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Tula House / Patkau Architects « rH DRAFTsense - CAD Drafting Service San Diego The most immediately noticeable points about the site, its Positioning, cantilevered out from the bluff, to take full advantage of that single panoramic expanse and view. It’s a very complex site, referred to as a “five-site" house, while it is certainly the most dramatic, the ocean vista is not the…

Living in a cave.....never seemed like a better idea.....

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The Cave in Pilares / Greenfield Atchitects « rH DRAFTsense - CAD Drafting Service San Diego Architectural project that materializes the idea of creating a neutral space, with beautiful use of vernacular architecture, the building responds directly to the site where it’s emplaced, with basic volumes that rise with materials from the region, gaining color and texture right from the landscape…

Invisible walls......open up to the environment!!

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The Redux House / studio mk27 « rH DRAFTsense - CAD Drafting Service San Diego Composed of a slab floor, 4 programmatic boxes and a slab ceiling. The slab of the floor, raised above the ground, is supported by beams set back, intensifying the delicate shape in which the projected was implanted onto the land. Visually, the house seems to float. Divided into four programmatic bl…

Fractured, but not broken.......

a beautiful use of environmental integration....

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Edgeland House / Bercy Chen Studio « rH DRAFTsense - CAD Drafting Service San Diego A very impressive and creative design, beautifully mixing of Art, creativity, nature, space utilization, modern technology and uniqueness. A delightful example of a residence so well integrated in the environment, not only being eco concerned, but also cutting edge architecture that actually seems e…

Reduce YOUR footprint.....it possible to make look good too!!

Bioclimatic Experimental / José Luis Rodríguez Gil « rH DRAFTsense - CAD Drafting Service San Diego The structure attracts us by using tension structures attached to the base, and different materials creating a dwelling which looks so big for such a small foot print. The playful exterior gives it a clustered-geometric-affect, yet it respects the privacy of each individual unit, where each on is or…

Something to cool you off on this hot sunny day......

and a few ideas on how to stay cool using design.....

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Edmonds Road / Richard Naish « rH DRAFTsense - CAD Drafting Service San Diego The residence is a contemporary masterpiece making the most of the all-round views and incorporating all the best of modern design. It comprises three pavilions connected by a covered breezeway, which cleverly separates the different functions of the building while linking them together in one cohes…

Sustainability only requires effort...

A solid example of staying cool out in the open....

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Wallaby Lane House / Robinson Architects « rH DRAFTsense - CAD Drafting Service San Diego The residence is an excellent example of a homes capability to be visually seductive and environmentally responsive, containing a compact design with a spacious layout. No space is wasted. The buildings exist in harmony with the beautiful bush setting and are self sustaining, blending with the natur…

Cool on the outside AND inside...(while being warm of course)

good design is creating warm and cozy, wherever you are...

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Kicking Horse Residence / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson « rH DRAFTsense - CAD Drafting Service San Diego Consisting of two main volumes – a long, linear area on the north side that contains the utilities, garage, play room, mudroom, kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms, and a shell volume that contains the open living room and dining room (with great views of the mountains), the 3,500 sq ft home contains, a…

“Disappear to make appear”

another example of keeping cool and staying hidden....

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RD House / VASHO « rH DRAFTsense - CAD Drafting Service San Diego Cave homes, pit houses and other part or fully-underground dwellings all offer benefits in energy efficiency when compared to typical above-ground homes, thanks to natural insulating properties that help to maintain a near-constant interior temperature. This, combined with multiple green roofs serve...

Open up the roof and let some light in!

Another way of gaining natural light in the home is the use of sloped roofs and clerestory windows.

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Ro House Tapalpa / Elías Rizo Arquitectos « rH DRAFTsense - CAD Drafting Service San Diego A wonderful use of materials and a simplistic design which create a strong connection between the building and the surrounding. There is rarely a time when natural materials that belong to the environment like stone and wood would be less appropriate than concrete and steel. Still, they are arranged...

IN with the old and IN with the new!

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House House / Andrew Maynard Architects « rH DRAFTsense - CAD Drafting Service San Diego Sustainability should not be the narrative, it should be a core responsibility in the same way that lighting and plumbing are. An interesting example of crashing new structures into old, deliberately creating two separate forms to celebrate each of their own uniqueness. The original being 2 houses i...