Lawrence Architecture designed this modern green residence the a 10 acre heavily-wooded site on the Olympic Peninsula near Port Townsend, Washington, for a modern green home for a retired couple in their mid 60s who were moving ashore after 30 years as live-aboards on a sailboat. Originally containing a grove of deciduous trees, the building site is a clearing within a forest of fir and cedars. A new green home for a clearing in the woods composed of four sections: a master bedroom suite, an office, the living spaces (main cabin), and a guest suite. The general contractor was Tollefson Builders, Inc. Completed spring 2008. The detached accessory separate building with 2-car garage, work shop, and an accessory dwelling unit.

Port Townsend Modern Green Residence front night

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The Burke Residence from Matthew O. Daby Designs at Modern Green Home, the redesign stays within the existing footprint other than a small addition for the entry which was redesigned to make a strong announcement when approaching the house-that sits a full story below the front road. To accommodate the Burke’s growing family, the new green home is divided into two zones. The all wood, partially open riser, staircase (a design collaboration with Adam Burke) visually and literally links the main and lower level. A wall of windows was added to bring the site’s large trees and sky into the home design. Uninhibited use of douglas fir, cherry, and cedar wood throughout introduces a warm, comfortable feeling to the modern home design.

Modern Green Burke Residence native/water efficient landscaping including “eco-lawn”

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Wyoming Green Home Design: Spring Valley Dr. Lander is beautiful, completely renovated, eco-friendly, passive solar green homes. Spring Valley Dr. Lander Wyoming Green Home Design an artistic blend of west/southwest designs. A vintage home/original homestead cabin, 1.95 acres of land. Price options-NEW Reduced Price. Our eco-friendly, artistic home design began its transformation seven years ago when we purchased a neglected, but structurally sound rural property. The Wyoming Green Home Design was built in 1945 and its size was 950 square feet. The original home and cabin have been completely refurbished and restored. The homestead cabin renovation began in 2002. The building was lifted and a new concrete foundation was poured. Wyoming Green Home Design: Spring Valley Dr. Lander our home interior design description above explains many aspects of why our home is green. via.

The Wyoming Green Home Design: Spring Valley Dr. Lander is quite unique.

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The Modern Green Home Retreat: Small and Simple Design – NYT has tigerwood flooring certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, a water-conserving toilet, and an on-demand water heater. Modern Green Home Retreat Greener, Happier. Architects Paul McKean and Amy Donohue tackled The Complexities of Keeping It Small and Simple when they built a weekend home design outside Portland, Oregon in the Hood River Valley. The Modern Green Home Retreat: Small and Simple Design itself had been on the market for three years and included a creek requiring a 100-foot buffer zone. The couple faced many obstacles (including a floodplain and deed restrictions on small homes) but still managed to build a modern, green home. A KEY concept for the Modern Green Home Retreat at Small and Simple Design was “to literally have no footprint,” Ms. Donohue said. The roof is engineered to sustain plants and soil to absorb rainwater. NYT.

Modern Green Home Retreat: Small and Simple Design - NYT has tigerwood flooring certified.

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The North Carlton Green Home Design by Zen Architects was inspired at modern home design by the clients’ intuitive connection with landscape and the sun, complemented by our innovative use of sustainable design principles. Zen Architects at to North Carlton Green Home Design a rooftop garden provides an urban oasis perched above the surrounding rooftops nestled in the tree tops. North Carlton Green Home Design passive heating is provided by a two storey north facing void that allows sun to penetrate deep into the house heating thermal mass of exposed concrete floor and ceiling. North Carlton Green Home Design water consumption is minimized through collecting rainwater and re-using grey water in the garden. North Carlton Green Home Design plants were integrated into the building to create a modern living, breathing, sustainable space that is a delight to inhabit. North Carlton Green Home passive cooling is provided by windows located to catch breezes cooled by the courtyard plants and pond while a two storey void facilitates natural heat removal through stack effect. North Carlton Green Home Design the gardens are watered by automated subsurface irrigation systems to minimize water lost through evaporation.

North Carlton Green Home Design by Zen Architects.

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