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Compound Wall Designs & Ideas
This Praire style home is located in Bethesda Maryland and features stucco exterior highlighted by 3' eaves and rich exterior trim colors.
Exterior - ashish_nair89
New home in Black Mountain, NC
Photos by Tim Burleson
The steep site on which this residence is located dictated the use of a retaining wall to create a level grade. This retaining wall, or “the line”, became the driving element behind the parti of the home and serves to organize the program for the clients. The rituals of daily life fall into place along the line which is expressed as sandblasted exposed concrete and modular block. Three aspects of a house were seperated in this project: Thinking, Living, & Doing. ‘Thinking’ is done in the library, the main house is for ‘living’, and ‘doing’ is in the shop. While each space is separated by walls and windows they are nonetheless connected by “the line”.
Sustainability is married in equal parts to the concept of The Line House. The residence is located along an east/west axis to maximize the benefits of daylighting and solar heat gain. Operable windows maximize natural cross ventilation and reduce the need for air conditioning. Photo Credit: Michael Robinson
Entrance over penkulu - anveshchowdary_g
In the renovation and addition to this home in Falls Church VA, exterior hard-scapes and garden spaces surround the house while the spaces within the home are made larger and are opened up to the forestall views surrounding the home. When walking on the pathway one crosses the many thresholds along the exterior that help to separate and create new intimate garden spaces. Steel, concrete, and wood come together in this intricate walkway system comprised of slatted screen fences, a guiding pergola overhead, and a hard-scaped pathway. The changes in grade, volume, and materiality allow for a dynamic walkway that runs both to the new entry and continues to the rear patio where it then terminates at the patio access of the home. The master bedroom is extruded out over the lower level into the rear of the house and opened up with tall windows all along two sides. A more formal entry space is added at the front with full height glass bringing in lots of light to make for an elegant entry space. Partitions are removed from the interior to create one large space which integrates the new kitchen, living room , and dining room. Full height glass along the rear of the house opens up the views to the rear and brightens up the entire space. A new garage volume is added and bridged together with the existing home creating a new powder room, mudroom, and storage.
Design - sheoranshaily
French Carribean twist to a new, tropical Coral Gables home
Exterior - arvind_chugh
In the garden, a pair of outdoor speakers resistant to any weather along with a trampoline embedded into the ground make this a wonderful family and entertaining area.
Wiff Harmer
Decorate the wallsInstead of letting your vines grow wild all over the facade or the wall, you can build interesting patterns like the one on this white wall. “Just hammer in a nail where you want your vine or creeper to reach and tie one end of the thread to the nail. Lightly fasten the other end to the tip of your vine or creeper. As they grow, they’ll follow the thread,” explains Mathur. How to Grow a Green Thumb - mrugankharkhani007