CASA ENTREPAROTAS | DI FRENNA

COLUMBIA, MEXICO

Entreparotas house is a project which allows its users to live in a constant relation with nature, therefore the premise of choosing a site that would enhance the relevance of the existing flora and a small stream that passes through the terrain. A tropical vegetation, where the parotas and fig trees stand out, generates a jungle atmosphere that made the design concept possible.

KEYWORDS
Stone, Glass and steel, Modern, Landscape design, Waterscape design, Tropical design

WHIDBEY ISLAND FARM RETREAT | ERIC WALTER

WHIDBEY, UNITED STATES

The house appears intentionally modest and humble from the valley, deferential to the pastoral farmlands below. The house was designed as both retreat and part-time residence for a growing family with strong local roots going back several generations on the island. Intended for summer BBQs, fishing retreats, and family gatherings, the house was designed to be flexible and durable, and reflect the layered history both of the site and the family itself.  

KEYWORDS
Stone, Glass and steel, Summer BBQ Retreat, Cantilever, Natural lighting, Floor to ceiling glass window

WASATCH HOUSE | OLSON KUNDIG

UTAH, UNITED STATES

The central design concept was to split the building into three pavilions.

"This does a couple of things, the rooms between the various functions of the house are more intimate, and the landscape is able to weave in and out between the rooms. Each of the three main buildings is framed with black metal beams and columns. Large glass windows and sliding doors front the rectangular volumes, which are topped with flat roofs that span over the edge of the structures.  

KEYWORDS
Zen architecture, Glass and steel, Industrial design, Landscape design, Cross ventilation, Tropical design

ADRISA RESIDENCE | OFFICEAT

KOH SAMUI, THAILAND

In order to maximize the view, some part of the building is shifted to the second floor level and service area also move to underground to create an open space on the north-west corner. Open courtyard was inserted in the middle of the house for interior view and create sequence from the main entrance from the south to the house.  

KEYWORDS
Stone, Panoramic views, Tropical architecture, Brutalist architecture, Flat roof

LA CABANITA | PAZ ARQUITECTURA

GUATEMALA, CENTRAL AMERICA

An interstice was left between each of them, and the position in the floor was adjusted to the topography of the land, therefore, the 3 modules are not completely parallel to each other. The way to unify them was done through a totally transparent corridor in their two faces, to emphasize the union that exists with the forest, and to be able to contemplate the architecture of each one of the modules of different points of view during the circulation routes of home. The roofs of the two new modules were made using the same angle as the original cabin, but in the opposite direction, respecting the angle of the original cabin in one direction, and the two modules obtaining a new identity inspired by the pre-existing architectural object.  

KEYWORDS
Industrial architectural design, Glass and steel, Modern, Wood and I-beam, Forest cabin house design

JARSON RESIDENCE | WILLSEN AND PARTNERS

PARADISE VALLEY, ARIZONA USA

This house is designed as a vessel of personal discovery for two real estate professionals with an educated passion for modern architecture and their two sons. Gracefully embracing the topographic fold of a desert wash, the house focuses on the northeasterly view of the McDowell Mountains in the distance.  Entry, office and bedrooms, are on the upper level with the primary living and dining experience, a media / music chamber and potter’s studio tucked beneath. Cork and concrete floors, wall planes of translucent glass, and cabinets of cherry and stainless steel articulate the interiors. The upper level entry and passage are conceived as galleries for the owners’ art collection. The stair down to the collective living spaces plays against the subtle drama of the angled south façade, to draw you to the desert beyond where the double height living room takes you to the sky.

KEYWORDS
Desert architecture, Airbnb renting, Panoramic views, Real estate investment, Hide away vacation

SHORELAND OVERLOOK RESIDENCE | MURDOUGH DESIGN

NEW HAPSHIRE, UNITED STATES

Home for a couple, but also a retreat for their extensive network of family, friends, and professional colleagues to share and enjoy the idyllic lakeside setting. Accommodating 16+ guests for family and corporate retreats, musical performances, poetry readings, parties, dinners, and other gatherings, the project is comprised of the main house, guest house, an art studio, two offices, a gym, and other amenities.  Sited in a Beech-Hemlock forest on a sloping overlook near the lake’s shoreline, the house takes advantage of a northeast viewshed towards the lake and mountains beyond. The house is immersed in the naturally forested site with paramount importance given to outdoor living and creating connections with the site’s natural beauty.  

KEYWORDS
Pinewood forest house design, Stone and wood, Modern architecture, Real estate Airbnb investment

BIGWOOD | OLSON KUNDIG

SUN VALLEY, UNITED STATES

The clients wanted a modern house that would feel authentic to the high desert mountain landscape. So it is rugged; the client calls the style “mountain industrial.” Everything that touches the earth is stone and board-formed concrete, and everything that projects out is steel and glass. The roof is made of corrugated weathered steel and slopes slightly. The wood finishes on the interior are intended to make the occupant feel warm and protected, in weather that can at times drop to minus 20 degrees.  The wings are connected by a steel-and-glass bridge with a south-facing wall that pivots entirely open. It’s twenty-five feet long and counterbalanced overhead—the first time we’ve done that at this scale—by a large steel weight that sits five feet above the roof. The hand-wheel crank that operates it is attached to an eight-foot-long screw.  

