Water Pumping Station Converted Into Sophisticated Modern Home

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWoWSL58vpIKAWqy_NEVi1hPesBABHei8BT7GFwsWVgoRCbNfVZu81pdH29riCNqz8zsVu5EIiQ_z2feO32HGxgdvcCuOkk9gPpZTWUmX236ud7hmPBovI_UcC9Bgy9KUB8mLgZB2LJc/s1600/Pump-House+Modern+Home+architecture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVWoWSL58vpIKAWqy_NEVi1hPesBABHei8BT7GFwsWVgoRCbNfVZu81pdH29riCNqz8zsVu5EIiQ_z2feO32HGxgdvcCuOkk9gPpZTWUmX236ud7hmPBovI_UcC9Bgy9KUB8mLgZB2LJc/s400/Pump-House+Modern+Home+architecture.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Camouflaged in the north of England, UK, this exceptional two-story building is the result of a notable <b>architecture conversion</b>. The Pump House is the contemporary and sophisticated version of a former water pumping station in Ilkley and shelters three bedrooms, two bathrooms and two receptions. Its exterior stays <br /><a name="more"></a>true to the origins of the building and displays an intriguing brick finish. Once inside, the overall perspective is bent, as a potential visitor is likely to be surprised by the highly <b>modern interiors</b>. A generously sized living and dining space acts as the focal point of the entire house. The attention to detail is obvious in every corner of the project, from the lighting elements in the living area to the specially commissioned bathroom with imported marble from Italy. State-of-the art technology is also a defying factor for this home, equipped with infrared high security cameras and intercom system with electric gates. The Pump House is currently available for sale <a href="http://www.huntersnet.co.uk/property/view?property=10424"><b>here</b></a>, listed at £725,000.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnp3detdhJl1eoZx-ufaWW1MrmLhq4874MBCWpp_5ch_c9MA0gTcBuSGmMivWTdOgXq2gmk6PO7CLu4QAb6O7uisbZ-a668GmaIwWWvEN06JnFKC7EIIbjlx9urs4VTGMZWgOyOqH4afM/s1600/Pump-House+Modern+Home+architecture+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnp3detdhJl1eoZx-ufaWW1MrmLhq4874MBCWpp_5ch_c9MA0gTcBuSGmMivWTdOgXq2gmk6PO7CLu4QAb6O7uisbZ-a668GmaIwWWvEN06JnFKC7EIIbjlx9urs4VTGMZWgOyOqH4afM/s400/Pump-House+Modern+Home+architecture+%25283%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooS26z2Oa-SMhzqVgtdK5VrAnlN4hvUIR-mppTPlPK54nnoHpbZc5zt2IH4siNipgr06ueay-QFIUyRVyxAdQh-KqQjGBy4KmPIRpglNvZoGWUyekEb8oo4rf_NYzRgsyBVuPlb3L94g/s1600/Pump-House+Modern+Home+architecture+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooS26z2Oa-SMhzqVgtdK5VrAnlN4hvUIR-mppTPlPK54nnoHpbZc5zt2IH4siNipgr06ueay-QFIUyRVyxAdQh-KqQjGBy4KmPIRpglNvZoGWUyekEb8oo4rf_NYzRgsyBVuPlb3L94g/s400/Pump-House+Modern+Home+architecture+%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuidVcIUeiodq1YOWzpCEePIgOaPt0MQxJ19NDrwhoL2nzGiEFORHai39BC_qEAURTqsKWuMmDXDlq7BujdmdjM9z4vpPFV0TTGwVTSDJu_VMLMzIKIlUnpFuxwX5H824-k3yS5e1tFM/s1600/Pump-House+Modern+Home+architecture+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuidVcIUeiodq1YOWzpCEePIgOaPt0MQxJ19NDrwhoL2nzGiEFORHai39BC_qEAURTqsKWuMmDXDlq7BujdmdjM9z4vpPFV0TTGwVTSDJu_VMLMzIKIlUnpFuxwX5H824-k3yS5e1tFM/s400/Pump-House+Modern+Home+architecture+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> [ via : <b><a href="http://freshome.com/2012/02/25/uk-water-pumping-station-converted-into-sophisticated-modern-home/">freshome</a> </b>]

Water Pumping Station Converted Into Sophisticated Modern Home

Camouflaged in the north of England, UK, this exceptional two-story building is the result of a notable architecture conversion . The Pump H...

