Houston/Minneapolis based HouMinn Practice have been justly and widely recognized for their innovative approach to single-family housing. Recipients of Architect Magazine’s 2008 R + D Award, Hometta partner Blair Satterfield along with Marc Swackhamer are not only technological wizards, but they’re also--to coin a phrase--human, considering the demands of clients' modern lifestyles in their designs. 

Gingerbread no more, Draft House can now be yours. Build your own to enjoy its user-friendliness, revel in its technical sophistication, or, better yet, both. 

Read our feature on HouMinn here.

Ever wondered what the inside of your Rubik's Cube looked like as a kid? Who knew there could be so much packed inside a discreet little cube…

"The three-story, 1,585 square foot residence has a small footprint, leaving extra room for a yard…its interesting volume combines alternating glass and corrugated metal panels, single and double-height spaces, large sliding glass doors, and cost-saving modular construction." - The Architect's Newspaper

"It's a simple design, but the Rubix House is an example of modernity at its best. The house…was designed to fit on a number of different-sized sites…to be as compact as possible to make it easy for individuals to build anywhere." - ShelterPop

Are all Hometta houses appropriate for all regions and climates?

Have these houses been built before?

Questions, we get lots of them.

AUSTIN – In our last podcast of the year, Hometta visits KRDB in Austin, Texas. Principal Chris Krager talks about his develop-design-build firm's desire to bring financially and intellectually accessible design to a broader cross-section of the population. 'Meet KRDB' now and catch a sneak peek of KRDB's net-zero 38 lot energy residential development, SOL.

KRDB's contribution to Hometta is our smallest house plan – the Dogtrot Casita (620 sf).

Watch all of our podcasts and stay tuned for new podcasts in 2010 featuring Boston studios Project_ and over,under and San Francisco/Omaha studio Min | Day.

COPENHAGEN – Hometta studio principal Sean Lally of WEATHERS had the honor of being a speaker at the Climate & Architecture: Towards an Atmospheric Architecture symposium

Happy Building, Tom!

The gem-like Wall House re-imagines one of the most basic elements of the private home—the wall—breaking it down into a series of four layers (concrete cave, stacked shelving, milky shell, soft skin) in between which the different spaces of the house slip.

The Wall House is certainly not the first Hometta house to get people talking. But we love the fact that in addition to covetous homebuyers pondering the plan set, we've been contacted by architecture students who are studying the Wall House in school and want to learn more. 

Previously built in Santiago de Chile, Wall House was awarded the 2007 AR Award for Emerging Architecture and selected by Architectural Record as one of the 2008 Record Houses.

The Wall House's sheltering outer skin (made from a material commonly used for greenhouses) changes its appearance based on changing light condition and time of day. 

pinkcomma gallery, the site of our most recent Welcome Hometta show, is featured in this month's Art New England. The gallery, located in Boston's South End, is run by the founders of Hometta studio over,under, designers of Crank House. Read the article here.