Torquay House designed by buck&simple is the ultimate abode for a surf-centric vacation in Torquay, Australia. The holiday home is centered around surfing and outdoor activities and is designed to accommodate up to 20 people. The structure plays off of the geometric nature of placing three different-sized structures together. A large house, a small house,...
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Modern And Relaxed Ballarat House In Neutrals
Ballarat House is a suburban home in Australia designed by Eldridge Anderson Architects. The house is located in a suburban golfing neighborhood, however, the architects aimed to set the home apart from its surroundings as much as possible while still following certain style constraints. The brief called for a comfortable house for a couple late...
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...
Minimalist Yurikago House With Multiple Levels
Architecture studio Mas-aqui has transformed an apartment in Barcelona into a multi-level home lined with wood and ceramic tiles. The half levels were used to create more space on the upper storey and to start using a previously unused lower level. The project is called Yurikago House after the Japanese word for a cradle. The...
Industrial House With Stripped-Back Aesthetic
Brazilian architect Rodrigo Simão has designed a house with a large scooped roof and circular swimming pool near Rio de Janeiro for himself and his family. A huge curved metal structure forms the roof and is covered in hardwood floorboards on its underside, an asphalt blanket and then shingles on top. Glass walls reach to...
Rio House: A Remote Rainforest Retreat
Olson Kundig has designed a compact residence in Brazil that serves as a remote retreat away from city life. Completed for a couple who had lived in the urban core of Rio de Janeiro for many years, Rio House is located adjacent to the Tijuca national park overlooking the city, the sea, and the famous...
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...
Small Wooden House With An Acrylic Gridded Curtain
Working in collaboration with ENJOYWORKS, ERI SUMITOMO ARCHITECTS designed a small wooden House in Hayama, Japan in an area surrounded by rich greenery. The minimalist facade clad in vertical wood boards disguises an intriguing interior that features a curved ‘curtain’ made of acrylic panels and hemlock grids that add a slight division between the public...
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...
Modern Barn-Inspired House With Laconic Interiors
Slonsko Chalpa (which translates as Silesian House) is a very special project recently completed by architecture and design studio mode:lina. At first glimpse it may not look that different from other barn-like homes but the story behind it is unusual to say the least. A large portion of this project consisted of reconstructing an old...