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Seattle Alley House Aims for LEED Platinum

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQvee_plbCfuTzmeuqi27dqEE8GTq-VDyg5eFENy6ZP4_9daIXrsYmyuSEYb6PDKbQexLUgnukJgl3pWkJOVJQOQ-W0Lbwd0WGaQzZ-Tm12qphG3YynIySaK2IEXtNrrdw5V6Po18P5s/s1600/Alley-House-2-architecture+modern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQvee_plbCfuTzmeuqi27dqEE8GTq-VDyg5eFENy6ZP4_9daIXrsYmyuSEYb6PDKbQexLUgnukJgl3pWkJOVJQOQ-W0Lbwd0WGaQzZ-Tm12qphG3YynIySaK2IEXtNrrdw5V6Po18P5s/s400/Alley-House-2-architecture+modern.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This is <b>Alley House 2</b>, a modular prefab home aiming for LEED Platinum certification, located in the Madison Valley neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.  We looked at the home during site assembly and note that it’s complete and listed for sale at the offering of $599,000.  The home has three <b>bedrooms</b>, two <br /><a name="more"></a>bathrooms, a one-car garage (that could be used as a workshop or converted to an ADU), and 1,687 square feet.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwg9ehXKz5ZXhxpm56p48Ul0dCtkwxeLOjwL0AsNg66a1byuOkm6m3HJ8Zz4O1pYRem7tCEZdMcnCq0KrsdrguQZyj9D0gkHRV_NSZSEsmwgQh0vtKkpKdzMj3bAjEwqbEtVKfg5Eo8GE/s1600/Alley-House-2-modern+architecture+modern+design+bath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwg9ehXKz5ZXhxpm56p48Ul0dCtkwxeLOjwL0AsNg66a1byuOkm6m3HJ8Zz4O1pYRem7tCEZdMcnCq0KrsdrguQZyj9D0gkHRV_NSZSEsmwgQh0vtKkpKdzMj3bAjEwqbEtVKfg5Eo8GE/s400/Alley-House-2-modern+architecture+modern+design+bath.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5roPHcBbj6xP8s2d1f-SG5Gcc92vxuLQQ18bJsP7Xc6mEMysyCcnvv3dxkT7UEynXEx1L4_sVT73spzyLCLWfECMI3OaIcJq2MLP6V6jf93lC69xS9396PXvvp74WDNK7pFKiZSYl-E/s1600/Alley-House-2-modern+design+bethroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5roPHcBbj6xP8s2d1f-SG5Gcc92vxuLQQ18bJsP7Xc6mEMysyCcnvv3dxkT7UEynXEx1L4_sVT73spzyLCLWfECMI3OaIcJq2MLP6V6jf93lC69xS9396PXvvp74WDNK7pFKiZSYl-E/s400/Alley-House-2-modern+design+bethroom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYsXQiEGzgUdqwZcdVyUtWB0937StTOdyPwUXzlX7XKqMn4TzbTPC8qoFc2Qvd8Cfeg2UgRvWmpLNohLLAsZNEKK8iFQFVUrAdQe0C17ldYj4SMif24203mdOOgiWPiUnQH4oBv10P9I/s1600/Alley-House-2-modern+design+kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYsXQiEGzgUdqwZcdVyUtWB0937StTOdyPwUXzlX7XKqMn4TzbTPC8qoFc2Qvd8Cfeg2UgRvWmpLNohLLAsZNEKK8iFQFVUrAdQe0C17ldYj4SMif24203mdOOgiWPiUnQH4oBv10P9I/s400/Alley-House-2-modern+design+kitchen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpqNgsl8vCG1wM8ZYTQBEyUefht1zAqy2nLLwqAkVs7ZwPhoUpOlFLtH4FIUUs6wLEcqV6iCHF2zh8RKqbLKkL6_pt0SWH7gtnq6H3eADkoTX3_P3ZWXQRghOH3zCPx_hH_gPJfX9h8M/s1600/Alley-House-2-modern+design+living+room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpqNgsl8vCG1wM8ZYTQBEyUefht1zAqy2nLLwqAkVs7ZwPhoUpOlFLtH4FIUUs6wLEcqV6iCHF2zh8RKqbLKkL6_pt0SWH7gtnq6H3eADkoTX3_P3ZWXQRghOH3zCPx_hH_gPJfX9h8M/s400/Alley-House-2-modern+design+living+room.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />[ via : <b><a href="http://www.jetsongreen.com/2012/02/alley-house-2-leed-platinum-seattle.html">jetsongreen</a></b> ]

