C2C Home Winner - One of My Favorite Homes & Floorplans

Here's a favorite home of mine that stands for everything FHN is about. It has been out there for quite a while, and you've probably seen it talked about at a number of sites, but I just love this house and always find myself going back to it. There's a dedicated website for this house, which has a number of interior and exterior renderings (some of which I've sampled below).




I like how different this house is, and not just different for the sake of being different, but with a functionality and a purpose. It is modern, minimalist, and green. Obviously it is a very conceptual and forward-looking home. I don't know what it would cost to actually build it, if it can really be built today. I don't believe the photosythetic/phototropic spinach "skin" used to generate electicity is on the market, though it is a subject of significant research. But certainly the use of a living roof, rainwater catchment, greywater systems and solar orientation are well within reach.





What I think I like the most about this house, however, what I find myself very drawn to, is its simple floorplan and the scale of the rooms. This house fits my ideal for a modest family home nicely. Setting aside the particular exterior aesthetic and the high-tech aspects of the design, I think this is a great, simple floorplan that can be easily adapted to fit almost any reasonable budget and a variety of construction methods, including prefab.




Also see C2C-Home.org for info on the competition and other top entries.

Image Credit: cradletocradlehome.com