KEYWORDS
Industrial architecture, Glass and steel, Modern, Wood and steel home design, Panoramic views

ROOF HOUSE | LOOKLEN ARCHITECTS

KHET YAN NAWA, THAILAND

This little home is called ‘The Roof House’ and it is located in Lat Phrao’s area. It is an extension of the old house that is located nearby. The land has a square shape at a size of 16x16 meters; surrounded by residential houses along its three dimensions. Whereas the front area has a small quiet alley passing by. An owner initiated an idea to build the house that serves several activities and increase usage functions of the old house that he had lived in for more than 15 years. Moreover, the Roof House performs as a common area that gathers a variety of family members’ activities; for example, being relaxing area, guest area, piano lesson area for Saturday and Sunday activities and playground for the dog.  

KEYWORDS
Zen architecture, Central courtyard, Modern, Natural lighting and ventilation, Tropical design

SANCTUARY HOUSE | FELDMAN ARCHITECTURE

PALO ALTO, UNITED STATES

The clients of The Sanctuary, recent empty-nesters planning ahead to retirement, hoped to downsize and simplify in the design of their new Palo Alto home. When the clients purchased the property, an old wooden fence across the front yard and the original house closed off the site from the street. Behind this rough and aged presentation, however, was an urban refuge of lush vegetation throughout the deep lot. This sense of discovery served as the original inspiration for the design of the house and directed both architect and client to its culmination. The house is sited quietly behind the large heritage oak tree with its canopy stretching across the generously sized front yard. After passing under its branches, guests are lead through a series of courtyards and view gardens that weave through the undulating footprint of the building. Each interior space is paired with its own landscape moment, allowing the architecture and landscape to flow into each other.   

KEYWORDS
Peaceful, Zen design, Modern wood architecture, Landscape design, Tropical design

C5 HOUSE | MARTIN ARQUITECTURA

CAPAO DA CANAO, BRAZIL

 In the C5 House, the users' choices and preferences configure the personality and functionality of this home. The main residents, a 9-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy, when asked what they would like the new house, were quick to say, "We want a garden to play with!" After living in a small apartment in the city center, they were looking forward to the move. The residence with just over 200m² of single-storey house offers translated spaces for children and their leisure and study activities and planned environments with priority in family activities. On the main façade, the carport acts as a covered playground for rainy days. The lake access balcony, located at the back of the house, is a favorite place for water games.  

KEYWORDS
Concrete wood and white stone, Modern architecture, Minimalist raw building materials finishing

AG HOUSE | ATELIER DE LUZ

CANELA, BRAZIL

The spaces seek to satisfy and make the most of the qualities of the place, within the amplitude and the continuity of the space demanded by the client. Thus, the program was arranged in a linear scheme. Distributed in two levels, with the public areas in the ground floor, and the private areas in the upper level. The base of the residency is made up by an entrance hall, the TV room, a gym, the service area and the living-dinning room as the main space completely open towards the northeast, merging the garden through a porch.  

KEYWORDS
Modern minimalist house design, White concrete and glass, Landscape design, Luxury residential

RESIDENCE IN COLARES | FREDERICO ARQUITECTOS

COLARES, PORTUGAL

The exterior porch due to its elevation relative to the terrain appears as a porch above the pine forest. If the house on one side is born from the land, on the other due to the natural topography delicately levitates on it. This solution appears in a way as a strategy of environmental comfort, the Sintra mountain range has a very high humidity level, with this solution decreases the transfer of moisture from the soil to the house. The program is simple and was thought to the place where it is, with the existing climate. In this way is intended the greater absorption of sunlight: Rooms facing south, an office that appears as a place of collective activities and open for passage, room to the west and kitchen to the north. The large glazed windows allow the entrance of natural light in much of the day and therefore the heating of the space.

KEYWORDS
Simple architecture, Contrast architecture in nature case study, Modern, Architecture inspiration

OCEANIQUE VILLAS | MM ARCHITECTS

MUI NE, VIETNAM

The site has a trapezoidal shape 110 meters deep between the ocean and the road and 42 meters along the beach. The sea front view is amazing and unusual for a private residential project in this area, usually occupied exclusively by resorts and hotels. The idea was to maximize this potential with semi-detached sea front villas and keep a large part of the land as a “buffer” landscaped area to prevent noise from the road. The construction is composed of 3 units: Two 3 bedrooms villas, and one 4 bedrooms villa, each with a private 10mX3m swimming pool. The construction was raised to 1.8 meter from the beach level in order to keep a good privacy from the public beach, maximize the sea view and prevent from site erosion.  

