Nick's Post

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I used a couple different resources for my image searching. I have really weird taste in residential buildings so it was hard for me to find styles that I consistently liked or website resources that consistently had pleasing designs. Nevertheless, I used the Zavod big blog (http://www.zavodbig.com/) some cool stuff there, sometimes to ‘modern’. I found an architecture award website with some cool buildings (http://www.timber.net.au/awards/home.htm). And I also checked out the one Jesse used (link below, I believe). Some images:

(Gropius House)
- I love how Gropius deals with the surrounding land on this one. Subtle, but a really nice contrast between the pitch of the land, the straight lines of the house, and the spiral of the staircase.

(Terrigal Beach House by Jorge Hrdina)
- I'm in love with this one. My favorite picture by far. There is a nice separation from the beach, yet you still feel close and like you could take an ocean dip whenever you wanted. Also the skyline and pool interaction is phenomenal.

http://www.nathankraxberger.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=0&a=0&at=0

(I dont know the architect or building name, but the photographer is a close family friend)
- This building has an excellent balance between traditional 'homey' 'sit by the fire and read a book' type feel, while staying fresh with large windows and lots of open space.

(Jon King's beach house)
- Very nice layer work (semi-shoutout to F.lloydR. on this one). Great interaction with surrounding nature. Again, modern design, yet the 'homey' pipe and bourbon feel isn't lost. 

(Nathan Good, cannon beach residence)
- Again its that indescribable old school look with a fresh design. (I'm starting to see a pattern here....). It feels almost like a hunting lodge, but at the same time it's not out of context at the beach. Great job with the big window on this one too.