Tree Houses Built to Order

Baumraum in Bremen, Germany, will build a tree house for you anywhere. Pictured is one of their tree houses in Upstate New York.

Eat your heart out: http://www.baumraum.de/pages/2/gallery/

Cabin Porn!

For those Artopians who dream of a cabin away from it all,  two sites I found on tumblr through freecabinporn may prove inspiring: projects in Putnam and Sullivan Counties in Upstate New York: 

http://beaverbrook.com/
http://ashleysaturdays.tumblr.com/  
And as always: http://freecabinporn.com/

Sloping Hut

  

"Sloping House," on the edge of an extinct volcano in France, is a temporary, one-person     
  refuge. 

Txt & more pix via designoom> http://tinyurl.com/cojjyhh

House on Narrow Lot in Melbourne

New "Hill House" on Melbourne narrow lot. Solutions: placement in the old backyard; put the kids on the side in their own dorm; build a hill for solar orientation. AND enter through the kitchen. 

Pix, txt, diagrams of process via archdaily>http://tinyurl.com/bm4ars7

Tree House Pod

Following up on a link to the plans for a 20 ton tree house (!), I found this suspended pod to be more interesting....We will check back when the 20 ton tree house is actually built.

More pix via dezeen> http://tinyurl.com/aqbgmpv

Neo-Modern on a Greek Island

My neo-modern vacation home on the Greek Island of Milos. If only! Of course, it is bit too big for the 21st century, right?

Pix/details via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/coby4k5

Rice Field "Nest"

Economical, half-buried "Nest" house by a rice field, inspired by burrows.

Txt & pix via DorNob: http://tinyurl.com/cqfqr7s

Suave and Tidy

Modest, suave and suited to family and site. 

Txt & pix via archdaily: http://tinyurl.com/adzphxq

Nomad Nest, Nomad Pod

"Lost in Translation" pod at the Interior Design Biennial in Belgium probes our nomadic future. 

Via: dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/bzx8tkn

Cabin or Villa? Words!

Words! Gorgeous "cabin" in California uses plywood and light. But if this is a cabin than my house is a hut...

Txt & pix at remodelista: http://tinyurl.com/ara3nw4

Shell Villa

Shell Villa. Japan. 

Txt & pix via e-architect: http://tinyurl.com/bt7s4j

Richard Tuttle's Guest House

Artist Richard Tuttle's guest house, by Steven Holl. 

http://www.stevenholl.com/project-detail.php?type&id=53
via another Artopia favorite: hyperform.tumblr.com

An Attractive Pre-Fab?

Can this really be? An attractive pre-fab house? Well, it is in Madrid. Note: On site details and images are on horizontal scroll.

Details: http://tinyurl.com/b5gjutv
Discovered on one of our favorite sites: sutilitas.tumblr.com

Where Is The Door?

Or you could use a flagstone path to point out the door, as in this minimalist, neo-modern house in Portugal.

Txt & more pix:http://blog.leibal.com/interiors/residential/house-belas/

Where Is The Door? Part Two

Where is the door? Paint it red. Or pink. Or yellow. Or lime green.

Px & txt via design-milk: http://tinyurl.com/bhlnkls

Where Is The Door?

"House with Elephant Skin," Austria. On the grounds of a former commune, plywood and plastic foam....

Txt & pix via subtilitas.tumblr: http://tinyurl.com/cds4usq

Pod or Pad? Cocoon #1

Coming to a store near you soon, Cocoon #1. Sleep, read, eat. Is it furniture or housing?

Txt & pix via architizer: http://tinyurl.com/ba3oo6v

House & Garden

Not House and Garden, but house IS garden, in Portugal, with a swimming pool on the roof.

Txt & pix via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/dx29aqh

House With Only Two Windows

Beautiful house with only two windows, in Portugal. And they face each other...

txt & pix via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/d8oegr7

Safe House in Poland

"Safe House" in Poland --- villa by day, fortress at night.

Txt & pix via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/5szm54c

Moving House

Concept house to change shape according to time of day. Originally designed for Lapland but could be useful anywhere. Video a must.

Video: : http://vimeo.com/52842802

Story & pix via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/cczzedm

House Snuggles with Tree

Swedish house looks like no other; snuggles a tree. Aerial video a must.

video: http://player.vimeo.com/video/31952572?t...

Story & pix: http://www.archdaily.com/243901/hus-1-torsten-ottesjo/

Safe House?

House with "multi-tonal concrete facade." Why does this house make me feel safe?

Txt & pix at dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/bfhtafc

Container Cabana in Sri Lanka

Shipping container holiday cabana built by soldiers in Sri Lanka. 

Source: http://www.busyboo.com/tag/shipping-container-homes/#

Paint It Black

Paint it black....in Patagonia.