KEYWORDS
Minimalist beach house, Summer home design, Dream house with pool, Top modern design

EDITH FARNSWORTH HOUSE | LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE

PLANO, UNITED STATES

The Farnsworth House, built between 1945 and 1951 for Dr. Edith Farnsworth as a weekend retreat, is a platonic perfection of order gently placed in spontaneous nature in Plano, Illinois. Just right outside of Chicago in a 10-acre secluded wooded site with the Fox River to the south, the glass pavilion takes full advantage of relating to its natural surroundings, achieving Mies' concept of a strong relationship between the house and nature. The single-story house consists of eight I-shaped steel columns that support the roof and floor frameworks, and therefore are both structural and expressive. In between these columns are floor-to-ceiling windows around the entire house, opening up the rooms to the woods around it.  

KEYWORDS
Glass and steel, Modern, Best famous architectural designs, Lumion house example, I-Beam construction

SAKURA HOUSE | ESTUDIO PKA

BELEN DE ESCOBAR, ARGENTINA

Surrounded by the Argentine Delta, implanted in a trapezoidal lot, overlooking a lagoon; Its north orientation, towards one of its sides, generated the inclusion of a light patio with abundant vegetation, which we also use as the entrance. It works as an articulator; as a transition between the street and the access to the house, it is the heart of it and all the circulations turn towards this space. The west-facing façade has a sliding gate that is hidden when it opens, with the intention of generating a stenographic sensation towards pedestrian access through a path that changes its forms. The idea is to go through different sensations: first, we can appreciate the music room, with different instruments used by the family, which also eventually opens onto a multipurpose space, generating flexibility of environments. We continue walking and we find the central patio with abundant vegetation and the entrance door that is hierarchized with a wooden paneling that manages to make it go unnoticed.

KEYWORDS
Brutalist architecture, Beton Brut, Wood and concrete, Raw concrete building material for finishing

K KRIT RESIDENCE | OCTANE ARCHITECT & DESIGN

KHET BANG KHO LAEM, THAILAND 

The owner of this project is Mr.Krit, he is a newscaster with playfulness. He has told us that he wants a good looking modern house that could respond to his lifestyle, privacy, peace, and safe. He not only wants his own space that he could have a small party with his friends but also the house has to design consistent with feng shui for this house. Form feng shui, Mr.krit bedroom has to be the front side of the house only (Close to the public road) can be seen from the outside which will lose privacy also to secure the side of the party deck the outsiders or can access to the house. We have design steel battens to solve both of the problems that have characteristics the depth of the battens unequal. The idea of design will make the battens deeper and stronger came from the notion that the side of the road needs security and privacy on the other side the battens will be smaller to not obscure the perspective from inside of the house. This modern house would look calm from the black box shape and also make them look more fun and playful from the black unequal steel battens which are the inspiration from the personality and needs Mr.Krit the owner of the house.  

KEYWORDS
Feng shui, Vertical louvers tropical climate design, Black steel architecture, Landscape design

RIVER HOUSE | ALEXIS DORNIER

PEREREANAN, BALI

The river house is a five-bedroom residential home located in Pererenan, Bali. Private spaces are grouped into a cubistic volume that seemingly hovers above the living rooms and the garden of the premises. An expansive pool forms a strong vector into the adjacent rice field -  a graphic juxtaposition to the first floor’s horizontal configuration. The continuation of Bali’s beautiful landscape into the Inside of the building is one of our key credos in architectural design-for the river house we embedded the existing topography and used it as the over-arching feature for a three-dimensional experience. Different passages, walkways, and spaces lead through the house. We used reclaimed timber and locally sourced sandstone to create surfaces and textures that evoke a sense of timelessness, firmness, and reference back to Bali’s vernacular building culture.  

KEYWORDS
Open area design inspiration, Pinterest house designs, Modern, Landscape design, Tropical design

SLEEPLESS RESIDENCE | WARCHITECT

KRUNG THEP MAHA NAKHON, THAILAND

The owner of this project, Mr. Narongvit (Founder & Director of Sleepless society & Chandelier music), fell in love at first sight after seeing this location. Panoramic view of the lake, spotting from this site, plays an important role in reminding him of his ideal house, where it has been blissfully surrounded by nature, between the lake and the sky, like staying in a wonderful private resort, which makes dwellers don’t want to go anywhere. The inner courtyard at the center of the house, connected all spaces, grants the owner to connect with green views all day long. The enclosing space of this house allows him to be more relax and relieve, which met his need to not only concentrating on composing music but also creating an area to party with friends. The owner’s dream was conveyed to us, let us know immediately that the crucial thing of designing this house is not an outstanding form but space and atmosphere.  

