Photos by SpaceCrafting

FJU Photography

LG House (Edmonton Design :: thirdstone inc. [^] Photography :: Merle Prosofsky

This southeast facing residence uses the design to capture sunlight to passively heat the interior spaces. Aluminum sun screens on the exterior help shade when angles of the sun are too harsh and interior light shelves help bounce the light upward, deflecting direct sun at certain times of the year. Photographer: Ian Gleadle

Garden allee path with copper pipe trellis Photo by: Jeffrey Edward Tryon of PDC

Magnolia Gardens orients four bedrooms, two suites, living spaces and an ADU toward curated greenspaces, terraces, exterior decks and its Magnolia neighborhood community. The house’s dynamic modern form opens in two directions through a glass atrium on the north and glass curtain walls on the northwest and southwest, bringing natural light to the interiors.

Entwurf und Bau: Christian Stolz / Foto: Frank Jasper

The custom timber framed entrance over the cedar porch is accessed from the street. Custom landscaping includes limestone retaining walls and brick paved sidewalks. Photo by A&M Photography

Rachael Boling

A 43” diameter heritage pecan guided the plan of this neighborhood-scaled, modestly-priced, single-story, L-shaped house. In Austin’s seemingly perpetual drought, the goal was to create a symbiotic relationship between house and tree: to complement, not combat each other. The roof’s east/west parallel ridges create a valley directly across from the base, where water is collected at a grate, nourishing the tree. The roof also maximizes south facing surfaces, elevated at 15 degrees for future solar collection. The open, public spaces of the home maximize the north-south light. The private zone of the bedrooms and bathrooms include a generous gallery; its angled walls and large sliding doors are faceted about the tree. The pecan becomes a central focus for indoor and outdoor living, participating in the house in both plan and section. The design welcomes and nurtures the tree as integral to its success. Photo Credit: Chris Diaz

Applied Photogradhy

photo by Mariko Reed

Photos: Anthony Dimaano

New home in Sydney designed by Peter Stutchbury. LAND HOUSE uses exposed structural elements of timber, steel and concrete as finished surfaces with stunning results Architect: Peter Stutchbury Builder: Join Constructions Photos by: Michael Nicholson