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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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Unusual Projects: Cubic Houses in Rotterdam, Netherlands

One of the really exciting places for tourists in Rotterdam is the street of Cubic houses. 40 conventional houses were tilted 45 degrees to become the first cube-shaped houses of Holland. Piet Blom, the designer thought of creating of a kind of village within a main city. When you look at them from outside, these houses appear disorienting, and it's quite difficult to imagine how one can stay upright inside them. But perhaps the most amazing thing is that they are inhabited. One of the Cubes is opened for the visitors to show them how it is to live in such a weird house. It looks tight and cramp outside, but inside the space is just right. Every little space here is utilized for something, so it is efficient. The living space is split into three levels: lower for the living area, middle for the sleeping one and the bathroom and the upper one for the extra bedroom. Take a look.



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Efficient Cube-Shaped Home by Robert Gurney Architect

This interesting cube-shaped house by Robert Gurney Architect is desired to be an efficient house design with a minimal footprint. It has both the features of functionality and minimalism. Designed and built in Bethesda, Maryland, the new house occupies one third less area than the original structure. Now all the space is used to its full potential. The square of the residence is 2200 sq feet of the living space plus 1100 sq feet on the flat root where you can enjoy the panoramic views of treetops and the downtown Bethesda skyline. This residence is created for modern people: it’s modern and de-cluttered, environmentally conscious and comfortable. The internal interior is fit to the architect’s concept, it is the perfect base for the modern furniture, decorations and art.



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