KEYWORDS
Egg crates openings and tropical louver design, Modern, Landscape design, Waterscape design, Tropical design

SKYSCAPE ROOFTOP | WARCHITECT

BANGKOK, THAILAND

The project’s owner runs a 5-story apartment. In the past, the rooftop was only used to keep water tanks, leaving a lot of empty space. The owner, therefore, wished to build a small house there for his own use. The rooftop location is an interestingly unique context that sets this project apart from other housing designs. Instead of a normal ground, this house has a concrete courtyard. Trees are replaced with vertical lines of tall buildings in the Lat Phrao district. The 0.00 ground level is elevated to the level of over 15.00 meters. In addition, this house would have only the front façade and could not be seen from the side and the back. To avoid creating a stark contrast between this house and the apartment below, our team designed this house so that no one could see it from public roads.  

KEYWORDS
Unique architecture, Wooden box house, Modern, Peaceful zen meditation design, Minimalist interior raw wood

WALL HOUSE | FARM

SINGAPORE

This is a tale of two houses - similar looking, yet independent and coming together to form a coherent whole. The two blocks sit on a sprawling piece of land, belonging respectively to the retired parents and one of their children. This separation of the house into two blocks, in part a response to the sheer scale of the land, is also a requirement brief given by the clients. Programmatically, it consists of a two-storey block with the main living and master bedroom area, and a single-storey block housing the entertainment areas of the house.

KEYWORDS
Stone, Cool waterscapes pool design, Modern, Landscape design, Floating pool, Tropical design

MA HOUSE | CADAVAL AND MORALES

TEPOZTLAN, MEXICO

The commission of the house comes together with the explicit petition to use stone as the main construction material. The decision doesn't respond necessarily to esthetic reasons but more likely to its common existence in the place, its little need for maintenance and its low cost for built square meter. Such premises are taken as a project challenge both in a structural, typological and esthetic way. The project for the MA house responds to the search of a bright, wide and comfortable space built through a material that, at first, is hard and uncomfortable: the stone. With the presence of two major mountains on both sides of the plot, and two neighbors in the opposite direction, the house is a basic volumetric exercise: open the views and the main spaces to the mountains, and neglect the openings to the sides; and the definition of a central and open patio, a crack that defines the access of the house. However, this house doesn't behave as a standard patio-house: typically, those are built through a central space around which all the relations and circulations take place; the MA house, meanwhile, develops all the circulations at its outer perimeter.  

KEYWORDS
Stone, Glass and steel, Brutalist stone thick walls, Tropical design, Floor to ceiling glass windows

HORIZONTAL HOUSE | AYUTT AND ASSOCIATES

KRUNG THEP MAHA NAKHON, THAILAND

AAd creates the program of phase 1 (private residence) by dividing the function between day-time area and night-time area. The day-time area is on the lower floor, Living zones, with full connection to the outside, the garden, swimming pool and mountain view. Most of living areas are directly connected to the garden with big clear sliding partitions allow the air flow through into the double height space to reduce the heat for tropical climate. The night-time area is on the second floor, to provide privacy and safety. This main night-time area is for master bedroom and kid bedrooms. The layout is designed in response to the tropical orientation.  

KEYWORDS
High class luxury design, Modern architecture, Waterscape design, Tropical design

PERHAM II | BRANDON ARCHITECTS

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA

This modern coastal home, located in the Cameo Shores neighborhood in Newport Beach, CA, boldly embodies the concept of outdoor living characteristic of the Southern California lifestyle. Just 400 feet from some of Newport Beach's most beautiful and coveted coastline, the home blends light textured stone with warm wood ceilings, punctuated with black metal accents and finishes. Boasting a massive outdoor deck overlooking both pool and ocean beyond, the home's covered outdoor living space is made to feel even more expansive through corner glass walls which "disappear," erasing the boundary between both the main room and kitchen with the deck. To the front of the home, a deep, triangular overhang leading up to the home's front door generates an un-missable curbside effect.  

KEYWORDS
Modern luxury real estate house design, Extravagant residential investment, Modern, Waterscape design

4510 CAMDEN DRIVE

NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

With an exquisite juxtaposition of raw and refined materials, this incredible estate was designed with exceptional materials, planning, detail & furnishings by Spinnaker Development. Spinnaker’s newest and most innovative build to date incorporates traditional architectural materials and form while introducing a contemporary open floor plan concept, pursuing maximum ocean views. Dramatic and expansive indoor / outdoor living elements and modern technology are blended with custom and imported detailing to create a truly unique coastal living experience, ideal for the prestigious Cameo Shores Community. The gorgeous kitchen features a top of the line Wolf and Sub Zero suite with two Bosch dishwashers, beautiful Lumix countertops & a fully functional butler’s kitchen. The master suite has custom made furnishings, including a pop up television cabinet, automated window treatments, his & her Toto washlets, round soaking tub, all slab steam shower, all with the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop. The dramatic entry includes a custom built twelve-foot mahogany door with hydraulic pivot and provides breathtaking views out to the mosaic glass tiled infinity edge pool with a glass bottom cantilevered over the living space below. The lower level has a dedicated movie theater with acoustic paneling and 137” screen, a great room for the sports enthusiast with 6 panel 4K media wall, oversized bar with all the amenities, walk in wine cellar, private grotto, as well as a private lower level suite.

