Mar 06
I mean, who wouldn’t want to wake up in this tree house? Architizer’s A+ Awards have launched for public voting and they include several gorgeous houses tucked into some surprising parts of the globe. Here are a few of my favorites.
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Mar 06
If you fancy yourself a designer of sorts, you’re going to love Blu Homes. This California-based company makes beautiful, incredibly customizable prefab houses that also happen to be environmentally friendly. You can design your own without leaving the comfort of your couch.
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Mar 03
For most writers, the idea of a retreat is a wistful fantasy. That’s because many writers live in the city, and the subway doesn’t go to that perfectly reclusive cabin in the woods. So what’s a writer to do? Well, you could just build a cabin in your backyard, like this guy.
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Feb 24
Somewhere hiding on a hillside northwest of Oslo, there’s a magical little lodge. Well, at 1,400 square feet, this house designed by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter is actually a pretty decent-sized lodge. And, boy, is it pretty.
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Feb 18
You love your pet a lot. You buy the fancy food and only the best toys. You have a collection of sweaters so she doesn’t get cold in winter. But do you love your pet enough to spend $35,000 converting your spacious California home into an animal fantasy land?
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Feb 14
Connect Homes wants to change the world of prefab. Since the it’s run by architects with pedigrees that include time spent at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, the company’s in a good position to make an impact, too. But it needs your help.
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Feb 13
The owners of this 8-bedroom Victorian mansion in South London apparently had a knack for juxtaposing classic architecture and high tech goodies. Case and point: this meticulously detailed cockpit for would be astronauts in the attic.
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Feb 13
If you’re somehow not sick of winter yet, then you’re sick of hearing other people complain about it. And there’s at least another month of this crap in our future. So sit back, relax, and let Jesus Diaz take you on a calming ride through the world’s best beach houses.
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Feb 13
Eager for an escape? You might consider Sri Lanka, that ancient island off the coast of mainland India that’s not nearly as dangerous as it used to be. If you’re not interested in ancient statues of Buddha, you might just want to rent this beautiful jungle bungalow.
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Feb 05
Privacy is a big deal in the home. That’s why we have walls and curtains and doors and things. Because after all, you don’t want even your closest friends and relatives to see what you’re up to all the time. Unless you live in Shanghai’s Vertical Glass House. With glass ceilings and floors, privacy is not its selling point.
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