Thanks to Katherine McLaughlin for featuring the Starburst House in another Architectural Digest article.
The Doolittle House pictured here is fabulous! I’d love to visit it sometime.
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Magazine For Living /
Thanks for the article Cristina!
The Starburst House in Italian magazine MFL.
Low-cost Desert Living /
Model of Casa Milagro by Whitaker Studio, a low-cost house for the Californian desert. To keep costs low the internal space is as compact as possible, but supplemented by covered outdoor space at each end of the house. The long south side of the house has large eaves to shade the house reducing its need for mechanical cooling.
12 months ago a lady got in touch saying that she would like to retire to the desert, to a plot of land that she bought with her late husband. The only catch is that her budget is very tight.
To begin with I dismissed it, thinking the task impossible, the budget too low, but the emails kept coming.
Now I’ve got the bit between my teeth. I want to see if there is anyway we can make something work. And not just anything, but something that is low-cost, low-energy, low-carbon and accessible, all packaged up inside a considered piece of architecture that enhances day to day life.
The task might yet prove impossible, but I think there might just be a way to achieving something here. And if we can, somehow, make it work then we will create a design that can be reproduced for other desert dwellers in need of a low-cost home.
If you know anyone who might be interested in this project do spread the word.
Model of Casa Milagro by Whitaker Studio, a low-cost house for the Californian desert.
Anywhere House in Montana /
I just realised that we’ve been neglecting our blog this year!
Things are progressing well in Montana, USA where our first Anywhere House is due to be built over the next 12 months. The site is magnificent, sitting on a hillside at the edge of a large reservoir.
The internal finish in the house is going to be exposed cross laminated timber. Cross laminated timber are structural panels that are made to order and robotically cut to size in the factory, so they arrive on site as a flat pack kit of parts. By keeping the CLT exposed we will get the dual benefits of the texture of the timber and a lovely crisp geometry.
Outside the house is going to be clad in charred timber on the walls and black zinc on the roof.
The image above is of the entrance to the house.
It's up for sale /
This has been getting quite a bit of attention in the press over the last couple of weeks…
12 Incredible Houses You Won't Believe Exist /
I don’t manage to post every article about our work, but this one did make me chuckle! (Our starburst house in Joshua Tree isn’t built yet.) All being well construction will commence in the spring.
The Anywhere House Latest Images… /
We’ve been hard at work on the Anywhere House in recent months and so to show the latest design tweaks here are some brand new renders that we’ve created.
The Anywhere House on Business Insider /
This home made out of tiny units can be built in any configuration and proves prefab architecture doesn't have to be boring
It's terrific to have an article in Business Insider about The Anywhere House. There have been a couple of articles about the Anywhere House in major publications in the last few weeks and we are now in conversation with people from Israel, Egypt, Sweden, Italy, USA, Panama… the list goes on and on. A giant thank you to Mary Meisenzahl for shining a light on a project that I am very proud of, it’s really appreciated.
Loop around the Starburst House /
Here’s a loop around the Starburst House.
Business Insider reports on the Starburst House /
Business Insider have featured our Starburst House this week. If you visit our instagram feed you’ll see a special little animation that we made for the article that shows the house in a new way!