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Luxury and Green standards in 173 Park Street Residence

173 Park Street Residence is a modern townhouse, "dressed" in a timber of cedar. The project was designed by Joeb Moore + Partners from Greenwich. Three-story residence with an area of ??490 sq.m. is located in New Canaan, Connecticut, USA. The house includes four bedrooms and six bathrooms, but its main feature is a large terrace, situated on the roof, with two swimming pools. Among other pleasant elements we can notice three fireplaces, lift, whirlpool, and a garden with terraces and a fountain. "Green" technologies as solar panels and water heaters, as well as its cleaning systems demonstrate high efficiency, so the project was awarded a silver LEED certificate. The mansion was put up for sale in 2009 for $ 4.95 million, but it still has not found a happy owner and now you can get it for $ 3.95 million.



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Green house design: the Houl by Simon Winstanley Architects

The Houl is a modern one-story "long house" in Scotland, designed by the company Simon Winstanley Architects. The most important is thing that the building meets all the requirements of green standards. The project even has received several design awards for residential. The open plan allowed to place all the main rooms along one wall which is almost entirely glazed. Living room, kitchen and dining room combined into one room with a magnificent view. This block of bedrooms is characterized by a interesting design solution - the roof has a slope which follows the slope of the site. Thus, the residence blends well with surrounding nature, the Houl is part of it. For more information visit the site.



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The Mirage House: Salt Point by Thomas Phifer

Located in United States, Salt Point House was designed by Thomas Phifer and Partners is a private home that surrounded by a great landscape in New York's Hudson Valley. According to the architects in the most basic terms, the 2,200-square-foot house is a wood-framed, stained cedar box punctured with skylights and lined in maple plywood with glazing on its short sides and a perforated corrugated-stainless-steel skin on its long sides. Meeting the sunlight Salt Point house seems to become weightless as a mirage dissolving into the surrounding forested landscape. The corrugated and perforated stainless steel that covers the long sides of the house reflects and filters the view of the landscape.



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Striking Villa Mecklin by Huttunen-Lipasti-Pakkanen Architects

The Finnish Villa Mecklin created by Huttunen-Lipasti-Pakkanen Architects is a perfect weekend retreat with a sheltered terrace extending over the rock summit. Situated in the rocky island terrain of Naantali, Villa Mecklin was built at a leisurely pace with the architects working through construction details on site. The architects placed the villa in the small depressions in the rock. Their idea was to build such house that would melt into the nature background being in harmony with rocks and landscape. In connection with the shoreline sauna, there is also a stove-heated cabin for guests. A stylish, minimalist interior is all you need to really detach yourself from work.



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The Triangular Garden House by Tham & Videgard Hansson Architects

This unusual Garden house was designed by Tham & Videgard Hansson Architect Agency in Södermanland, Sweden. It is a triangular two-storeyed structure entirely covered by the wooden trellis which serves not only as the decorative element but also as the fence for the terrace which is on the roof of the building providing the inhabitants with the views of the local landscape. A big two-level winter garden is located in the acute angle of the house where it has a glass façade. Depending on each room's function even some windows are covered by this lozenged wooden structure. The trellis seems to be entirely covered with the greenery someday. Construction is all wood, both structure and finishes. The house looks very interesting due to its unusual structure.



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Elementary Eugenia House by Joao Diniz

Eugenia House is a unique versatile residence project by Joao Diniz. The so-called primitive or elementary cottage is built on the sloping site of 1650 sq meters, but the building itself occupies only 86 sq. meters. To make construction more affordable and open view to the river the house has single slope curved roof supported by metal pipes from the old sewage systems. The roof at the same time is a back wall. The interior of this compact home is very well planned and features a big living room with kitchen on the first floor and a cozy bedroom on the second. Sloping ceiling focuses and connects the interior to the beauty of surrounding groves. The exterior is decorated with unique lace reminding of African tribes - this little twist completes the house.



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Compact Wooden XS House by UNI

This unusually composed house in the USA was designed by Chaewon Kim and Beat Schenk from UNI Company. It looks very simple and resembles three huge wooden boxes or some pieces of furniture put one onto another. Three rotated 16-by-22-foot boxes with four-corner-skylights give rooms natural light with minimum windows and maximum privacy. Each level is rotated in unusual way. The exterior is finished in marine plywood often used in ship-building. Oak plywood is also used in the interior of the second floor while the ground one is finished in marble. So being minimalist looking in the whole, XS house has a different look at each of the floors. One more interesting detail is the wooden stairs that threads through the space.



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Number 85 – Cool Residence in India by Morphogenesis

?85 is a contemporary residence located in Delhi, India which was designed by Morphogenesis Company. The architects tried to put the latest and the most fashionable trends in the house. It is very elegant especially at night when glowing like a lantern at a glance and allowing the activity within it. The concept is very airy and transparent. Transparency is achieved not only by the glass, but the combination of water, reflections and light modulated. The place is decorated with graceful steps and pools. The main materials used by the architects are stone, wood and concrete. They come alive when light strikes a horizontal surface is different. This ?85 is residence which has a spacious, all-equipped space, with plenty of green areas and places for relaxation and entertainment.



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