Txt & pix via remodelista: http://tinyurl.com/a9wvgcv

110 BLACK HOUSES WORLDWIDE: http://tinyurl.com/aklwyst

Sandy Special: Off-Grid Cabin

Hurricane havoc makes me look for an off-grid cabin...like this one.

Details via inhabitat: http://tinyurl.com/azp9hcz

Connecting the Past and the Present

 "Machi House." Updating a traditional house, connecting the past and the present.

Text & pix via spoon-tamango: http://tinyurl.com/agu8ajg

Magnet Hut

Imagining a Japanese author's hut made 800 years ago...by using magnets. 

Story & images via spoon-tamago: http://tinyurl.com/ak3372x

Hobby House for Skate Boarder and Musician

 Hobby House in Japan. Skateboarding and music are the themes. Checkout the interiors of "Skate Park House."

Interiors at designboom.com: http://tinyurl.com/bhzzl4k

Deluxe Safari Tent at Paper Bark Bay

Deluxe Safari Tent at Paper Bark Bay in Australia. Book now! Build one here! 

via: remodelista.com
http://www.paperbarkcamp.com.au/paperbark_deluxe_tents.htm

Two Solutions

Rooms too narrow for furniture? Built-ins are the solution. Daughter incessantly practicing on her piano? Isolate her by the garage...

Details: http://www.archdaily.com/289122/okusawa-house-hiroyuki-ito-o-f-d-a/

Build This Backyard Retreat Now

Build it yourself backyard "bungalow." Plans included.

Plans: http://tinyurl.com/cfjlc7r
Credits: remodelista>pinterest cabins and cottages>to readymade.com. 

Perfect Mini-House?

Upended wooden "shipping crate" could be perfect mini-home. 

Txt & more pix: archdaily: http://tinyurl.com/c7bazf4

Cube House They Build for Themselves

When architects build houses for themselves....Try this one in Belgium. 

Txt & pix: http://tinyurl.com/ajmerju

Weekend House in Slovakia

My weekend house in Slovakia. If only!

Pix & txt via archdaily.com: http://tinyurl.com/d4gaqrd

My New Weekend House

My new weekend house outside Mexico City, with perforations? If only! 

Via dezeen.com http://tinyurl.com/b7ox3lb

Ark?

Lovely. And how like a boat....or: ark?

Txt & more pix via dezeen.com: http://tinyurl.com/cc7yb2x

In view of Frankenstorm, consider this New Zealand storm-proof "cottage." 

Txt & pix via remodelista.com: http://tinyurl.com/cyl5y8t

Japanese Surfer House

My Japanese beach house designed for surfers....if only.

More pix via designboom.com: http://tinyurl.com/8hge7on

Hanging Mushroom Garden House

Hanging mushroom garden illuminated by plastic bottles filled with water. Collaboration between Liter of Light and Touching the Earth Lightly at Shanghai Biennale. 

Txt & slide show vis inhabitat.com: http://tinyurl.com/9r5wphq

Swanky Pre-Fab in Chile

Swanky pre-fab in Chile. Takes 10 days to build and then move in.

Pix and txt via busyboo.com: http://tinyurl.com/9kcv7ge

Rotating House

 Concept for "Transformation House." Solar-powered segments can be rotated for light or view. 

Txt & images via inhabitat.com: http://tinyurl.com/9s8oype

Australian Berm House

"Berm House" in Australia...

Details via: architizer.com: http://tinyurl.com/8cm9xus

Nest House Partially Underground

 "Nest House" has a few surprises inside. It is partially underground! Based on underground animal "nests."

Must see interiors via design-milk: http://tinyurl.com/9qx5ld3

Toronto Urban Retreat Pod

An urban retreat-pod in Toronto?

Info & pix via archdaily.com: http://tinyurl.com/8dh3zqw

Small Swedish House

Smallest "apartment" in Sweden? Maybe, but it is freestanding which apartments are not. Adorable? Ban that term for smaller, more practical housing. Small is not cute!

Txt & interiors via design-milk: http://tinyurl.com/98glxxv

Pop-Up Housing Pods in London

Pop-Up housing pods proposed in London for empty garages. The future is shrinking. 
Get used to it! 

Info & pix via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/8cvjxrk

Puget Sound Retreat

My new retreat....if only! North of Puget Sound.

Text & pix: http://tinyurl.com/8q5ob92
Via: http://www.blessthisstuff.com/

Ring House, A New Japanese Classic

 "Ring House." Already a Japanese classic? Mini-tower in the woods offers 360 degree views.

Txt & more pix: http://theversatilegent.com/the-ring-house-karuizawa-japan/
Via: subtilitas on tumblr.com