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Posts tagged “modern architecture”

Look! The House on a Hill

This house stands tall overlooking the southwestern end of downtown Kansas City. From it's long flight of front stairs (carrying groceries in must be quite the task) to it's dark front porch, it's b...

Arkansas Homes by Marlon Blackwell

We learned of Marlon Blackwell through photos of his own "L-Stack" home (shown above), which won a 2008 AIA award. Based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the architect designs modern houses that take adva...

Built-In Landing Strip and Shoe Rack

So smart and so simple. After we blogged PLY Architects' Michigan home and headquarters, we looked a little more deeply into their portfolio and found this single family home in Ann Arbor with a bri...

Turner Castle's Opal House

Talk about a lot of light! London firm Turner Castle designed this house to have open staircases, skylights, and walls of windows. The result is a very modern, very open space. It's more minimal and...

House Tour: James and Rui's Prefab Paradise

Name: James and Rui Location: Eliot, Maine Type: Modern Prefab Home Size: 2,000 square feet of finished living space Years lived in: One-and-a-half When James and Rui were ready to build on thei...