KEYWORDS
Modern luxury villa, Expensive Million dollar home, Real estate house design, Landscape design, Waterscape design

GLASS LINK HOUSE | SCOTT EDWARDS ARCHITECTURE

PORTLAND, UNITED STATES

Glass Link was designed for a growing family with a passion for entertaining, nature, and Japanese design. The home was a collaborative effort between the Scott Edwards Architecture design team and the family—a merger of sensitive expressions of the family’s lifestyle, celebrations of the natural features of the site, and plenty of experimental design approaches. The result is a graceful home with a direct connection to nature, perfect for gatherings with family and friends, while equally suited for quieter moments.  

KEYWORDS
Glass and steel, Modern, Industrial design, Waterscape design, West architecture, Black steel

VIVOOD LANDSCAPE HOTELS | DANIEL MAYO

BENIMANTELL, SPAIN

A challenge that begun by offering all the comforts of a luxury hotel in the middle of nature, as well as innovating with a modular architecture integrated with the landscape, through its 25 independent suites, a restaurant, lounge bar, a panoramic pool, and many terraces and private exterior Jacuzzis.  All the elements integrated into the concept, from the surroundings, the landscape, the views, the architecture, the interiors, the pool, to the Jacuzzis, have been designed with the aim of building a hotel with special charm. The most pure, silent and tranquil environment to achieve avoidance: its true added value.

KEYWORDS
Airbnb, Low cost nature house, sustainable architecture, 5 star hotel real estate, runaway vacation spot design inspiration

VIPP SHELTER | VIPP

DENMARK

A 55m2 steel object emerges in a rugged landscape framed by naked trees and a silent lake that mirrors in the sky frame window facade. The shelter stands as a solid rock in sharp contrast to its surroundings. Yet, with its steel frame embracing the large glass surfaces (skyframes by PanoramAH!), the rock becomes transparent and transforms into a shell projecting the landscape into the interior. The landscape is purposely framed, turning it into the predominant element of the interior space.  

KEYWORDS
Minimalist and industrial, Glass and black steel, Modern, prefabricated house design, Large sliding glass panel door

BRUMA CASA 8 | ALEJANDRO D ACOSTA

ENSENADA, MEXICO

This project emerged from the design of landscape. Considering vegetation, rocks and gardens to create an environment of privacy sheltered by trees and vineyards, which make the guest have the feeling of sleeping in the garden . With windows and sliding doors that allow to merge the interior spaces with the exterior.  

KEYWORDS
Exposed steel, Rustic modern architecture, Beton brut, Desert hotel, Airbnb, Summer, Runaway, Vacation destination

YAO RESIDENCE | OCTANE ARCHITECT AND DESIGN

KHET SAI MAI, THAILAND

With the frame of the building being higher than the frame of the courtyard, the rain will fall from the roof into the courtyard like a curtain of a waterfall. We complete the roof with valley rafters that naturally suit the structure. The ceiling is also parallel to the roof. We have applied this architectural language to appropriately serve different functions in the 3 main parts of the building.  

KEYWORDS
Black futuristic modern architectural design inspiration, Nature touch style, Open natural courtyard

OFF GRID GUEST HOUSE | ANACAPA

SANTA BARBARA, UNITED STATES

Located on one of the last remaining undeveloped coastal areas in California, this modern guest house resides on a wildlife preserve; exemplifying a successful balance of residential development and ecological preservation. Nestled into a steep hillside, the residence was designed with low visual and environmental impact on the surrounding landscape. Disguised by a low profile and green roof, the home itself invites sweeping (nearly 360 degree) views of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding rolling hills, through a generous amount of sliding glass and expansive decks, which cantilever over the foundation’s steep rock face.  

KEYWORDS
Stone, Glass and steel, Modern, Hing mountain top over viewing house, Panoramic view, Morning breeze

SONOMA WEEHOUSE HOUSE | ALCHEMY ARCHITECTS

SANTA ROSA, UNITED STATES

When BJ and Danielle Siegel began planning their dream home in the hills of Sonoma County, California, they wanted something light on the land. “Sometimes when people build a house they want to express all the cool things they can get into a house and for us it was kind of the opposite,” explains BJ. “We wanted to do as little as possible and make it a comfortable place to live.” BJ, an architect who’s also head of store design for Apple, didn’t have time to babysit a build, but he was enamored by the customizable prefab design wee House. Created by Geoffrey Warner of St. Paul Minnesota’s Alchemy Architects, the ultra-minimal design is based on a simple box with two walls of sheer windows so the landscape takes center stage.

