Looking for some down time with some chill and mod homes? Look no further than the Ultimate House website. In case you haven’t heard of this show; Building the Ultimate House is a newer television series produced by i2i television for Discovery RealTime.
The show looks at, “Looks at how modern homes are being designed and built to meet the needs of rapidly changing contemporary lifestyles.”
You can watch videos at the site about….

Lighthouse, the first net zero carbon house in the UK.

The amazing Emilio Ambasz designed CASA de RETIRO ESPIRITUAL
And more…
Many homes to see – all are …read more

I keep thinking, if you happen to be a skateboarder, this might be the roof for you. Don’t you think? This home, off the southeast coast of Tasmania, was designed by the very hip 1 + 2 Architecture. According to Dwell, this home’s roof is actually making use of solar panels – slanted to absorb the best of the sunshine. Rain water collection, small size, bath and kitchen waste reuse (in the garden), and native landscaping are some of this home’s green perks. Of course, it’s a beautiful home to boot.
See some amazing daylight shots of this home and read …read more

I like flickr. It does make me a little envious, because I’m the type who will screw up the lighting, or cut off heads in photos without even trying, and there are some pretty talented folks who post at flickr. I can deal with that though. The real reason I don’t mess around on flickr is because there are just way too many cool house photos. I’ll spend far too much time browsing; you can find some odd, to fairly insane homes on there. Another reason I don’t visit so much is that I enjoy seeing an architects full line …read more