From my perspective a house like this a a real piece of art, and I know that to get a design like this for your house it might cost you a fortune, but when you look at the final result you forget about the money. Now the owners of this house wanted that the library to be the heart of the house, and José Solís Betancourt, the interior designer who renovated this D.C. retreat made their dream come true. You can read more about how this project was made on Architecturaldigest, but in a post like this the images are the most interesting part …

A few months ago we presented the Toilet Shaped House, but then we didn’t had to many pictures, and the pictures we had were just 3D renders of the project.When we presented the Toilet House for the first time that post had a huge success because we had 100 Responses on that single post. Now I assume that people were interested in this project and today I’ve found on Casa Magazine Korea a collection of pictures with the Toilet House, but this time with the real house.

North Carlton Green House is a breutiful green project designed by Zen Architects, and is located in Melbourne, Australia. The North Carlton Green House was inspired by the clients intuitive connection with landscape and the sun, complemented by our innovative use of sustainable design principles. Plants were integrated into the building to create a living, breathing, sustainable space that is a delight to inhabit. A rooftop garden provides an urban oasis perched above the surrounding rooftops nestled in the tree tops.

Water consumption is minimized through collecting rainwater and re-using grey water in the garden. The gardens are watered by automated subsurface irrigation systems to minimize water lost through evaporation. Passive heating is provided by a two storey north facing void that allows sun to penetrate deep into the house heating thermal mass of exposed concrete floor and ceiling. Passive cooling is provided by windows located to catch breezes cooled by the courtyard plants and pond while a two storey void facilitates natural heat removal through stack effect.

This house ( Nora House ) is designed by Than & Videgard Hansson Arkitekter looks like a gray cubic box with a few small windows here and here. The interiors are beautiful, clean and spacious were light flows. The bad part of the house might be the space that doesn’t get to much light, because there are just a few windows. Construction is in situ cast concrete. Facades are rendered in plaster colored dark greyish blue. Protruding window boxes made of oak add a 3-dimensional quality to the facade, thus enhancing the depth and massive character of the interior. All glass panes are fixed, with wooden side vents and doors. - Via - Coolboom

The Residential House for S & P is an awesome project by australian based Architect, Bligh Voller Nield. This residential project was completed in 2003, sited in the centre of a corner block, and it the owners are a professional couple, he is a sailor and she is a gardener. The house design has been influenced by the desire for it to be both garden pavilion and boat house.

The house is sited in the centre of a corner block. It is generally one room wide, and “Z” shaped in plan to take advantage of the views. Upper level bedrooms similarly enjoy both prospects. A painted “fibro” box containing bedrooms at the upper level offers protection to lower level indoor and outdoor living spaces. Conventional domestic construction is manipulated for an elegant expression including a folded, floating wall with adjustable vertical louvers for western sun screening.