2024-12-22T00:04:50-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/149983280/sustainable-slate-tiles-dress-this-danish-family-s-energy-efficient-future-house Sponsor 2016-12-19T15:24:00-05:00 >2017-02-06T06:16:37-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/se/sefts38pu0sirsjf.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In Scandinavian design, it&rsquo;s the little things that count. When this Danish family wanted to design and build their own home, they wanted all the little things to add up to a balance of energy efficiency with light and atmosphere, cost with comfort, aesthetics with sustainability. All that would combine to create something that lasted, both functionally and aesthetically. The resulting &ldquo;Future House&rdquo; by Danish firm <a href="http://novaform.dk/" target="_blank">Novaform Arkitekterne</a> gets the job done elegantly, harnessing a modest structure to diverse ends.</p> https://archinect.com/features/article/113038199/showcase-slate-house-by-affleck-de-la-riva-architects Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2014-11-06T20:27:00-05:00 >2018-11-29T13:46:03-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/zk/zkh0wytdujs02o3j.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Suburbia doesn't have to be faceless. Slate House, a proud black sheep in a family of tract houses, manages a demurely chic presence amid the former farmlands of Laval, Montreal's largest suburb.</p>