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Island 254 C Photo © Peter Hamilton |
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Retreats in the Landscape Photo courtesy Moskow Linn Architects |
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Conceived before the recession, this year’s Record Houses offer a parting look at a now-past era of economic abundance. But despite leaner times, our eight selections offer imaginative ways to integrate outdoor and indoor spaces that could affect future thinking about residential design. We also present a series of Web-exclusive projects selected for a single standout detail. Pictured: N House; Photo © Iwan Baan |
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Under the Sky - Architects often tuck houses into hillsides or hollows to establish a feeling of protection. But the four houses featured here express a freedom from the constraints of cover. By occupying valleys, meadows, or prairies exposed to the elements, they afford expansive landscape views and dramatic sky panoramas.
Photo © Manuel Schnell |
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In this special Web-exclusive feature, we present intriguing designs for single-family dwellings. Keeping in line with the sustainability theme of our 2008 Record Houses, these unbuilt houses all include “green” features. Pictured: zeroHouse; Image courtesy Specht Harpman |
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Residential Showcase Pictured: Cottage in Lake of the Woods; Photo by josgeomar |
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Visit the Web site of myhouse magazine, which contains detailed profiles—and hundreds of images—of more than two dozen spectacularly designed homes in the Rocky Mountain states, including a Craftsman bungalow in Denver, a dream home (with hydraulic lift) in Salt Lake, and a Montana home with an 800-square-foot curving deck. The site also features design ideas, products, profiles of leading designers, and more. Pictured: Touched by Tuscany; Photo © Emily Minton-Redfield |
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Record Houses Past Issues For more than 50 years, RECORD has presented an annual collection of projects from around the globe that represent exemplary residential design. Includes the special 50th anniversary of Record Houses issue from 2005. |
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