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