Shipping Container Home Designs with Wood Paneling for the Façade / Exterior by MEKA

These days, you can get the durability and low cost of container homes but without the traditional looking of container homes, especially their corrugated surfaces. Here, Meka, a Canadian prefab house manufacturer has created container homes with cedar wood claddings / panels which change the way they look, forever. For each shipping container, the façade is paneled in cedar wood over the original shipping container’s steel frames, equipped with doubled-glazed, argon-filled windows, bamboo interiors and bathroom.

Furthermore, most of the materials also are recycled. According to the Meka founder, Michael de Jong, there are hassle, hidden costs and waiting time which many prospective home owners want to avoid, especially for the relatively unpredictable price of the materials and labors. The sizes range from small to quite large , more than 1200 ft, besides making prefab container homes / houses, Meka also creates Shipping container building in large scale architectures, like student center, infill housing or soccer hall.  MEKA World. Head Quarters. Meka World 23 Poplar Plains Crescent Toronto, Ontario M4V 1E9 Canada

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Shipping Container Home Designs with Wood Paneling for the Façade / Exterior by MEKA

These days, you can get the durability and low cost of container homes but without the traditional looking of container homes, especially their corrugated surfaces. Here, Meka, a Canadian prefab house manufacturer has created container homes with cedar wood claddings / panels which change the way they look, forever. For each shipping container, the façade is paneled in cedar wood over the original shipping container’s steel frames, equipped with doubled-glazed, argon-filled windows, bamboo interiors and bathroom.

Furthermore, most of the materials also are recycled. According to the Meka founder, Michael de Jong, there are hassle, hidden costs and waiting time which many prospective home owners want to avoid, especially for the relatively unpredictable price of the materials and labors. The sizes range from small to quite large , more than 1200 ft, besides making prefab container homes / houses, Meka also creates Shipping container building in large scale architectures, like student center, infill housing or soccer hall.  MEKA World. Head Quarters. Meka World 23 Poplar Plains Crescent Toronto, Ontario M4V 1E9 Canada

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Modern Two Stories Lake House with Spacious, Bright, and Airy Interior in British Columbia Canada

This house is located on the shore of Osoyoos Lake in one of the most amazing natural paradise, British Columbia in Canada. It seems that the architects of CEI Architecture create the building to be able to diffuse a rather soft natural lighting of the region while also able to take advantage from the scenic landscape. The east side features large openings, allowing the morning lights, lights that bounce from the lake and the entire sceneries to diffuse into the house. The openings allow the common spaces which are located on the first floor (the living room, dining room and kitchen) get the best from its surroundings, these interiors are bright, airy and relaxing with an easy access to the lake, for both physically and sights. A solid south wall was also created to block the harsh summer sun at days. This two stories / levels modern house houses its private rooms, all bedrooms, laundry room and a recreation room in the second level, and, enhancing the relaxing atmosphere, a roof top area was created as the best space to enjoy the outdoors privately. CEI Architecture (click images to enlarge)

The spacious interior features beautiful contrasting colors from colorful decor and furniture against the neutral white wall and soft-colored wood flooring.





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Modern Brick and Stone Mountain Home in British Columbia

Surrounded by lush greenery, this Spring Creek Residence is built in lavish style as well as to blend with its nature. The stones, the extensive use of wood, and bricks are really justified its present in its woods surrounding. At the entrance, big rocks are placed nicely along the walkways, in the courtyard, leading the guests to the doors. Once inside, a beautiful living room which is done in neutral scheme invites guests to enjoy the magnificent views via floor to ceiling windows. In this room, a beautiful wood ceiling covers the warmth interior, a warmth which is obtained from both its modern design and from the beautiful fireplace. The interior design also feels spacious, partly because of its design and another part comes from its expansive 4.000 sq feet built up area. This house is located in Whistler, British Columbia and was designed by aka Architecture+Design.

