This amazing Hobbit house in Wales belongs to Simon Dale and his family. After four months and they moved into this Hobbit house which they built themselves from natural materials, keeping maximum regard for the environment. A truly green home. This Hobbit house has been dug into a hillside for low visual impact and shelter. It’s made out of stone, mud, straw bales and wood. This green home has a fridge which is cooled by air coming underground…

Richard Meier designed this modern beach house located along a densely built section of the Pacific Coast Highway, this house fronts the Pacific Ocean to the south, a courtyard to the west, and the highway to the north. The courtyard provides a visual and spatial link between the entry, the highway and the ocean beyond. Like many courtyard building types endemic to Southern California, the open space creates an exterior living room. The succes…

… outdoor living! • Low-maintenance “patio home” living, with a home owner’s association providing landscape maintenance and snow removal. Interiors feature extensive use of hardwood floors, maple kitchen cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, metal stair rails and more! Home personalization process allows for a wide range of options and finishes. • State-of-the-art energy efficiency design and technology makes all Harvard ho…

Canda Gazaneo Ungar Arquitectos completes housing block in Buenos Aires. This building is located in a 10 mts. wide plot, in a typically urban block in Buenos Aires. The 12 two-storey residential units are split in two compact blocks bridged by a lightweight steel tower which connects them. This structure contains the lift shaft, the main stair and the connecting bridges. Due to the fact that the street was so narrow, the building was recessed t…

Bedroom Inspiration Presotto Italia Enjoy this great collection of modern contemporary bedroom furniture ideas and inspiration that is brought to you by northern Italy based furniture manufacturer Presotto Italia Modern Bedroom; as part of a night programme. simple and designer beds, in wood, upholstered and with storage bases. Fusion bed upholstered in tecnopelle extrema imitation leather. Ice nightstands and dresser lacquered in gloss bianco ca…

Architects: Arkhefield Location: Ballandean, Queensland, Australia Project Team: Andrew Gutteridge, John Croser, Steffen Tuck, Justin Boland Project Year: 2006 Photographer: Scott Burrows, Aperture Architectural Photography Architect Homepage: www.arkhefield.com.au The Tobin Winery is located on a North facing gently sloping site on a vineyard in the heart of the Granite Belt. The vineyard merges with remnant scrub that borders a creek while occ…