# Letter-Shaped Dwellings T-Bone House by Coast Office Architecture Offers a Cool Geometric Facade By Katherinev123 | Published 2011-12-27 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/t-bone-house References: [archiscene.net](http://www.archiscene.net/housing/tbone-house-coast-office-architecture/) & [coastoffice.de](http://www.coastoffice.de/indexPreEn4.html) An ultra-modern design, the T-Bone House by Coast Office Architecture is an exploration in contemporary and eco-friendly design. The structure of the T-Bone House, as its name suggests, seems to take on the shape of the letter 'T,' with floor-to-ceiling glass windows on either side of the building helping to create this illusion. One of these sides is actually a space where you can park your car; the glass encasing essentially turns your garage into a luxurious vehicle showroom. Located in Stuttgart, Germany, the T-Bone House features eco-friendly elements. According to the designers, it has a geothermal heat pump and a floor and wall heating and cooling system, and it also uses rainwater for its water supply. Image Credit: [Valentin Jeck](http://www.jeck.ch/) and [David Franck](http://www.davidfranck.de/) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.3/10 - Popularity: 92% | Activity: 89% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/architecture) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Eco-friendly Architecture:** Opportunities for incorporating green technologies and elements into architectural designs to create efficient and sustainable structures. - **Luxury Garage Spaces:** Designing garage spaces that are not just functional, but also add a luxurious and aesthetically pleasing element to homes and buildings. - **Innovative Facades:** Challenging traditional building facades and exploring new geometric designs to create striking and unique structures. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Architecture and Construction:** Opportunities for architects and builders to create innovative, eco-friendly and visually appealing structures using new technologies and design techniques. - **Luxury Vehicle Industry:** Potential partnership opportunities to provide luxury garages with specialized features and amenities for high-end vehicles. - **Sustainable Technologies Industry:** Opportunities for green technology companies to provide innovative solutions for eco-friendly heating, cooling and rainwater collection systems for homes and buildings. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Dynamic Y-Shaped Glazed Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-y-house.md) - [Sleek Modular German Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-anton-ii.md) - [Trapezoidal Concrete Forest Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ksa-studen.md) - [Geometric Structural Forest Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/c-house.md) - [Charming Angular Contemporary Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trapezium-house.md) - [Memory-Reminiscent Idyllic Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tane-garden-house.md) - [Fish Lifestyle-Inspired Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-of-gills.md) - [Chic Curved Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/curved-house1.md) - [Gabled Split Trapezoidal Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-trapzios.md)