Mountain Retreat Heavily Rendered Stone by Fearon Hay Architects

The mountain retreat is a small structure which is situated high above the ground and facing shores of Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. Its design is inspired by beautiful landscape views around. Floor-to-ceiling insulated windows in steel frames and roof terrace are things that enhance the ability to see picture-like mountains. The exterior of the building uses the heavily rendered stone to express a cubic form and integrate it into surround landscape.

A main sleeping space opens over the living space and is serviced by a centrally located bathroom. Heating set within the insulated floor slab provides additional comfort when required in the extremes of winter. The house gets the filtered water from a nearby mountain stream. Bottled gas is one of the main energy sources, although there is also electrical power provided. [Fearon Hay Architects]

House With Five Meter High Windows

The house by Scott Salisbury Homes is one of HIA best house of the 2008 year award winners. One of the main house feautres is spectacular main facade with awesome five-metre-hight commercial grade windows. Thanks to it all great views around the house are captured.
Although beauty isn’t only cool thing about the house. It’s very comfortable and “green”. Walk-in pantry is great for cooking. Light and airy central courtyard make relaxing with a book not just cool but awesome. Although its comfy not only in courtyard. The house has excellent cross ventilation and zoned light and air conditioning programming. The hot water system is powered by solar energy. The house has minimal energy costs.

S House by Grosfeld van der Velde Architects

S House by Grosfeld van der Velde Architects

Dutch architects from Grosfeld Van der Velde Architecten designed and build this house on the edge of the Asterdplas in the Hague district meadows in Breda. It has very simple box-a-like form but it’s made to fit the landscape without changing it. Thanks to that, large protruded windows, and big terraces the house have a very interesting and minimalistic look. With such form and windows it also is very transparent and people who live there will always have a great view to nature and lake outside.

S House Interior