KEYWORDS
Prefabricated house, Cargo house design, Minimalist construction, Rustic steel house, Vacation house investment property

KELAPA HOUSE | ARCHITECTS 49

BOPHUT SUBDISTRICT, THAILAND

With all these perceptions of Samui as an inspiration, along with the slope contour of the site above Chaweng Noi beach, the planning of the house was designed to be overlapped and twisted in response to the terrain and the panoramic view. The natural light which shines through the canopy and voids was designed to fit the daily life's usage of the space.  At the same time, light and shadow create aesthetic quality, which continuously transforms throughout the day.  

KEYWORDS
Unique architecture form and function, Glass and steel, Mountain top summer views, Tropical sustainable living design

HOUSE H | FELIPE ASSADI ARQUITECTOS

ZAPALLAR, CHILLE

House H is a reinforced concrete structure composed of a succession of longitudinal and transverse beams that work together to generate a single structural piece. As always, we prefer to inhabit a structure instead of structuring a room. In this way, we consider the technical feasibility of a project as its actual design resolution; feasibility is not separate from project design. This means that before becoming a house, the project is its own structure. Starting from the top down, the ceiling slab hangs from two main longitudinal beams on a north-south orientation, 41 meters long and 1.40 meters high.   

KEYWORDS
Brut concrete, Raw finished concrete, Monolithic structural architecture, Magnificent, Stone and glass, Desert house

RAMAT HASHARON | PARKER ARCHITECTS

RAMAT HASHARON, ISRAEL

The lot of the house is situated along a street of 4-6 floor residential buildings and a public square in the city of Ramat Hasharon, Israel. In the center of the square sits a beautiful park. The L shape of the house turns its back to the disadvantages of the lot (a ramp to a public parking on one side and an existing residential buildings) and embraces the large open public garden on the west. The L shape also creates a tribute to the curved road of the square where the house sits. The house's fence is made of architectural concrete and black metal (recalling the house materials) and follows the street's curve until a break was done to emphasize the entrance to the house. Above the fence, the first floor of the house hovers on the flourishing green of the garden. At the entrance the visitor is welcomed by a ramp, which creates a continuous and quiet walk into the house through the front enclosed front yard, giving the time to the visitor to enter and adjust to the peaceful oasis of the garden. The garden planning is an integral part of the house concept.  

KEYWORDS
Brutalist concrete home, Industrial house, House design inspiration, Beautiful stunning architecture

VILLA MANDRA | K STUDIO

MYKONOS, GREECE

Sitting on the ridge of the hill of Aleomandra in Mykonos yet almost entirely hidden from view, Villa Mandra looks straight out to sea and the sunset over the neighbouring island of Delos. A 6-bedroom holiday house built for a young, dynamic couple to enjoy with their family and friends, it celebrates its spectacular view from a grounded viewpoint blended into a sensitively landscaped, stone-walled garden that screens it from the road behind. The house is built upon the idea of slow, laid-back summer living, and encourages mindful connection with family, friends and the freedom to exist peacefully in nature. Form follows emotion rather than function, as every space becomes another opportunity for rest, reflection, and exploration.  

KEYWORDS
Stone, Mountain side rocks, Mediterranean architecture inspired, Summer humid climate home, Retirement home

MOUNTAIN RETREAT | FEARON HAY ARCHITECTS

QUEENSTOWN, EWZEALAND

 The mountain retreat is a small structure set within a high country station occupying 1,300 hectares on the south facing shores of Lake Wakatipu, Central Otago. This region of New Zealand is also known as the Southern Lakes. It is an alpine environment formed by heavily glaciated schist mountainscapes and vegetated below the snow line with beech forest. Early European occupation of the region began in 1840 with explorers seeking to extend pastoral activities established in the gentler environments to the north and east of the Southern Alps. This occupation was intensified by the discovery of the Central Otago goldfields in the early 1860's. Both forms of occupation constructed structures for shelter and utility with the stackable weathered schist readily available around the rivers and glaciated mountain slopes.  

KEYWORDS
Sloping mountain side house views, Highland house, Cold morning breeze house with fireplace, Mountain morning coffee

1609 RENM HOUSE | CAS ARCHITECTURE

IBIZA, SPAIN

 An instant holiday feeling with the relaxed sphere of Ibiza. They say: A word is enough to the wise but the client of this villa is still amazed at how well Cas Architects could realize her wish in a design, surpassing her wildest expectations. After one and a half year, we still have that holiday feeling in our house. A good design provides a compact and practical house that settles well in the environment. The result was a Z-shaped design that makes good use of the sloping terrain. The architecture is austere and combines architectural concrete with Afromosia wood. The design also took into account the stage of life of the inhabitants and their leisure activity.  There is a perfect division at which the children both have their own room/bathroom on one side of the house, even underground.   

