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Our pioneer project, Casita de Tierra in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, showcases the natural building techniques of a rubble trench foundation, earthbag construction, natural plasters, earthen floors, and a composting toilet.
Our earthbag wall system consists of locally available, cost-efficient, polypropylene bags that are filled with a formula of clay and aggregate unearthed from our building site. The bags are stacked like bricks in running bonds, which are strengthened by courses of barbed wire laid between each row, and tamped into place. The walls are then plastered with a mix composed of clay, sand, soil and straw, and are followed by gypsum and lime renders to create attractive walls.
The casita exhibits a load-bearing wall system demonstrating that thick earthen walls, with no rebar or cement, can support a roofing structure. We, also, installed earthen floors, created an indoor dry-composting toilet system, utilized local woods for the furniture, routed all grey water to the outdoor garden, and maximized air flow by including cross-ventilating screened windows below the natural palm frond and cane roof.
Casita de Tierra exemplifies an economically efficient, structurally sound, aesthetically pleasing, environmentally kind, and socially responsible home.

Daniel Sutherland - Photography
Example of a large beach style backyard stamped concrete pool design in Boston
Example of a large beach style backyard stamped concrete pool design in Boston

Embrace the Sunshine Inside and Out: Sunrooms Designed for South Florida Living
Imagine stepping into a vibrant oasis where sunlight dances through glass walls, palms sway in the breeze, and every moment feels like a postcard from paradise. We don't just build sunrooms; we create sanctuaries that seamlessly blend indoor and outdoor, capturing the essence of South Florida living.
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Beach style guest medium tone wood floor and brown floor bedroom photo in Boston with brown walls
Beach style guest medium tone wood floor and brown floor bedroom photo in Boston with brown walls

Custom 2 sided single bed with built in storage and trundle bed.
Recessed and surface mounted Kreon lighting fixtures throughout.
Photo by Lauren Coleman
Furniture by Holly Hunt

Rachael Stollar
Home office - small contemporary freestanding desk dark wood floor home office idea in New York with white walls
Home office - small contemporary freestanding desk dark wood floor home office idea in New York with white walls

A cozy space was transformed into an exercise room and enhanced for this purpose as follows: Fluorescent light fixtures recessed into the ceiling provide cool lighting without reducing headroom; windows on three walls balance the natural light and allow for cross ventilation; a mirrored wall widens the appearance of the space and the wood paneled end wall warms the space with the same richness found in the rest of the house.

Xeric landscape designed and built by Southern Landscape. This Austin homeowner reduced their turf area by over 17,000 square feet, reducing water consumption and maintenance. The remaining turf areas were required for the septic leach field. Limestone retaining walls with leuders caps control erosion. The plant palette contains lantana, plumbago, various grasses, and yuccas, all chosen for their specific water usage appropriate to the area. Landscape lighting was also added to highlight the beauty of this large xeriscape.

Photography by Todd Goodman / LA Light
Dining room - contemporary dark wood floor and brown floor dining room idea in Los Angeles with white walls
Dining room - contemporary dark wood floor and brown floor dining room idea in Los Angeles with white walls

Roxanne Gutierrez
Example of a trendy gray two-story exterior home design in Austin
Example of a trendy gray two-story exterior home design in Austin

Photo: Caroline Sharpnack © 2019 Houzz
Cottage chic freestanding desk dark wood floor home studio photo in Nashville with white walls
Cottage chic freestanding desk dark wood floor home studio photo in Nashville with white walls

This home is a custom Timber Block home. While Timber Block has dozens of photos in 4 different series, all of which can be modified - we are proud to have the ability to build full custom as well. This home owner had ideas, and together with our design team, came up with this absolute dream. More at www.timberblock.com

Photo by Joy von Tiedemann
Inspiration for a timeless medium tone wood floor and brown floor dining room remodel in Toronto with gray walls
Inspiration for a timeless medium tone wood floor and brown floor dining room remodel in Toronto with gray walls

This residence was a complete gut renovation of a 4-story row house in Park Slope, and included a new rear extension and penthouse addition. The owners wished to create a warm, family home using a modern language that would act as a clean canvas to feature rich textiles and items from their world travels. As with most Brooklyn row houses, the existing house suffered from a lack of natural light and connection to exterior spaces, an issue that Principal Brendan Coburn is acutely aware of from his experience re-imagining historic structures in the New York area. The resulting architecture is designed around moments featuring natural light and views to the exterior, of both the private garden and the sky, throughout the house, and a stripped-down language of detailing and finishes allows for the concept of the modern-natural to shine.
Upon entering the home, the kitchen and dining space draw you in with views beyond through the large glazed opening at the rear of the house. An extension was built to allow for a large sunken living room that provides a family gathering space connected to the kitchen and dining room, but remains distinctly separate, with a strong visual connection to the rear garden. The open sculptural stair tower was designed to function like that of a traditional row house stair, but with a smaller footprint. By extending it up past the original roof level into the new penthouse, the stair becomes an atmospheric shaft for the spaces surrounding the core. All types of weather – sunshine, rain, lightning, can be sensed throughout the home through this unifying vertical environment. The stair space also strives to foster family communication, making open living spaces visible between floors. At the upper-most level, a free-form bench sits suspended over the stair, just by the new roof deck, which provides at-ease entertaining. Oak was used throughout the home as a unifying material element. As one travels upwards within the house, the oak finishes are bleached to further degrees as a nod to how light enters the home.
The owners worked with CWB to add their own personality to the project. The meter of a white oak and blackened steel stair screen was designed by the family to read “I love you” in Morse Code, and tile was selected throughout to reference places that hold special significance to the family. To support the owners’ comfort, the architectural design engages passive house technologies to reduce energy use, while increasing air quality within the home – a strategy which aims to respect the environment while providing a refuge from the harsh elements of urban living.
This project was published by Wendy Goodman as her Space of the Week, part of New York Magazine’s Design Hunting on The Cut.
Photography by Kevin Kunstadt

Mid-sized elegant gray floor laundry room photo in DC Metro with white walls

Views of trees and sky from the submerged squash court allow it to remain connected to the outdoors. Felt ceiling tiles reduce reverberation and echo.
Photo: Jeffrey Totaro

Patio Area
Inspiration for a contemporary concrete patio remodel in Salt Lake City with a pergola
Inspiration for a contemporary concrete patio remodel in Salt Lake City with a pergola

A free standing tub shines agains the green textured tile.
Bathroom - transitional bathroom idea in Calgary
Bathroom - transitional bathroom idea in Calgary
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