Beautiful work from Zefara Studio Zerafa Studio LLC (thanks, Joaquin) featuring a custom kitchen from Bulthaup Toronto

via ArchDaily

Once in a while you see a structure that equally captures your style and values. For me, it’s the Lobster Boat Residence by Chadbourne + Doss Architects. From ArchDaily:
This house is part of a large waterfront property that has been incorporated into a condominium development that includes 4 detached residences and 2 houseboats. Residents share [...]

…Three things I love combined here at this roadside donut shop.

Behance Mag has an a great write-up on industrial and architectural design firm, Strudio Dror.

The New York Times has a nice slideshow of homes being built, post-Katrina. The homes vary in styles (as most homes in New Orleans do) but what’s interesting is that many are taking this opportunity to rebuild using minimalist and green approaches. Additionally, they’re trying to make homes as flood proof as possible through design, such [...]

Everyone loves an urban village but few cities know quite how to get the mix of retail, services and residents right. Monocle has taken inspiration from its favourite neighbourhoods to engineer the perfect precinct.

Perusing the Green Buildings + Sustainable Communities group on Flickr led me to &Co. I’m proud to say they are a Canadian Architecture firm specializing in sustainable development and their work can be summed-up as kick-ass.

If I could materalize a house out of my dreams, it might very well look like this.

Saw a report on this amazing project last night on Dan Rather Reports (which is quickly becoming the only news broadcast I watch).
In lieu of permanent housing, minimal and structurally sound cottages are being built at a low cost to give Katrina victims a home and more importantly, a sense of community after last year’s [...]