similar to the exterior style. Most of cabinets are handcrafted of sustainably harvested Lyptus and floors are made of polished concrete. [Nathan Good Architect]

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This Beautiful Design  The Red house is located in the western suburbs of Oslo, Norway. A river flow near it and the house is placed perpendicular to the stream. The exterior done in wooden panels painted in red color which reflects temperament of the owner. It also make the house be in contrast with the landscape as during the winter as during the summer. A lot of wooden elements could be also found inside the house. Such theme was chosen to make it more cosy and warm. The house is separated on two areas: for parents and for their children. Top floor with wide southern views is designed for parents, while the lover floor is faced the river and designed as children’s area. [JVA]

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