This Single family residence locating in Achterhoek, Netherlands designed by 123DV.Sustainability also inspired the design of the house. The villa is self-sufficient. At any time, the occupants can go off the net without losing their energy supply. Water is drawn from a private well, and the…

This house is situated in a forested area near the town of Tapalpa. The project consists of a country house to be used at weekends, so the program was basic. The project evolves from the idea of making a place of refuge, where isolation from the urban life and noise is the main priority. The house…

Wow this is impressive, brave use of colour which looks great – an old heritage house converted into modern home with touch of heritage background. Currently shortlisted for 2012 Colour In Residential Design & Residential Design Award.Designed by  Matt Gibson Architecture +…

New York city-based studio Steven Harris Architects has designed the Casa Finisterra project.This 9,000 square foot, five bedroom, seven bath contemporary home Sits upon a breathtaking promontory in the exclusive gated resort-community of Pedregal in Cabo San Lucas, a city at the southern tip of…

Shangai-based design studio Archi-Union Architects has designed this Tea House and Library. Completed in 2011, this contemporary tea house is located in the backyard of their office, in Yangpu District, Shanghai, China.According tot he architects: “The Tea House is constructed from salvaged parts…

Stuttgart-based studio Alexander Brenner Architects has designed the Oberen Berg House. Completed in 2007, this three story contemporary home is located in Stuttgart, Germany.When approaching the building via the access road in a depth-layered  picture is discernible. The northeast side of the…

Clean lines and magnificent view help SAMI Architects to shape the design for C/Z House in Portugal's Pico Island.This house aims to overlook the various views which can be seen from the highest point of the land. Starting from a set of separate volumes and following the adaptation of the…

California practice Edward Ogosta architecture has designed 'four eyes house', a weekend residence within the desert of the Coachella Valley,outside of Los angeles, California. derived from the specific site location, four towers dedicated for sleeping are oriented towards spatiotemporal experiences…

“Connemara” is a reconstruction of two degraded cottages in Connemara, Ireland by Peter Legge Associates. Transformed into a single family residence located in the rural countryside, constructed with stacked stones and low lying stone walls that run through the bucolic landscape as the main…

Dupli Casa is an amazing modern luxury villa near Ludwigsburg, Germany by J. Mayer H. Architects. The astonishing and futuristic geometry of Dupli Casa is based on the footprint of the house that was previously located on the site, built in 1984, that had been subject to several modifications and…

Patane Residence was designed by the architects at Bureau^Proberts and is located in Newmarket, Queensland, Australia.The home was designed for a close knit, young family and occupies the crest of a hill facing south towards breathtaking views of the Brisbane city skyline and Mount Coot-tha. A…

The Frei Leon house in Santiago, Chile designed by 57 Studio is surrounded by old growth trees.This is a residence for a family who looks for a more extensive terrain and ampler spaces, without leaving the traditional neighborhood where it has lived for almost 30 years. Located on the east side of…

The residence designed by JFAK Architects located in Santa Monica, California got its name thanks to the surname of its owners: Erin and Matt King. What makes it different from other houses? The architects concentrated on making use of the plot of land with the shape of the building  in order…

Located in Extremadura in the province of Cáceres, Spain, this country house was transformed into a family home from an abandoned stable. The rustic home with modern simplicity completely respects the environment. A solar panel system was developed to provide energy in the summer, and turbines were…

This revolutionary and contemporary residence, the ‘Lilypad house’ was designed by Jorge Hrdina Architects in Sydney, Australia. Enveloped by two refined structures, the house was measured to accommodate ease of access by wheelchair and blur the line between private and public.The modern theme…

Lake Lugano House is a lovely looking villa designed by Italian architecture firm JM Architecture. This residence displays a highly original architecture in the shape of an oval glass pavilion. Even though it is not obvious when looking at the photos, the crib is structured on two levels. The upper…

This unusual but beautiful home is located in Wroclaw, Poland. It was a project by Przemek Kaczkowski & Ola Targonska with the help of structural engineer Slawomir Pruchnik. The house covers a surface of 253 square meters and the construction was completed in 2011. As the name in the title…

This residence is primarily used when the clients’ extended family comes from England for long visits. They come to relax and to reconnect with their family and with nature, away from city crowds and traffic, at a retreat they neither want nor need to leave for a month.The design objective was to…

Strips of glazing wrap the walls and roof of a timber waterside summerhouse in Aure, Norway.Designed by architects TYIN tegnestue, the building is made of materials that were salvaged from a dilapidated boathouse on the site, plus new grey-patinated pine.Here’s a description of the project from…

Rough grey slate and red-stained wood panels infill a zig-zagging stone frame on the exterior of a house in Venlo, the Netherlands.Designed by Dutch architects Loxodrome, the house has four staggered storeys that align with the sloping landscape.Angled recesses in the facade createsheltered…

The Beached House, BKK Architect’s latest residential project, sits on the Victorian coastline of Australia. The residences’ name couldn’t be more fitting, as the architecture appears as if it was washed up on the shore and naturally nestled into the sand dunes. BKK is one of Australia’s…

WRAP HOUSE’ was including the three elements sunlight, spacious sense and privacy to enrich the living space. The minimalist house was situated in a flat residential quarter in the Southwest of Hiroshima City.As the site was from all sides surrounded by houses, one of which was directly limiting…

The Villa VH in T, by Beel and Achtergael Achitecten, is designed for a client who wanted a house where he could relax in calm and privacy among his family and friends and enjoy his extensive art collection. The site for the building is on a mixed vernacular residential / light industrial street…

A-Cero is an architecture studio that designs truly amazing contemporary houses, and the Vivienda 19, located near Madrid, further reinforces this fact. The house’s front is a mixture of smooth marble travertino and large floor to ceiling windows which bathe the house in light…

Najjar-Najjar Architects designed this ultra-contemporary property which is located on the slope of the Poestling Berg, a mountain overlooking Linz the capital of Austria. The property is accessed from the road behind leading down hills to the home’s main entrance, covered by an extended…