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