Best MoCo Architecture This Week

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This week's picks:

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+ Manuel Ocaña's extraordinary Casa Rota in Madrid at Plataforma Arquitectura, a traditional facade belies a light filled loft-like interior with inner courtyard and a swimming pool that practically fills the basement.

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+ Werner Sobek's R128, H16 and R129 prefab homes, "The R128 is a glass-and-steel home whose materials were planned to be 100% environmentally friendly and recyclable. Its parts are lightweight and modular so that the experimental home that sits right outside of Stuttgart, Germany was constructed in just 11 weeks.". Via Inhabitat.

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+ Mado No Ie (Window House), a Muji prefab and Good Design Award 2008 BEST 15 nominee. Via Materialicious.

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+ Riches Hawley Mikhael Architects' The Terrace, "originally the library of the house next door.". Via Materialicious.

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+ Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller's Villa på Råhøj Allé at Below The Clouds, "The villa, which is on two levels, is in a densely built area with more traditional houses and breaks cleanly with its surroundings".

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+ itHouse designers Taalman Koch Architecture have announced news of their Three Junipers development project, "a planned community that will have three, 5-acre properties for pre-sale. At Three Junipers, itHouses will be off-grid and powered by both solar PV and solar thermal systems.". Via Jetson Green.

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+ A Clean Break prefab exhibition in Philadelphia, to promote "clean development -- aesthetically and ecologically. The exhibit will showcase an actual neighborhood of full-scale homes open for tours and will also feature urban farming, eco-friendly furniture, transportation, public art, and other low-waste products.". Via Jetson Green.

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+ Pb Elemental Architecture's PC-1 house in Queen Anne, Seattle at Arch Daily. "Translucent polycarbonate sheets enclose the major living spaces resulting in an abundance of natural light and an interior wall that changes with the weather. The 2,850 sf residence consists of three levels with an 850sf ADU (accessory dwelling unit) and two-car garage on the lower level.".

+ Nonya Grenader's Wroxton Road House, "an 1800 square feet house connected with a 700 square feet studio through an upper lever bridge.". Via DecoJournal.

+ Homes of The Times, 40 top design profiles, as chosen by readers of the LA Times. "Homes range from the House that Google Sketch Up Built to modest bungalows and modern masterpieces. A poll at the end of each slideshow allows for the ranking to change from week to week.". Via Dwell Blog.

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