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House Design Ideas for Books Lover with Large Books Storage

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Tags: bookshelf design ideas, modern house design, unique house design

Book House, while hearing that name I’m sure you’ll get any imagination about this words, yeah its a private house that win the JDC Design award and built on 2005. Designed by Tokyo based architect Nendo its something unique house design which using bookshelves to clad the exterior walls. The main concept is how to combine the house and library to protect the privacy of its inhabitants. Semi-transparent FRP divides the interior and exterior spaces, allowing soft light to filter in between the bookshelves during the day, and letting the light leak out at night. Light creates a connection between inside and outside. Its a great house which perfect for books lover or librarian.

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Low Budget House Design with Low Maintenance Materials

Category: Architecture

Tags: low budget house, low maintenance house, modern house design

Designed by Giulietti Schouten Architects, its a perfect sample of modern house that built in low budget and low maintenance procedures. Requested by client who would like to create a warm and livable home for all seasons with little to no maintenance and the home must features with a master suite, guest suite, and central home office that could be used as an additional bedroom on occasion, outdoor dining and garden terraces to be viewed and be accessible year-round. The designer choose low maintenance material to built this house such as galvanized metal siding, insulated aluminum curtain-wall windows, exposed interior/ exterior concrete walls, composite veneer wood panel siding and ceiling finishes, exposed steel framing at the roof and window walls. Some of the simple passive and sustainable features used in the design were: rainwater harvesting, solar hot water heating and storage, in-floor radiant heat, cork tile floors, natural day-lighting, expandable spray-on insulation, Individual room controlled HVAC, single-ply membrane roof and low voltage lighting. Its a great and comfortable house design which built in low budget. Via: Giulietti Schouten Architects