Contemporary Home That Disappears In The Landscape

This gorgeous contemporary home with a green roof blends into the landscape so seamlessly that you won't be able to see it from above

This gorgeous contemporary home with a green roof blends into the landscape so seamlessly that you won't be able to see it from above

The main goal throughout this entire project was to create a house that blends into its surroundings and disappears into the beautiful landscape. The topography of the land made it pretty easy to achieve that. The house which was named Witklipfontein Eco Lodge is located in Vredefort, South Africa. It was designed and built by studio GLH Architects and it covers an area of 400 square meters.

The architects tried to incorporate the building into the existing landscape without having to terraform the land too much and managed to do so successfully. They gave the house stone and rammed earth walls and a green roof which helps to disguise it quite nicely. In a way, this fits the description of an underground home. The house features numerous large openings and offers some beautiful and expansive views of its surroundings.

The selection of raw materials used throughout the house and the overall design and aesthetic help the inhabitants reconnect to nature. At the same time, everything is interpreted in a modern way which makes this a really cool contemporary home. If the goal for the interior was to make this structure stand out as little as possible, the strategy for the interior design was a bit different. The spaces are very warm and welcoming with expansive open floor plans, large windows and lots of stylish decor accents.

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The house shows great respect towards its natural surroundings, taking advantage of this beauty

The house shows great respect towards its natural surroundings, taking advantage of this beauty

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The ouse features stone walls and rammed earth ones

The ouse features stone walls and rammed earth ones

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There are photovoltaic panels on the roof and they provide the house with some energy

There are photovoltaic panels on the roof and they provide the house with some energy

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The architects tried to use traditional building techniques as much as possible, turning this into an almost cement-free construction

The architects tried to use traditional building techniques as much as possible, turning this into an almost cement-free construction

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The walls were done thick to regulate the temperature inside the house throughout the year

The walls were done thick to regulate the temperature inside the house throughout the year

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There's a large terrace with contemporary furniture here and the house can be opened to outdoors anytime

There's a large terrace with contemporary furniture here and the house can be opened to outdoors anytime

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The garden is landscaped in a very natural way, and there's a cool pond to make the space even more wild

The garden is landscaped in a very natural way, and there's a cool pond to make the space even more wild

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an open space with large windows

an open space with large windows

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A corridor is used to create a reading space - one wlal is taken by a large bookshelf and there's a windowsill reading space in here

A corridor is used to create a reading space - one wlal is taken by a large bookshelf and there's a windowsill reading space in here

Source: homedit