…udio, to capture garden views and light. The owners project-managed the works under an Owner Builder construction permit. Building work was projected by Harijs Piekalns who was meticulous in all aspects of the construction. Steelwork was fabricated and installed by Brian Cropp whose precise and analytical approach achieved a rare level of construction clarity and finish. The combination of Harijs and Brian has created an extremely refined buildi…

An ultra modern kitchen ideas collection with curved kitchen cabinets and curved kitchen islands by Ernestomeda are from the ElektraVetro 02 collection.This ElektraVetro 02 kitchen collection series is available for your modern home interior in a range of other options, so you can fully customise it to suit your own taste. This customisable modern curved kitchen topped with a stunning ‘Round Deck’ stainless steel worktop, the curved island exten…

…internal space, and the wall of glass to the open plan living room capitalises on the splendid views to the south. The house is innovative structurally and environmentally: prefabricated engineered timber infills the primary steel frame, a ground source heat pump provides space heating, and a heat recovery ventilation system uses the stale exhaust air to heat the incoming fresh air. The house has a very small carbon footprint. …

…ials include: greywater systems, passive heating and cooling strategies, cistern to capture rainwater for watering landscaping, recycled blue jean insulation, sunflower seed wall board, bamboo flooring, marmoleum, structural steel frames from recycled steel, and more. Case Study House for the 21st Century? Whitney Sander, principal architect and founder of the firm, has developed a way of creating residential buildings that is both very green an…

Greg La Vardera of LaMiDesign and Northern Steel International have teamed to design and build the 6040 House, a pre-engineered, modern steel home. The 3,065 sf, 2-story home is designed to be built within the standard framework of a 60? by 40? pre-engineered steel building, hence the name. But as the 6040 floor plans show, it is also designed to provide a feeling of loft-like space and light. The 6040 House contains 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths, w…

This is an amazing Steel House Design that was builded by Robert Bruno, the architectural sculptor and artist that takes 28 year in making and building this wonderful Steel House, located Near Lubbock, Texas. See the construction process below that shown the construction progress from 1974 till now. Hope you can get a lot of inspiration there. The house structure and fondation making in 1974 Construction process in 1976 Construction proces…