Seattle Alley House Aims for LEED Platinum

This is Alley House 2 , a modular prefab home aiming for LEED Platinum certification, located in the Madison Valley neighborhood of Seattle,...

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Live Modern: The Shadow House

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWNioZjbdAoaxN15uT7a_0Xx7t20uM20Zf1naCmn4kbwaRmYNAd7F_5-ncG8_mxxfMXUMBfXkVkcp26zdbnooyEeCOXOC6FBGWEGA6tL-zJvmQ-zIvShq-z4cwgnh19enVcEaUOgvigg/s1600/modern+architecture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWNioZjbdAoaxN15uT7a_0Xx7t20uM20Zf1naCmn4kbwaRmYNAd7F_5-ncG8_mxxfMXUMBfXkVkcp26zdbnooyEeCOXOC6FBGWEGA6tL-zJvmQ-zIvShq-z4cwgnh19enVcEaUOgvigg/s400/modern+architecture.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kz32B-VnwPB3QhyHE2E2molAGv4mEcspfbDAaBobXVkDjAaEoBPrq7xPN6jKmphbZ1Niq4SNB1dJWavuCc1xlYjg3FqqCv3_rxmmX8VEirZ0N0g-3BUHJsHf6yLN4pKZYuWicWiK56U/s1600/cube+architecture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kz32B-VnwPB3QhyHE2E2molAGv4mEcspfbDAaBobXVkDjAaEoBPrq7xPN6jKmphbZ1Niq4SNB1dJWavuCc1xlYjg3FqqCv3_rxmmX8VEirZ0N0g-3BUHJsHf6yLN4pKZYuWicWiK56U/s400/cube+architecture.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <b>Modern</b> definitely has to do with fitting in the space you need to live in, in whatever space you have to <b>build </b>a <b>home</b> (even if it’s tiny). That seems to be the case of the<b> Shadow House</b>, a modern home squeezed in between older homes in North London, designed by<b><a href="http://www.liddicoatgoldhill.com/"> Liddicoat & Goldhill</a></b> in 2011. Another awesome element to this house? Their great, great material choices.<br /><a name="more"></a><br /><br />Seen best in that photo above with the four different materials showcased, they just made really rich, simple modern material choices that created a layered feeling in the space though there aren’t a lot of furnishings. That mix of plywood and marble in the kitchen is so brilliant. “The Shadow House is a new build private <b>house</b> in Camden, North London. It has won a 2011 RIBA Award, Best small house of the year award at the <b>British Homes Award 2011</b>, received a commendation at the 2011 NLA Awards and was longlisted for the Manser Medal. We carried out the entire project ourselves, from finding the site, through planning, design, construction and manufacture of the fittings, <b>fixtures and furniture</b>.”<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqAVLIVrdNhFFwDzwwgJD4DGU34fJAANNv1SgSZYLo_93NLdpTM-wT7XdlqHJKHdzLU6tpR2Ahl2OJS2GfD9aOXS7RhMR4aJg7vzOC3WZ16RjU6utwAasfjeHyNqykEc00-KyqO7_z-k/s1600/architecture+cube+modern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqAVLIVrdNhFFwDzwwgJD4DGU34fJAANNv1SgSZYLo_93NLdpTM-wT7XdlqHJKHdzLU6tpR2Ahl2OJS2GfD9aOXS7RhMR4aJg7vzOC3WZ16RjU6utwAasfjeHyNqykEc00-KyqO7_z-k/s400/architecture+cube+modern.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>[ via : <b><a href="http://blog.2modern.com/2012/02/live-modern-the-shadow-house.html">blog2modern</a> </b>]

Live Modern: The Shadow House

  Modern definitely has to do with fitting in the space you need to live in, in whatever space you have to build a home (even if it’s tiny...

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