Twenty-five recent residential projects from around the United States take the concept of “green living” to the next architectural level. Going beyond the simple use of sustainable materials, these houses are designed to frame a very particular vision of nature for their owners that brings them as close as possible to nature while remaining indoors.
Featured are dynamic designs by today's most energetic architectural firms including ARO, Tod Williams/Billie Tsien, Diller Scofidio + Renfro as well as up-and-coming smaller firms. Houses vary in scale, complexity, and site to give a broad survey of the potential of this cutting-edge approach.
BROAD PROSPECTS Toshiko Mori Architect House in Taghkanic Taghkanic, New York
2008
Tom Phifer Salt Point House Salt Point, New York
2007
Lloyd Russell Desert House Pioneertown, California
2008
Allied Works Architecture Dutchess County Guest House Dutchess County, New York
2008
Della Valle Bernheimer Artreehoose New Fairfield, Connecticut
2008
Fernau & Hartman Architects House in Dry Creek Valley Sonoma, California
2002
Michael P. Johnson Yoder Doornbos Residence Phoenix, Arizona
2007
SINGULAR SITES Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects Shelter Island House Shelter Island, New York
2004
Saucier + Perrotte Architectes House in the Laurentian Mountains Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
2003
Charles Rose Architects Orleans House Cape Cod, Massachusetts
2005
Anderson Anderson Architecture Chameleon House Lake Michigan Shores, Michigan
2006
Darren Petrucci VH R-10 gHouse Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
2005
MOS Floating House Pointe au Baril, Ontario,
2005
SUBTLE BOUNDARIES Tom Kundig Chicken Point Cabin Hayden, Idaho
2003
Marlon Blackwell Tower House Fayetteville, Arkansas
2000
Kyu Sung Woo Putney Mountain Residence Putney, Vermont
2008
Clark Stevens Gompertz House Paradise Valley, Montana
2001
Rick Joy Desert Nomad House Tucson, Arizona
2005
FT Architecture Copper House Ghent, New York
2001
NATURAL INTERPRETATIONS Shim-Sutcliffe Architects Hurricane Lake House Haliburton, Ontario
2005
Roy McMakin True House Seattle, Washington
2005
Fernlund + Logan Architects Studio and Utility Building Guilford, Connecticut
2006
Marwan Al-Sayed Desert City House Paradise Valley, Arizona
2007
Hariri & Hariri Pool House Wilton, Connecticut
2007
Overview
Twenty-five recent residential projects from around the United States take the concept of “green living” to the next architectural level. Going beyond the simple use of sustainable materials, these houses are designed to frame a very particular vision of nature for their owners that brings them as close as possible to nature while remaining indoors.
Featured are dynamic designs by today's most energetic architectural firms including ARO, Tod Williams/Billie Tsien, Diller ...