Office on the Forest’s Edge
I wish that more offices had such a harmonious blend with nature. Lifehacker reader Peter Frazier has the kind of home office and accompanying views that fill the daydreams of cubicle dwellers across the land. His office is glass on three sides with a cantilevered deck that looks over the densely forested shores of Chuckanut Bay.
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Recycled Shipping Containers Converted Into Trendy Homes by IC Green, Inc
The idea of living in an old shipping container is fascinating, especially if it looks like one of these structures from IC Green, Inc. The company reuses trashed shipping containers and converts them into a wide range of structures, from 320 square foot studios to 2400 square foot homes.
Rolling Huts by OSKA Architects
Rolling Huts, located in Washington’s Methow Valley, are the perfect accommodation. Designed as a modern alternative to camping by Tom Kundig of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects in Seattle, the six huts are grouped as a herd, each with views of the mountains.
The Read-Nest Cabin by Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter
Denmark’s Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter has designed this cool summer house. At less than ten square metres, this wooden hut is set at the foot of the client’s garden in an unnamed Danish location. Deliberately austere. The space is designed to offer solitude, relaxation and to help the occupant focus. With the only elements of the cabin being a window, day bed, roof-light and shelving, the Read-Nest provides a sanctuary to spend quality time with some good books.
Air Forest, Pneumatic Pavilion by Mass Studies
Mass Studies designed the Air Forest as a temporary public pavilion installed in City Park, Denver, Colorado, USA, for Dialogue:City, an arts and cultural event during the Democratic National Convention 2008.
Sommarnöjen Houses by Sommarnöjen Architects
Sommarnöjen houses are 15 square meter prefab beach cabins designed by Sommarnöjen, a Stockholm-based company commissioned by the trio; Sandell Sandberg Architect, Kjellander + Sjober Architect Office, and Tham & Videgard Hansson Architects. The functional design allows for various ‘cabins’ to be integrated together allowing for a multitude of uses including guest houses, studios, offices or even saunas! Sommarnöjen means ‘Summer Enjoyment’ and from the photo selection provided, the reason is clear!!
The mini-houses are built by hand using local and sustainable materials and outfitted with fixtures and furniture by companies like Electrolux, Dux, and Kasthall.
The Berman House by Harry Seidler
Perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking a rocky ravine, the concrete property designed Harry Seidler is based in Joadja, New South Wales, Australia. It has a suspended living room with soaring balcony, stunning pool and spectacular views over the surrounding countryside.
Selgas Cano Architecture Office by Selgas Can Arquitectos
Spanish architecture firm based in Madrid, Selgas Cano has created their own office space that offers an unobstructed view of its forest surroundings through one continuous wall of windows. The shutters over the clear roof are retractable and allow for natural light to pour into the space.
Ceilings are both low and high, depending on the retraction of the roof and on which part of the room you’re in.
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Creative Units, Aberystwyth, by Heatherwick Studio
The eight new Creative Units, designed and built by Heatherwick Studio have already established themselves as new landmarks for Aberystwyth and go to further enhance the Art Centre’s reputation as one of the leading venues for contemporary arts and culture in the UK.
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Sosnowski Residence by Chen + Suchart Studio
The Sosnowski Residence in Tempe, Arizona was designed by the architects at Phoenix-based Chen Suchart Studio. This contemporary house blends beautifully with its city environment, entering as a sleek glass box suspended within a modern, bold black frame.
Behind this magnificent glass facade, interiors have a distinctly industrial feel – in harmony with the city surrounding it. Thick brick walls rise from cool concrete floors, and abut steel-paneled ceilings with exposed ductwork and contemporary light fixtures dangling overhead. Chen Suchart Studio
IM.house, Japan by atelier A5
IM.house, Japan build by atelier A5T is a three-story home in a north-western suburb of Tokyo is built on a steep slope. The lower part of the building (open living/dining/kitchen area and entry hall) is surrounded on all four sides with windows which divide the concrete foundation and the upper structure built with steel and wood framing.
Prayer & Meditation Pavilion by TAM Associati Architect
The Prayer and Meditation Pavilion known for its platonic exterior and dramatic interior space has been build by TAM architettura.
The pavilion is basically two cubes, tangent to each other on one face and shifted from each other about the distance of the half of one side. Slots and peeling away of the outer walls create access points to each cube from opposite sides, across a shallow pool.
