# Geometric Rural Housing 'Wooden Diamond' by ZA Architects Gives the Farmhouse a Run for Its Money By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2010-10-17 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-diamond-by-za-architects References: [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/gallery/wooden-diamond/758000) & [zaarchitects](http://www.zaarchitects.com/) The 'Wooden Diamond' by ZA Architects is a modern housing design placed smack dab in suburbia. With its flat roof, [geometric facade](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pentagone-house) and [wood panels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-w-1) throughout, this home would fit in fine within an urban setting, but when placed in a more rural environment, magic happens. One side of the 'Wooden Diamond' by ZA Architects features a spacious patio and [floor-to-ceiling windows](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neville-park-residence); the other has a latticed breezeway that creates beautiful shadows on the interior walls. See the gallery above for more views of this gorgeous home. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.9/10 - Popularity: 66% | Activity: 14% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Geometric Architecture:** Architecture firms can explore creating unique, modern architectural designs using geometric shapes to target clients interested in non-traditional building design. - **Rural Modernization:** Designers can focus innovating traditional rural architecture styles in a modern, sustainable way to provide young families and professionals a new place to call home and benefit from the rural environment. - **Eco-friendly Living:** Ways to create sustainable, energy-efficient eco-friendly houses can be explored by architects and developers to address the increasing demand for eco-conscious home building design trends. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Architecture:** Architecture firms can use the geometric shapes and wood paneling material options to innovate interesting, alternative building designs and methods. - **Real Estate:** This is an opportunity for real estate companies to diversify their property inventory by investing in modern Rural Eco-friendly housing designs - **Construction:** Construction companies can offer more affordable and sustainable building methods for rural homes to cater to the demand of eco-friendly and modern design preferences of their clients. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Farm-Inspired Cedar-Clad Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diamond-adu.md) - [Diamond-Shaped Paneled Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/neville-park.md) - [Geometric Structural Forest Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/c-house.md) - [Pyramid-Like Suburban Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oza-sabbeth-architects.md) - [Slatted Wooden Suburban Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wood-slatted-house.md) - [Barn-Form Family Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twisted-house1.md) - [Geometric Red-Brick Suburban Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ofis-arhitekti.md) - [Faceted Cedar Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-house-on-a-hill.md) - [Architectural Archetype-Themed Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-r.md)