Detailed design of low energy detached house
他の地域にあるお手頃価格のコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (混合材サイディング、マルチカラーの外壁、混合材屋根) の写真

The Guesthouse Nýp at Skarðsströnd is situated on a former sheep farm overlooking the Breiðafjörður Nature Reserve in western Iceland. Originally constructed as a farmhouse in 1936, the building was deserted in the 1970s, slowly falling into disrepair before the new owners eventually began rebuilding in 2001. Since 2006, it has come to be known as a cultural hub of sorts, playing host to various exhibitions, lectures, courses and workshops. The brief was to conceive a design that would make better use of the existing facilities, allowing for more multifunctional spaces for various cultural activities. This not only involved renovating the main house, but also rebuilding and enlarging the adjoining sheep-shed. Nýp’s first guests arrived in 2013 and where accommodated in two of the four bedrooms in the remodelled farmhouse. The reimagined sheep shed added a further three ensuite guestrooms with a separate entrance. This offers the owners greater flexibility, with the possibility of hosting larger events in the main house without disturbing guests. The new entrance hall and connection to the farmhouse has been given generous dimensions allowing it to double as an exhibition space. The main house is divided vertically in two volumes with the original living quarters to the south and a barn for hay storage to the North. Bua inserted an additional floor into the barn to create a raised event space with a series of new openings capturing views to the mountains and the fjord. Driftwood, salvaged from a neighbouring beach, has been used as columns to support the new floor. Steel handrails, timber doors and beams have been salvaged from building sites in Reykjavik old town. The ruins of concrete foundations have been repurposed to form a structured kitchen garden. A steel and polycarbonate structure has been bolted to the top of one concrete bay to create a tall greenhouse, also used by the client as an extra sitting room in the warmer months. Staying true to Nýp’s ethos of sustainability and slow tourism, Studio Bua took a vernacular approach with a form based on local turf homes and a gradual renovation that focused on restoring and reinterpreting historical features while making full use of local labour, techniques and materials such as stone-turf retaining walls and tiles handmade from local clay. Since the end of the 19th century, the combination of timber frame and corrugated metal cladding has been widespread throughout Iceland, replacing the traditional turf house. The prevailing wind comes down the valley from the north and east, and so it was decided to overclad the rear of the building and the new extension in corrugated aluzinc - one of the few materials proven to withstand the extreme weather. In the 1930's concrete was the wonder material, even used as window frames in the case of Nýp farmhouse! The aggregate for the house is rather course with pebbles sourced from the beach below, giving it a special character. Where possible the original concrete walls have been retained and exposed, both internally and externally. The 'front' facades towards the access road and fjord have been repaired and given a thin silicate render (in the original colours) which allows the texture of the concrete to show through. The project was developed and built in phases and on a modest budget. The site team was made up of local builders and craftsmen including the neighbouring farmer – who happened to own a cement truck. A specialist local mason restored the fragile concrete walls, none of which were reinforced.

xterior front elevation includes double brick staircase that references traditional Savannah architecture. Grand double doors and cast iron stair rails. The columned porch is a perfect place to rock beautiful evenings away.

We were originally asked by the Clients to remodel and enlarge small 1950s townhouse standing on a pleasantly secluded south-facing plot. But after some analysis it became obvious that poor quality and modest size of the original house was making it unviable for transformation into a comfortable residence. Demolishing the original house and building a new modern house in its place was the only possible alternative. We prepared the designs, negotiated and obtained planning permission for demolishing the existing house and building a new larger one with large new basement in its place. The new house has more than double the floor area of the original one. It is of extremely high environmental standards, with comfortable and spacious floor plans and is of inoffensive design that sits tactfully between its neighbours offering harmonious addition to the Conservation Area. To achieve continuity of the streetscape the construction materials chosen for the new house are referencing the prevailing materials of the neighbouring houses. The design allows the house to assert it own visual identity, but without jarring contrasts to its immediate neighbours. The front facade finished in visually heavier masonry with relatively small window openings is more enclosing in appearance, while the private rear facade in mainly white render and glass opens the house to the southern sunlight, to the private rear garden and to the attractive views beyond. Placing all family areas and most bedrooms on the warm and sunny south-facing rear side and the services and auxiliary areas on the colder north-facing front side contribute to the energy efficient floor plans. Extensive energy-saving measures include a bank photovoltaic panels supplementing the normal electricity supply and offsetting 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per year. The interior design fit-out was carefully designed to express and complement the modern, sustainable and energy-conscious ethos of the new house. The styling and the natural materials chosen create comfortable light-filled contemporary interiors of timeless character.

Green Key Neighborhoods & Kaizen Homes team up for the Overlook Park neighborhood project. 6 ENERGY Star homes with views of Cold mountain and a short walk to downtown Canton Metal roof Siding - vertical cedar t&g, lap and board and batten nichiha fiber cement siding

View into quarry site on approach with a dramatic cantilever, the home appears to hover within the site.
他の地域にあるお手頃価格の中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (メタルサイディング、マルチカラーの外壁) の写真

Front entrance highlighted with timber cladding.
他の地域にあるお手頃価格の中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (漆喰サイディング、マルチカラーの外壁、混合材屋根、縦張り) の写真

Located in the coveted West End of downtown Greenville, SC, Park Place on Hudson St. brings new living to old Greenville. Just a half-mile from Flour Field, a short walk to the Swamp Rabbit Trail, and steps away from the future Unity Park, this community is ideal for families young and old. The craftsman style town home community consists of twenty-three units, thirteen with 3 beds/2.5 baths and ten with 2 beds/2.5baths. The design concept they came up with was simple – three separate buildings with two basic floors plans that were fully customizable. Each unit came standard with an elevator, hardwood floors, high-end Kitchen Aid appliances, Moen plumbing fixtures, tile showers, granite countertops, wood shelving in all closets, LED recessed lighting in all rooms, private balconies with built-in grill stations and large sliding glass doors. While the outside craftsman design with large front and back porches was set by the city, the interiors were fully customizable. The homeowners would meet with a designer at the Park Place on Hudson Showroom to pick from a selection of standard options, all items that would go in their home. From cabinets to door handles, from tile to paint colors, there was virtually no interior feature that the owners did not have the option to choose. They also had the ability to fully customize their unit with upgrades by meeting with each vendor individually and selecting the products for their home – some of the owners even choose to re-design the floor plans to better fit their lifestyle.

Photo credit: Matthew Smith ( http://www.msap.co.uk)
ケンブリッジシャーにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (レンガサイディング、マルチカラーの外壁、デュープレックス) の写真

This custom home features a bright and open concept living area, kitchen, and high ceilings.
お手頃価格の中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれな三階建ての家 (混合材サイディング、マルチカラーの外壁、タウンハウス) の写真

Before picture
インディアナポリスにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなヴィクトリアン調のおしゃれな三階建ての家 (ビニールサイディング、マルチカラーの外壁) の写真

他の地域にあるお手頃価格のトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (混合材サイディング、マルチカラーの外壁) の写真

A 20th-century semi-detached home reworked to a contemporary self-build.
他の地域にあるお手頃価格の中くらいなコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (マルチカラーの外壁、デュープレックス、混合材屋根) の写真

Detailed design of low energy detached house
他の地域にあるお手頃価格のコンテンポラリースタイルのおしゃれな家の外観 (混合材サイディング、マルチカラーの外壁、混合材屋根) の写真