KEYWORDS
Modern minimalist house design style, Glass and steel, White zen architecture, Panoramic floor to ceiling glass walls

MARUBA RESIDENCE | PADOVANI ARQUITECTOS

CAPINAS, BRAZIL

 This project was developed for a couple with three adult children. This page is a top of the field in accentuated aclive, the customers were the one time in the most extents uneven on the ground floor. The use of a ground structure, using the reinforced concrete and a metallic structure. On the facade of the house, located in Campinas, one of the discovered patios displays as a key element. A void that connects two volumes and receives the pedestrian that falls through the front and faces a minimalist garden with a large glass cloth that expands the front limits of the lobby.  

KEYWORDS
Large modern dream house, Lighting and acoustic designs, Stone finishing, Mansion, Residential real estate

V60 HOUSE | WARCHITECT

KHET LAK SI, THAILAND

The house is located in a very good location with low level of air pollution in a far deep alleyway (soi Vibhavadi 60) and far from main road, the place located on an inheritance land, surrounded by their relatives, allow this house to have plenty of spaces to plant trees around the house. To optimize an architecture surface to touch the nature as much as possible, both from experiencing green view from their eyes, or from opening all glass folding doors to create natural ventilation, able to feel the fresh air. All these three zones are not divided by interior partition wall, you have to walk from interior of one zone to exterior first, in order to lead dwellers to perceive a scent of nature among green courtyard before walking to other zones.  

KEYWORDS
Futuristic black steel and glass architecture, Floating house design with led lighting perimeter, stunning architectural styles

PRESTON HOLLOW RESIDENCE | SPETCH ARCHITECTS

DALLAS, UNITED STATES

Heavy cast-concrete walls extend from the interior of the house out into the landscape, breaking the “modern box” and creating courtyards that allow for a bright, nature-filled view from every room. This effect is complemented by the huge glass walls that define each space. A large, floating, pavilion roof hovers over both the interior and exterior rooms, defining a special “living precinct” in the site and further fragmenting the boundary between interior and exterior. The roof shape and large cantilevered overhangs were carefully configured to provide complete shading from the harsh Dallas sun at all times of day. An “Impluvium” or opening in the center of the roof is modeled on those found in traditional Roman houses and allows rainwater and light to reach the garden below. Flowing water plays a large part in the design as well. Beginning at the entry, a narrow channel courses through the site and to the pool beyond. The stream is punctuated by a series of cascading terraces and a gentle waterfall near the main entry. At night, lighting within the water casts changing patterns on the adjacent textured concrete surfaces.  

KEYWORDS
Concrete walls, Modern flat roof planes, Seamless fixed glass walls, Minimalist design, Dream home design inspirations

WILD LILAC HOUSE | WALKER WORKSHOP

SAN BERNARDINO, UNITED STATES

The design uses a series of thickened walls which run east-west along the topography of the dramatic mountain site to establish discrete programmatic zones and protect the interiors from the sun. Each resulting zone affirms its connection to the surrounding hillside, extending to outdoor living areas and into the landscape beyond, while the thickened walls demarcate successively more private areas of the house. The main residence features a three-car garage, three bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a fluid living, dining, and kitchen space with sliding glass doors opening onto the pool to the east and the valley sunset to the west and anchored by an indoor-outdoor fireplace.  

KEYWORDS
Beautiful architecture piece, Hidden real estate investment, Modern, Mountain house

TUCSON MOUNTAIN RETREAT | DUST

TUCSON, UNITED STATES

The Tucson Mountain Retreat is located within the Sonoran Desert; an extremely lush, exposed, arid expanse of land that emits a sense of stillness and permanency, and holds mysteries of magical proportions. The home is carefully sited in response to the adjacent arroyos, rock out-croppings, ancient cacti, animal migration paths, air movement, sun exposure and views. Great effort was invested to minimize the physical impact of the home in such a fragile environment, while at the same time attempting to create a place that would serve as a backdrop to life and strengthen the sacred connections to the awe-inspiring mystical landscape.  

KEYWORDS
Dessert house design, Mud and concrete home, Luxury hotel in desert, Top Airbnb experience, Cactus

FALLING WATER | FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

MILL RUN, UNITED STATES

Wright's admiration for Japanese architecture was important in his inspiration for this house, along with most of his work. Just like in Japanese architecture, Wright wanted to create harmony between man and nature, and his integration of the house with the waterfall was successful in doing so.  The house was meant to compliment its site while still competing with the drama of the falls and their endless sounds of crashing water. The power of the falls is always felt, not visually but through sound, as the breaking water could constantly be heard throughout the entire house. Wright revolved the design of the house around the fireplace, the hearth of the home which he considered to be the gathering place for the family. Here a rock cuts into the fireplace, physically bringing in the waterfall into the house. He also brings notice to this concept by dramatically extending the chimney upwards to make it the highest point on the exterior of the house.  

