Houses By Design

Nantucket Timber Frame
This shingle-style, sustainable timber frame house was manufactured off-site and assembled in stages.
Slide-By House
A minimal, straightforward layout with simple materials and details defines this net-zero-energy, single-level home.
Sited in the Trees
This home features dramatic interior spaces enhanced by views of the surrounding trees and stream.
Wood and Steel in Seattle
This home's open spaces feature architectural concrete walls supported by substantial wood and steel beams.
Set Up for Solar Gain
Sited to maximize passive and active solar energy, this all-electric home is spacious and includes simple, cost-effective materials.
Evolving Home in the Hills
These metal-clad, simple gable forms are connected to each other and the landscape.
Near Net-Zero in New Hampshire
This small, slab-on-grade home keeps costs down with a sopastone fireplace for heating, a sunshade system to control solar gain, and a simple material palette.
Minimalist Design in a Rural Setting
This airtight, 2000-sq.-ft., three-floor home owes its success to its simple shape and layout.
Gable Wall of Glass
A mix of natural materials and a 20-ft.-high glass wall connects indoors to outdoors in this modern home in Maryland.
Scandanavian Farmhouse
A wide overhang with a blend of natural pine and burnt wood frames the front porch of this not-so-typical Vermont farmhouse.

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