Nature Framed

Twenty-five recent residential projects from around the United States take the concept of "green living" to the next architectural level. Going beyond the simple use of sustainable materials, these houses are
designed to frame a very particular vision of nature for their owners that brings them as close as possible to nature while remaining indoors.

Featured are dynamic designs by today's most energetic architectural firms including ARO, Tod Williams/Billie Tsien, Diller Scofidio + Renfro as well as up-and-coming smaller firms. Houses vary in scale, complexity, and site to give a broad survey of the potential of this cutting-edge approach.

BROAD PROSPECTS
Toshiko Mori Architect
House in Taghkanic
Taghkanic, New York
2008

Tom Phifer
Salt Point House
Salt Point, New York
2007

Lloyd Russell
Desert House
Pioneertown, California
2008

Allied Works Architecture
Dutchess County Guest House
Dutchess County, New York
2008

Della Valle Bernheimer
Artreehoose
New Fairfield, Connecticut
2008

Fernau & Hartman Architects
House in Dry Creek Valley
Sonoma, California
2002

Michael P. Johnson
Yoder Doornbos Residence
Phoenix, Arizona
2007


SINGULAR SITES
Tod Williams Billie Tsien
Architects
Shelter Island House
Shelter Island, New York
2004

Saucier + Perrotte Architectes
House in the Laurentian Mountains
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
2003

Charles Rose Architects
Orleans House
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
2005

Anderson Anderson
Architecture
Chameleon House
Lake Michigan Shores, Michigan
2006

Darren Petrucci
VH R-10 gHouse
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
2005

MOS
Floating House
Pointe au Baril, Ontario,
2005


SUBTLE BOUNDARIES
Tom Kundig
Chicken Point Cabin
Hayden, Idaho
2003

Marlon Blackwell
Tower House
Fayetteville, Arkansas
2000

Kyu Sung Woo
Putney Mountain Residence
Putney, Vermont
2008

Clark Stevens
Gompertz House
Paradise Valley, Montana
2001

Rick Joy
Desert Nomad House
Tucson, Arizona
2005

FT Architecture
Copper House
Ghent, New York
2001



NATURAL INTERPRETATIONS
Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
Hurricane Lake House
Haliburton, Ontario
2005

Roy McMakin
True House
Seattle, Washington
2005

Fernlund + Logan Architects
Studio and Utility Building
Guilford, Connecticut
2006

Marwan Al-Sayed
Desert City House
Paradise Valley, Arizona
2007

Hariri & Hariri
Pool House
Wilton, Connecticut
2007