Dr. SeussJuice

the classic elegance of this Berkley residence is stunning… such a refined feel for modern construction. see more at Archetecture Style or visit the architect’s website, Debbas Architecture, and look for the Berkley Residence 2.

sometimes i have crazy synchronis moments… for instance, on the bus this morning i saw a woman wearing a Carmel, California t-shirt and i thought, “hmm… Carmel, California.  i wonder if it is as tasty as it sounds?”. having never visited the place or known anyone who has stories from there, i have to think this is the first time the location has registered in my brain… and then i get to work, jump on my computer and find this sweet pad… located in the Otter Cove area of the delicious Carmel, California!  beautiful interior and exterior – spansive views of the ocean… ahh – what i wouldn’t give to be there now!

speaking of holes in houses… this villa in Vals, Switzerland is very unique!  built into the side of a hill, this is the only vantage point from inside the home. it’s quite the design!

this is like a fairytale home! somewhere in a distant land… somewhere in Portugal exists a stone house…

oooh… i really like this!  simple, elegant, comfy… The Casa Barone project by Widjedal Racki Bergerhoff. very nice! more pictures over at Plastolux.

what i wouldn’t give to have a yard like that…. House in the Dominican Republic, by A-cero Architecture. more photos and a full description of the property over at Contemporist.

i don’t know much about this one, except the fact that i’d give anything to be there now.  House – Canary Islands.

of all the homes featured on Dr. SeussJuice…. this is the one i think i would feel most at home in.  a beautiful combination of urban environment and serenity.  read what Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects have to say:

Located on the peninsula south of San Francisco, this house sits on an internal suburban flag lot. The previous 1950’s house, which was removed due to structural problems, featured mature landscaping and a manmade pond that the clients wanted to preserve. They wanted their new house to be a private retreat that maximizes the drama of the pond and takes advantage of the privacy of the site. As advocates of year round outdoor dining and entertaining, the clients wanted a house that would open up to the landscape and have as many outdoor rooms as possible. The design solution breaks the program into four buildings – main house, study, pool house and garage – that ring the edge of the site and focus inwards on the pond, garden and pool.

Bruce Townsley gave up his life as a social worker living in a town home in Chicago for a subterranian life in Texas.  pictured above inside his missle silo home, Bruce Townsley’s renovation efforts easly portray a comfortable lifestyle below the surface…. check out Wired to take an armchair tour through the home!

smoooooth!  comfort… open space… i like!  from The Cool Hunter:

A fluidity of surfaces is witnessed in the Yarra House designed by Leeton Pointon architects and Susi Leeton architects. Floors become walls; walls become ceilings; and ceiling opens up to sky.