December was an odd offbeat month. One of my least favorite offbeat posts, as in, not one of the better houses I’ve shown here, shocked me by becoming massively popular (it still is), and with the holidays, it got busy, so of course I threw a random contest. So, yeah, it was a wacky month, but I did find my four favorite posts, which include…
Robert Bruno Steel House – sort of one of those perfectly offbeat homes.

Impractical Architecture – Specht Harpman has done so much wonderful stuff not to mention the zero house, it’s hard not to list them as …read more

Specht Harpman is all over the place which isn’t surprising considering their innovative take on energy efficient living with the zeroHouse. I adore the zeroHouse but beyond this home even, I think that any architect firm listing “Impractical” as a design category is worth a good look.
If you haven’t heard of the zeroHouse I’d be surprised. This house emerged as the single winner in the 2007 TSA Studio Awards. DuPont has featured the home as part of their innovative ad campaign and more importantly a house like this could change the way we live.

The zeroHouse generates it’s own electricity due …read more