From the StarTribune comes a very cool home. More pics and links after the jump.

A pair of silvery cubes floating atop a base of black concrete might sound out of place in the stately, leafy enclave of Deephaven.

“Even though it’s bold, it doesn’t shout at you; it nestles in the trees,” Salmela said. “It’s not a barking dog. It’s a resting, very gentle animal.”

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Claesson Koivisto Rune is a multi-disciplinary body of three designers/architects. Their work encompasses architecture, interiors, exhibitions, set design, textiles and all types of products. Great body of work, clean and minimal is just how we like it. The Werner House is just one example. More pics and link after the jump.

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Great body of work by Price Harrison Architect. The Harrison Residence is only one example. More pics and link after the jump.

Price Harrison earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Fine Arts at Vanderbilt University in 1984. He studied architecture at Yale University where he earned a Master’s Degree. In 1987 he began an apprenticeship in New York with the late Paul Rudolph. After studying with Mr. Rudolph, Harrison went on to work with Richard Meier and Partners, Pei Cobb Freed, and George Ranalli.

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I have always been amazed at Elementals work. I need to take the 3 hour drive and go see this place. That staircase is amazing. More after the jump.

This private residence in Seattle’s Capitol Hill District is an example in urban in-fill design with a project that consists of over 1600 sf of space including a one car garage plus onsite parking and green space

Mixed aluminum panels, cedar, and store-front windows surround the home. The stairwell, wrapped in black aluminum paneling, is lit inside by clerestory windows and a large skylight above

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I was thumbing through some older magazines and came across this project. Not only does the place look great but who would have thought looking at this modern home, that it was once a run down rather gross looking trailer. More pics and links after the jump.

TrailerWrap is part of Prof. Hughes’ ongoing Design Outreach Initiative. This work is focused on small, unremarkable, and often forgotten places adjacent to the lives of underserved people. Located in the boundary between architecture and landscape the projects seek to create experiential delight out of small-scale design opportunities. Through the adaptive re-use and recycling of leftover urban spaces the resulting projects augment and enhance existing building infrastructures with new, primarily outdoor, spaces That provide pragmatic functions, promote play, and exhibit a social and environmental conscience.

Over the course of 24 months a group of over 50 undergraduate and graduate architecture students and 3 professors undertook all aspects related to the design, planning, coordination, material specification, and re-construction of this mobile home.

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