The Courtyards at Belmar by Harvard Communities

Designed by Alvarez/Morris as one of Denver's most Innovative Architecture Firms , this Courtyards at Belmar is a unique enclave of ten contemporary patio homes. The Courtyards feature two distinct floor plans each with an open and airy main floor, a private side-yard patio/courtyard for great outdoor living and entertaining, and a two-car garage.





















Interiors feature extensive use of hardwood floors, maple kitchen cabinets, granite kitchen countertops, metal stair rails, and more. Modern architectural style incorporates rich materials creating excitement, drama and warmth…definitely something unique and special!

• An enclave of ten single family homes in an exciting urban environment. Belmar's only single family detached homes! Private court/alley access, adjacent to park/open space. Belmar’s only single family detached homes. Enjoy the privacy of a single family home in an exciting urban environment….a great combination! Click here for a virtual tour.





















• Two different home styles, each with over 2,900 square feet of dramatic finished space. Three bedrooms, full basements and two-car garages. Main floors feature high ceilings, open, airy and light filled spaces, with expanses of glass. Huge private deck off main floor living spaces – for great outdoor living!

• Low-maintenance “patio home” living, with a home owner’s association providing landscape maintenance and snow removal. Interiors feature extensive use of hardwood floors, maple kitchen cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, metal stair rails and more! Home personalization process allows for a wide range of options and finishes.





















• State-of-the-art energy efficiency design and technology makes all Harvard homes approximately 40% more energy efficient than a typical new home. The homes at The Courtyard’s are registered in three energy efficiency/green building programs, including Built Green Colorado, Energy Star and Environments for Living.

• Harvard’s “Home Personalization Program” provides a great opportunity to make the home just right for your needs and personal style. Contemporary yet warm architectural style – perfect for the award-winning Belmar environment. Great style inside and out. Innovative and inspired.





















• 10’ ceilings on the main floor and 9’ ceilings on the 2nd floor and the basement. Open and airy floor plans with expanses of glass. Huge sliding doors open up to private courtyards providing for great indoor-outdoor living. Granite kitchen countertops. Stainless steel appliances. Extensive use of hardwood floorsHigh quality cabinetry with a modern flair. Dramatic modern details throughout including interior trim, railings and fireplace designs. Super energy-efficient construction, with state-of-the-art insulation and mechanical systems. Registration in three energy-efficiency/green building program.

North Carlton Green House by Zen Architects

This North Carlton Green House is an extension to a single storey, two bedroom, Victorian terrace house project that was designed by Zen Architects for their client : Anne-Marie, This project is located in Melbourne, Australia with 166 square meters site area, 132 square meters building footprint area, 32 square meters floor area, and 45 square meters Outdoor garden area. This renovation and extension project cost $365,000 for its construction /execution.



Text from the architect, Zen Architects :

The client required that the small site (166 sq m) to maximum potential to increase the size of the house and also the garden space. We identified the client's passion for her garden and the sun, as an exciting opportunity to increase the local ecological diversity and absorb carbon dioxide. The brief also encompassed the aims of minimizing resource and energy use.

Response

Planning restrictions limited the ability to build upwards, so to increase floor area the footprint of the house had to increase. An increase in garden space would therefore require an innovative approach to integrating garden with the building.

Maximizing green space
The garden is integrated into the building to create a living, breathing, sustainable space that is a delight to inhabit.

Two courtyards contain garden beds that protrude into the house and a pond that reflects light onto the ceiling. A rooftop garden provides more garden and first floor planter boxes act as privacy screens. A curtain of tillandsia air plants articulates light, while wysteria provides external shade.



Water minimization
Water consumption is minimized through harvested rainwater and grey water use in the garden via automated irrigation systems that are sub-surface to minimize evaporation.

Conclusion
Renovation of existing house stock is essential for a sustainable future. Restrictive planning controls and client floor area demands can result in outcomes of big footprints and small green spaces.

The North Carlton Green House proposes a model where ecology is the foremost concern. Green space is increased, while demands of client and planning authorities are met. A series of similar houses layered with green space would link horizontally and vertically creating a healthy, green urban environment rich in bio-diversity.

Credits

* Text by Ben Callery, Courtesy of Zen Architects.
* Photographs by Emma Cross, Courtesy of Zen Architects.

Schmitz Country House Design by Felipe Assadi Architect, Calera Tango, Chile

Nice country house located in Calera Tango, Santiago, Chile is the house project for a marriage with no children that was done by Felipe Assadi Architects at a 4.5 Ha land area.

Calera Tango is a commune located one hour from the capital. It is located in an intermediate situation between the Andes Mountains and the Coastal Range, from which one can see both limits with great clarity throughout the year. This country house consist of great Living room, dinning room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, sauna, swimming pool and basement area.

Some areas of the body that are structural glazing were covered with Larch wood, a tree native aging with bright silver.

The "glass house" effects from ths house is technically exceeds using thermo-pane glass (glass couple) with a green dye, which filters out ultraviolet rays that create the greenhouse effect. As a run of folding windows at the top around the perimeter of the house, which develops a ventilation flush skies, which eliminates the potential layers of heat inside the compound.

































































































































The site of 4.5 ha is completely planted with fruit trees on a medium-size plot of 4 x 4 meters, perfectly geared to the cardinal points. Each tree is presented with a trunk of approximately one meter and foliage that occupies the following 2.5 metres.

The land at its east west direction has a slight slope of no more than 2% of which are irrigation canals, which would be a highly flooded area. The proportion of the trees in terms of its trunk and folia

San Francisco Sunset Idea House

Designed by John Lum, This San Francisco Sunset Idea House had accepted the first LEED Certified residential remodeled homes in the nation. Located in dense urban area on a compact site.

Green Home concept are applicated in this house such as :
- Benjamin Moore low-VOC paints,
- GE Monogram energy-efficient appliances,
- Rainwater catchment system,
- FSC-certified floors,
- flyash concrete finished floors,
- GE Monogram energy-efficient appliances,
- small-wind turbine,
- a roof garden,
- and a hi-tech resource monitoring system.

Elysium House 7 by Andrew Maynard Architects

Description :

Elysium House 7, a luxury house in Noosa QLD that using approached of "architectural significance". The concept of "non-architecture" was a challenging response to the clients request for an architecturally significant design. The site for lot 7 had a southern street orientation and though it was tempting to create a strong architectural facade addressing the street to project "architectural significance"

Great orientation of spaces using passive solar techniques makes this house warm in winter and cool in summer.

Wonderful Sustainable Design Project by Bratt Pitt

This is several house design for "MIR Project" ( Make It Right Project ) that built in response to the environment, The project about building green affordable housing on a large scale to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Project of constructing 150 homes with 13 home designs, with an emphasis on developing an affordable system that could be replicated.

The serious innovation that brings by Brat Pitt to the Lower Ninth Ward, One of the most devastated areas of New Orleans. The Project that involves some of the most talented architects in the country, and they're building low-income, high-design, sustainable homes. You can also sponsor a home for $150,000. Here are the image of 13 home designs from this Make It Right Project.

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TreeHouse Design Collection at Inhabitat that can Inspire you

Here is some cool treehouse design collection that can be found at Inhabitat that you can enjoy and become a great inspiration in designing a tree house at your Nice Ground Site.
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4Treehouse by Lukasz Kos