Victorian house design by Envelope A+D

The lower level become a creative studio while the second level was developed into kitchen/living/dining space. The floor and the ceiling were pared back to its rough surfaces, exposing the gabled roof volume with its rough-sawn collar ties and raw redwood wood boards of the underside of the roof. The original douglas fir subfloor was extensively patched and left raw. Clipper Street Residence is a redesigned by Envelope A+D tattered Victorian duplex – two stacked flats with a typical series of dark, cellular rooms – in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood. After redesign it looks like it has been visited by Space Invaders thanks to a blue-black monochrome exterior. Almost all partitions in both flats were erased in order to take advantage of the natural light and openness.

Steel bookcase decorating by Faktura

Faktura have three models of such minimalist bookcases that have powder coated steel frames and Corian® or bamboo book supports. Frames come in black or silver while shelves could be white, orange, red, or bamboo. Minimalist shelves that consist only of steel frames and thin, almost invisible, supports are really popular this year. DUO Bookshelf by Ana Linares and Open Box Shelves by Ron Gilad are ones we already wrote about. Although not only simple shelves look cool with such design, but bookcases too.

House with metal wrap by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects

The wrap also changes the geometry of the house making it more simple and modern. At times privacy screening guardrail gold shading device, the house embraces the skin to create new found Relationships between indoor and outdoor and public and private modifiers. Jovanovic House is a renovation of the existing villa done by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects. It’s located on a very aggressive slopping site in the Crestwood Hills Neighborhood of Los Angeles. The house is dressed in a continuos metal wrap that protects it from the sun and other weather conditions.

Futuristic chairs desgin by Panton

They could use only eco-sustainable materials and theme so the result of their work is a collection of “19 Green Panton Chair”. They used materials from paper pulp to jute clothes, passing through jars of yoghurt, rice, mirrors, toys, newspapers, aluminum, with lids, corrugated cardboard, with plastic caps, packaging, CD, the more plastic bags, cans and bottle bottoms found on beaches. The collection will be sold at an auction this year. The next 15 september is the 50th anniversary of the most famous chair in the world – Panton Chair. In flagshipstore Molteni & C would be an overview of the work of Verner Panton. We already showed best Panton Chair’s redesigns done for Vitra’s competition but students of the International School of Monza also has done some interesting redesigns.

Modern bookshelves for decorating home

Although they also could be decorative elements with all their creative designs. Here are some bookshelves that reminds real trees. Imagine, how easily you can get something that reminds you about the nature inside of your home. Bookshelves are part of many interiors all around the world. They provides storage space for books, DVDs and small objects of art.

Modern contemporary house designs by NAT Architecten

The ground floor is a loft-like space with a timber panel that divides it at zones. This floor is a great place for children to play and for their parents to cook or meet with friends. Two other floors are divided between parents and children and are places where they could found their privacy. The Kavel 71 is an L-shaped house designed by NAT Architecten. It occupies the position right between the street an the water. On the street’s side it is low but the side that faces the water is three storeys high.

Passive heating house by Kjellgren Kaminsky

That’s why passive houses are extremely well-insulated buildings that are largely heated by the energy already present in the building. Energy simulations shows that Villa Nyberg will have an energy consumption for heating of only 25 kWh/m²year. Reduced heat loss is an another important feature of the house. The round shape of the villa eliminates coldbridges and reduces the enclosing wallarea of the house. It also effects the way you live in the house, during the day one will move from room to room around the building experiencing different views and daylight conditions. Villa Nyberg is an part of the first series of Sweden passive houses designed Kjellgren Kaminsky. It’s designed as environmentally friendly house and is situated in Borlänge, central Sweden. The idea of passive houses is based on the knowledge that people and household equipment generate a lot of energy.