Minimal Townhouse in Sweden

Not in Japan. This townhouse is in Sweden.

Via architecturaltourism> txt & slide show: townhouse athttp://www.eldingoscarson.com/

Cargotecture from Amsterdam to Brighton

Cargotecture? 35 shipping containers from Amsterdam to Brighton to fight homelessness.

Txt & pix via inhabitat> http://tinyurl.com/cvf87mu

Austrian Tunnel House

Not two houses on a slope, but one house with living and sleeping quarters joined by an underground tunnel, in Austria. 

Text & more pix via design-milk> http://tinyurl.com/d56qlnv

Beneath Pylons But Off-Grid

What is strange about this picture? Surrounded by electric pylons, "cabin" in Japan is off-grid and supplies its own electricity.

Story & slide show via dezeen.com >http://tinyurl.com/cfhxymq 

House To View Cherry Blossoms

Modest Japanese house maximizes views of cherry blossoms. Another house designed from the inside out. 

Pix & text via designboom: http://tinyurl.com/cr83kf8

Sliding Barn Doors!

Why are sliding barn doors so appealing? Check out this survey.

http://remodelista.com/posts/10-favorites-exterior-sliding-barn-doors

Thomas Schutte's House for Terrorists

First pix I've seen of artist Thomas Schutte's "Holiday Home for Terrorists." Apparently designed in response to 9/11 but now the private home of an art dealer.

Pix and story from designboom: http://tinyurl.com/cc7ezeg

Steel and Bamboo Houses

Steel and bamboo housing for those of modest income in Viet Nam. And they look great!

Story & unages via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/c77o8le

Fujimori's Flying Mud Boat Hut

Terunobu Fujimori's "Flying Mud Boat" is an eccentric, suspended hut. Is it art or architecture?

More pix & story at designboom: http://tinyurl.com/br6wpxo

Cabin for Rent

Rustic cabin for rent, Upstate N.Y. 

Details and pix via remodelista: http://tinyurl.com/c56mo9f

Every Room A Shed

"Draw the Village..." An experimental house with scattered units? What a terrific idea: each room a separate "shed."

More images via blog.leibal: http://tinyurl.com/dyveany

Chinese Ark

We do not believe that the end is at hand (Dec. 21?); the 
end of the world has already happened. Nevertheless....man uses life savings to build this ark. 

archinect> dailymail: http://tinyurl.com/d7spzx2

Make A Silo Into A House

How to repurpose a silo and make it a house. Diagrams included.

Details and more pix via designboom: http://tinyurl.com/csn5fqg

Willem Dafoe's Rubber House

Actor Willem Dafoe's black-rubber house in upstate N.Y. 

Story & pix via remodelista: http://tinyurl.com/cj4ay2d
112 black houses: http://tinyurl.com/aklwyst

Warming Huts on Ice

Warming huts for world's longest frozen river.

Story and drawings via architizer: http://tinyurl.com/bogxfgb

Slovenian Alpine Hut

Slovenian alpine hut. Catch the movie. Some hut!

Story, pix and video via dezeen: http://tinyurl.com/c3c5zet

Thin-Steel Tokyo House

Narrow, thin-steel house in Tokyo.

Story & pix via designboom: http://tinyurl.com/cxq4qoy

Green House

Green has two meanings. Caretaker's House made of local, green timber by Invisible Studio. 

Story & pix via archdaily.com: http://tinyurl.com/bljoe4w

Quilted Cube Home

Chinese quilted cube mobile home for tricycle. One wall slides open as door.

Story & pix via dezeen.com: http://tinyurl.com/cdjueu7

Private Gallery by Holl

Private gallery in upstate N.Y. by Steven Holl. Details!

Pix and profile via remodelista.com:http://tinyurl.com/c6pcoc2

Folly Competition

New folly competition; last year's winner.

Details via residentialarchitect: http://tinyurl.com/c39f7sj

Tree Tents You Need

The only tree tents you will ever need!

Txt & slide show via inhabitat: http://tinyurl.com/bodnfw7

My Swedish Summer House

Already dreaming of July and my summer house in Sweden. If only!

Txt & slide show via residentialarchitect:http://tinyurl.com/btzotnn

Swedish Prefab Cabin by Helicopter

Swedish, prefab cabin with sliding glass doors can be delivered by helicopter.

Story and more photos via design-milk>http://tinyurl.com/aayzwtp

Neo-Modern Desert House

Blue Sky weekend-house near Joshua Tree is on columns. Every room has a door to outside; steel sprayed with vinegar. 

tumblr>hperform.dwell>txt slide show>http://tinyurl.com/cmgbu2w

On The Flood Plain Of The Danube

House designed for a flood plain of the Danube. Would it work on Long Island? 

Details and more pix via archdaily> http://tinyurl.com/alxwgyd

Portable Hotel Room Pods

Portable, free-standing hotel rooms now available. DROP is a pod suitable for "natural locations" since it has minimal ground contact....

Story and images via designboom: http://tinyurl.com/altsv24

Earthquake-Proof House in Chile

New earthquake-proof house in Chile. Elegant!

Story and pix via dezeen.com> http://tinyurl.com/avhaqvw

Retreat Platform for Living.

Not a residence, but a platform for living. Get it? North Face tent on roof. A refuge in the woods. A camp site. Stretching what a house could be? Check out slide show images.

Via tumblr> hyperform> dwell> slide show:http://tinyurl.com/b4deb53

San Francisco Goes Micro!

San Francisco joins micro-apartment trend, approving 250 square foot pads. Give those singles a place to sleep! But will SRO hotels and rooming houses return? 

via inhabitat.com> http://tinyurl.com/acur8cq

I'll Take The House on The Roof!

French housing project. Although they function as a sign, I want to live in one of the houses on the roof. But, really, hierarchy prevails; must be something about France. 

Text & more pix via dezeen.com> http://tinyurl.com/br5vh2x

Future Pod or Minimalist Sculpture?

"We are the primitive men of the future and this is our future cave." Pod or sculpture?

Story, pix and video via designboom>http://tinyurl.com/awellxr