House with Four Courtyards – The Purchase Residence

This house is located in Westchester Country, New York, a forested landscape that has been highly developed with small cities, suburbs, highways and roads. The Purchase Residence is designed with four courtyards, which capture as many views as possible while not being overwhelmed by the noise of a near interstate highway. The four-courtyard scheme separated...Continue Reading...

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Single Storey Black & White House – Whitford House by Sumich Architects

The Whitford House is located on a 2 hectare lot overlooking the Mangemangeroa Creek Inlet. It consists of series of connected pavilions on a single level. The pavilions took the form of the simple gable and were linked by flat roof structures progressing through to the main gable form housing the kitchen/dining/family areas with the pool platform beyond....Continue Reading...

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House Made Of Eclectic Materials with Arched Metal Roof

This modern 3000 square feet suburban residence is located near Seattle. An openness, close connection to nature and fun are things that define the house’s design. It incorporates an eclectic yet refined mix of materials into playful and light-filled spaces. Besides that the materials are also those that architects use in contemporary house...Continue Reading...

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Modern Ranch House Design – Green Mountain Ranch

This glass-and-steel house is located in the Colorado Rockies is designed by Cynthia Leibrock. It’s anything but an usual ranch home. Designed in modern style it’s filled with smart high-end things that make a living there more comfortable. The house also utilize some modern energy-saving technologies like solar panels for heating, doors and...Continue Reading...

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Contemporary Country House for Luxury Living in Chile

Designed by Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido studio this contemporary country house is located in Calera Tango, Santiago, Chile. It’s built for a happy family on 4.5 Ha area with fruit trees only in one hour drive from capital. Concrete foundation wall that what elevates house from the ground includes a swimming pool and a basement. The first volume...Continue Reading...

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Contemporary Home Blended with Surrounding Woods

This contemporary home is a remodeling of classical 1950s ranch style house for a couple and their two children. It’s surrounded by secluded woods and its new exterior finishes were chosen to blend with the shadowed tree trunks around. The windows are designed to maximize views of all that surrounding nature. Because of sloping site the house has two...Continue Reading...

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Farm House with Japanese Garden by Frank Lloyd Wright

Fawcett house by Frank Lloyd Wright is a luxury farm house on the approximately 80 acres site in San Joaquin Valley. The entire property is a work of art in itself. Living spaces include 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, open plan living room, dining room, & kitchen formalized by ornamental screens, a utility-store room and central laundry. The spiritual center...Continue Reading...

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House on the Cliff Carved Into the Solid Rock

Villa Astrid is another beautiful work by Wingardhs design studio on dramatic West Swedish landscape. The crucial parameter for the design of Villa Astrid was dictated by the local building code, which stipulates a 3.5-metre eaves height and a roof pitch between 14 and 27 degrees. This effectively reduces the size of the villa as seen from the street where...Continue Reading...

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Low Maintenance House Design – Walnut House

Walnut House is one of the best works of Portland’s company Giulietti/Schouten. The house is situated a few miles outside of McMinnville on 2.5 acre sloping site in a walnut grove. In order to create maintenance-free house materials was chose as low maintenance as possible. Some of these materials are: galvanized metal siding, aluminium windows,...Continue Reading...

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The Red Wooden House by JVA

The Red house is located in the western suburbs of Oslo, Norway. A river flow near it and the house is placed perpendicular to the stream. The exterior done in wooden panels painted in red color which reflects temperament of the owner. It also make the house be in contrast with the landscape as during the winter as during the summer. A lot of wooden...Continue Reading...

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