The house is super insulated and designed to maximise passive solar gain. Preliminary energy use figures have shown that the house meets rigorous German Passivhaus standards for energy efficiency. The building is constructed from a frame of cross laminated timber panels which form the walls, floor and roof and are supported by glu lam beams [...]

Called The Long Barn Studio, the building takes the form of a glass box with larch-clad ends. Designed to house a team of up to twelve people, the design features Corten steel detailing and limestone flooring. Bedfordshire office Nicolas Tye Architects set about building this new studio for themselves when the company out grew a [...]

Specifically created for sensitive sites and affording sensational views, says one of its creators, Villa Hush-Hush is designed as a spectacular new home concept that can disappear into a landscape but at the touch of a button be lifted above the treetops to provide wonderful panoramic views. The London firm has designed with a little [...]