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Modern Lake House Design by Fook Weng Chan

This lake house is located in British Columbia, Canada and was designed by architect Fook Weng Chan. The house features a wide curved stone wall, a glass gate along with the stone and trees at the front, a design that blends the house with its environment. This house boasts terraced courtyard at the rear, grey façade, curved balcony and roof. Under this roof are floor to ceiling glass windows and doors that capture the views of the lake. Inside, the elegant double height dining and living room are flooded with lights thanks to the extensive glass cladding. Other parts of the interior use wood in almost every element, from the flooring, walls, furniture and the beautiful staircases. There is a beautiful yet “natural” shower that is located just behind the front-side wall, this shower is topped by glass roof and covered by the massive stone walls along with the wooden deck. This modern house design is a great inspiration for those who want a rustic yet elegant mountain house design that blends with its nature.

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Colorful and Relaxing Garden by Altius Architecture, Inc

How do you feel about colorful garden(s)? The garden(s) should be refreshing and would give us a brighter day after we see it/them. This garden comes from Altius Architecture, inc, this is their old project with the completion year is of 2001 but if seeing the photos is refreshing, using the idea and creating your own garden can be very exciting, so here it is, the landscape improvements and additions to historic Ron Thom Fraser House in Rosedale, Ontario. The improvements and additions are including “complete ravine restoration of indigenous species, front courtyard, reflecting pools and garden, front walk and benches, side stair to ravine, ramps through ravine, footpaths and bridge.” Besides its beauty, the materials this garden uses are also sustainable, some of them are including corten self weathering steel, limestone, cast concrete, mahogany, and numerous indigenous plants. Altius Architecture, inc.

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Bala Park Seasonal Cottage by Altius Architecture, Inc

Just as other Altius Architecture, inc’s cottage projects, the site of this cottage played a major role in designing the building. With the present of a granite ridge, the architects nestled the main building against the ridge with the second level volume is landed, anchored back on to the Canadian shield. Follows the ridge, the landing for this level walks out to the future Bunkie. The roof features simple roof line with clerestory windows that tilts upwards to the ridge. These windows do not only invite the views but are also utilized to induce a lakeside draft to keep the house cool during summers. Inside, the slope site has presented itself in the interior design, for the first level volume, the ceilings’ heights are varied according to the slope with the exposed Douglas Fir roof joists provide a continuous rhythm. As a seasonal cottage, this lake house is fitted with a Tempcast masonry heater that burns with 90% efficiency, an economical and sustainable means of providing radiant heat from the early springs until the late fall seasons.   Architecture: Tony Round, Trevor McIvor.  Construction Management: Tony Round, Trevor McIvor.  Engineering: CUCCO engineering + design, Toronto.  Construction: Dyer Contracting, Port Carling. 2,200 sf Seasonal Cottage. Lake Muskoka , Ontario. Completion 2009.  Altius  Architecture, inc. Click images to enlarge

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Modern Lake House Design for Large Family

This house is located in Innisfil, Ontario, Canada and was built by architects at Kohn Shnier Architects. The clients’ request was a house that gives intimacy to the couple, the clients and provides space for up to 20 people, children and grandchildren. The architect designed the house with close arrangement of furniture which creates intimate feeling (like the dinner table and chairs) while providing spacious spaces as well (like the arrangement of the sofas). The location of the house is also the main consideration for the house’s design, the main level is clad in glass, especially at the lakefront side. The main bedroom in this house is also clad with glass providing an unobstructed view to the lake.

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Wooden Cottage with Green Asphalt Roof and Barn-Like Interior Design on Georgian Bay, Canada

This Sustainable 3-season home is located on a 2.8-acre island property in the Canadian Shield in Pointe Au Baril, just three hours north of Toronto and was designed by architects Agathom Co. the goal of this home design was delivering creature comfort but with a little class and low environmental impact. The low impact on environment was translated into the use of reclaimed wood, PV panels that supply power to the water pump, and locally sourced stones for the beautiful Rumford fireplace. The home design itself is really interesting with the focal point is represented by the slanted asphalt roof. The façade is made of wood, actually the wood is used almost everywhere including for the interior. There, the barn-like interior uses wood for the flooring, ceiling and the walls, maybe except for the fireplace. The natural beauty of the house should be what the architects call “creature comfort,” and the “with a little class.” Agathom Co.

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