Quick Links to Some Cool Houses

Just taking a moment to turn your attention to a couple of cool houses featured elsewhere ...

I like this NY Times Magazine slide show of Thomas Phifer and Partners' intriguing Salt Point House. The Times piece just gives you a taste. Look at the slides on the architect's site. The exterior treatment is very unusual but the effect is great. Bravo. I love the interior too. Here's a couple of pics to tease you on over to both sites to look at the rest.

Image credits - NY Times Magazine

I dig this eco-infill house from Living Space 21 in the UK, highlighted by treehugger. The Brits are racing ahead with sustainable home design and alternative energy for real people and the country as a whole (while the U.S. lumbers out of its sleep). It's a good read - illustrates how to do it right to get more green projects actually built - so check their post.

Image Credit - Living Space 21

Kudos to the blog House for pointing out the Phinney Ridge House and Blip Design a little while back. It's a major remodel of an existing house that features Built Green certification. Love it.

Image credit - BLIP Design

Finally, the good folks at rolu dsgn have a great flickr page with lots more pics of the sea container vacation cabin being built by some of their friends at Hive Modular. If you couldn't get enough from rolu's post check there for more.