This minimalist off-grid prefab is designed to not look like a prefab. For all their advantages when it comes to quality and sustainability, prefabs still get unfairly characterized as being ugly, ...

Program: Located on a subdivision in the outskirts of Ahmedabad, this open-plan, four-bedroom house for a father and son is an amalgam of courtyards and semi-open verandas. Design Solution: Taking ...

The public spaces are all contained in the single-floor eastern volume, while the 2-story western volume houses the private portions of the program. The large cantilever places program to the extents ...

Illustrations, maps, plans (pages 286-382); tables (pages 284-285); documents (pages 421-431). Appendix: Additional Anomabo structures, pages 383-420. Contents Urban design -- Pate, wattle and daub, ...

For the past five years, Harbour House resident Donna Johnson, along with volunteers and donations from the community, has been creating a special place for their HACA community to enjoy the day in a ...

Qishe Courtyard in Beijing, China, uses a glass veranda to connect different areas of the house – and its inhabitants to the outdoors. Image © Ning Wang As summer ...

In a Chicago suburb full of traditional gabled rooflines, California-based architectural firm Brooks + Scarpa has inserted a modern dwelling that puts a sculptural twist on a humble and overlooked ...