Beautiful House Surrounded By Volcanic Landscape

Beautiful House Surrounded By Volcanic Landscape
The Lookout House by Faulkner Architects is set in a beautiful volcanic region in Truckee, United States, and features a very interesting geometry. The site has a 20 degree slope and it’s facing North which offers is gorgeous views as well as a good level of privacy. Volcanic sediments and large boulders set an eerie... 
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Stylish Contemporary Extension For A Victorian Home

Stylish Contemporary Extension For A Victorian Home
Glyn House is occupied by a young couple who are hoping to grow their family. Yellow Cloud Studio was tasked with creating a sizable kitchen and dining area at the rear of the home that didn’t seem distanced from the existing living rooms towards the front of the plan. To enhance the visual connection between... 
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Contemporary Black Tower-Like House In New Zealand

Contemporary Black Tower-Like House In New Zealand
This black house was built by studio Glamuzina Paterson Architects and it occupies a steep site in New Zealand, accessible from the top and through a winding path among the trees. Why black? It’s an attempt to establish visual harmony between architecture and nature. The house has a tower-like design because the owners wanted a house... 
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Contemporary Santiago Hills Villa With An Angular Roof

Contemporary Santiago Hills Villa With An Angular Roof
Santiago Hills Villa is built by architecture firm Studio Saxe in a remote part of Costa Rica. The 400-square-metre residence is formed by several white volumes formed by steel frames that are each oriented towards the ocean. Atop the diagonally arranged structures is an angular roof held up by steel I beams. Every space in... 
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Contemporary House B Enveloping An Old Cottage

Contemporary House B Enveloping An Old Cottage
Architecture studio Smartvoll has preserved an old cottage in Klosterneuburg, Austria, enveloping it in three more buildings to create a spacious family home. House B is now a dwelling for a family of six, with its copper roof and wrought-iron balcony. The children’s tower, the living room, and the dining area, which connects old and... 
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Contemporary Catalonian Home On A Sloped Site

Contemporary Catalonian Home On A Sloped Site
At the border between a village and a forest in Catalonia, Arnau Estudi d’Arquitectura has built a private residence on a small hill. Embedded into the contours of the land and boasting panoramic views of lush greenery, the ‘forest stone’ house intends to establish a relationship with the natural surroundings. Rising three storeys, the building... 
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Contemporary Amsterdam Home From An Old Warehouse

Contemporary Amsterdam Home From An Old Warehouse
The creative director of design studio Framework has turned a neglected 19th-century warehouse in Amsterdam into a plush family home for his wife and two children. The house is located along the waters of the city’s Prinsengracht canal and occupies a disused warehouse that was originally constructed back in 1896. Framework first had to figure... 
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Candy-Colored Holiday Home For Humans And Felines Alike

Candy-Colored Holiday Home For Humans And Felines Alike
Designed as a holiday retreat for the owner and her three cats, this three-storied seaside house in Zhunan in the northwest of Taiwan by Taiwanese interior design practice KC Design Studio is a playful, pink haven featuring maximal comfort for both its human and feline occupiers. Rose-tinted glass partitions, and a collection of manga and... 
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Holiday Home Of Weathered Wood And Concrete

Holiday Home Of Weathered Wood And Concrete
Argentinean architect Alejandro Sticotti has elevated a wood-clad box above the glazed kitchen and dining room of his family’s holiday home called Le Pedrera on the coast of Uruguay. Located a five-minute walk from the beach, the house serves as a holiday home for his family, which includes his graphic-designer wife Mercedes and their four... 
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Contemporary PassivHaus That Produces Energy

Contemporary PassivHaus That Produces Energy
Architects Robert Arlt and Charles MacBride and a group of students in South Dakota have completed an experimental gabled Passivhaus, which they claim is the first in the area to sell energy back to the grid. As there is currently no statewide energy code that residential buildings must meet in South Dakota, the project is... 
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