KEYWORDS
Famous well known architect, classic ionic architecture samples, Modern, Sustainable architecture, Waterscape, Tropical design

BUTTERFLY HOUSE | FELDMAN ARCHITECTURE

CARMEL, UNITED STATES

The clients approached Feldman Architecture to design a retreat for eventual retirement and visits from their grown children – a retreat befitting the natural beauty of the location in the Santa Lucia Preserve, a 20,000 acre private development and land trust near Carmel, California. The clients were meticulous in the selection of the site, searching for two years for a spectacular piece of land which was flat enough to accommodate living on one level. In an initial meeting with Feldman Architecture, the clients noted their vision of butterflies alighting on the meadow site which the architects took as inspiration. They also expressed a desire to integrate indoor and outdoor spaces with a simple, modern aesthetic and to provide separate spaces for the growing family.  

KEYWORDS
Indoor outdoor living, Famous architecture, Modern, High ceiling mezzanine interior design, Subdivision real estate investment

CHAMELEON VILLA | WORD OF MOUTH ARCHITECTURE

KEDIRI, INDONESIA

“Chameleon Villa”  located in Buwit, a village in the lush interiors of the southwest coastal area of Bali.  Constructed on an acre of land, overlooking a dense forest and a gentle river below, the villa sits on a steep contour with an 11-meter difference of level between the arrival area and the river that runs the western length of the property.  Given such a spectacular location, the challenge was to create an architecture that truly connected with its surroundings and that integrated well with the topography of the site. The buildings are situated on different levels of the land and they follow the contour lines in a way to take in the vantage points towards the river below and the forest across. The rotation of the volumes on the land follow these criteria and allows the creation of in - between spaces and gardens to enjoy which would otherwise be difficult to experience on a land of such a steep pitch.  

KEYWORDS
Bali architecture design, Tropical summer paradise, Infinity pool resort design, Commercial real estate, Tropical design

WYNDHAM GARDEN | MIA DESIGN STUDIO

PHU QUOC, VIETNAM

The land area has no view to the seaside. From that disadvantage of Wyndham Garden Phu Quoc, we decided to design garden villas with large courtyard inside as Vietnamese traditional houses. While designing the master plan, we planned the villas close to each other as the traditional villages in Vietnam. With image of bamboo pathways, the traffic roads inside project have been designed in small size and winding shape as countryside alley in Vietnam to help people feel acquainted. Each group of 5 or 7 villas creates a small hamlet with separated paths and shared yard. Meanwhile, each villa still retains an absolute private, quiet and romantic space in unique architecture. We remain the privacy to the villas with three-meter walls and maximize the opening to nature by putting no door inside each of them. Inside every villa, the furniture is also made of rustic materials which are friendly to nature. Along with the one-storey structure, Wyndham Garden Phu Quoc provides not only an absolute private relaxation space but also view to the sky and nature.  

KEYWORDS
Fern refreshing summer garden pool design, Modern, Landscape design, Waterscape design, Tropical design

WALL HOUSE | GUEDES CRUZ ARQUITECTOS

LISBON, PORTUGAL

Like a wall in a Castle not in stone, but in concrete, glass and wood. Not for protection but because of the neighbors and the strong Atlantic Wind. A Patio house with a Mediterranean country culture in the hardness Atlantic Coast. A big Window opens to the golf and scenery sea views can be seen from the interior and exterior spaces. Two exterior pool’s located in the patio crossing each other, one in the ground and the other in the air.

KEYWORDS
Stone, Glass and steel, Modern, Landscape design, Waterscape design, Tropical design

SILVER SUMMIT | IMBUE DESIGN

PARK CITY, UNITED STATES

 In the Rocky Mountains of North America near Park City, Utah the views are as world-class as its skiing. The natural landscape is beautifully rugged and harsh with a climate to match. While it supplies limitless vistas and recreation, the mountain offers very little in terms of flat terrain or shelter from severe winter conditions. Like the gambrel oak trees that blanket the site, anything living on the mountain has to be hearty and willing to work with the land.  

KEYWORDS
Telescope night views at balcony, High mountain top cool warm fireplace home architectural design

CHIANG RAI RESIDENCE | ARCHITECTS 49

WIANG CHAI, THAILAND

A49HD’s tropical style was our basic foundation. This was simple and familiar. We then proceeded to twist the core of the house to achieve a new design that fits into the natural environment, such as slopes and trees, surrounding it. The house was to be a multi-family residence, therefore, careful thought was given to the movement and circulation of the residents. Living quarters for each family were clearly separated, while still maintaining convenient contact with one another. In this way, we achieved a sense of a familiar environment within the new design.  

KEYWORDS
Peaceful quite center garden design, circle round garden landscape architecture, Modern, Tropical design