This house is designed by Prentiss Architects and it was called The Ballard Cut house. It was located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, WA. Its owners previously lived on a boat for 14 years. The house is looks very comfortable and warm cause it was surround by great natural environment. A minimal pallet of inexpensive finish materials was used to achieve an economy of scale and reduce transition details. For example; an inexpensive concrete fiber board was used for most exterior surfaces, accented by smaller areas of cedar siding. The green roof, while not inexpensive in the initial install offers more savings in the long run, reduces heat reflection into the upper rooms and provides a place to garden on a very small lot.

Extensive glazing was desired on the west elevation. Rather than install an expensive curtain-wall system, less expensive aluminum nail-fin windows were ganged together and trimmed with aluminum break shapes to achieve a similar effect for a reduced cost. via

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It was nice comfortable beach house that is design by Bark Architects. The exterior design looks more natural with wood element applied on it. Large stacking sliding doors also provide maximum transparency between living areas and the outdoor. This beach house by Bark Architects is a modern interpretation of a tree house, with living spaces located above the garden. There is a certain connection between internal and external spaces, through the use of hand operated; perforated sun shutters that also offer privacy and light control. via

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Nice contemporary concrete house design by A69 – architekti. This villa lea is located in Slatina, Františkovy Lázne, Czech Republic,the architects behind it are Boris Redcenkov, Prokop Tomášek, Jaroslav Wertig. The exterior design is look so strong and solid. But the interior design is design very warm and comfortable to place in. The concrete framework defines introverted floor bedrooms and bathroom. The atrium confined the interior and outside, but the image of the landscape is still mediated by holes in the concrete wall. Chamber atmosphere is thus maintained at the maximum glazing bedrooms and bathrooms. via

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