Located on a steep slope on the island of Crete, this summer house by Greek architecture company, Polyergo, follows the surrounding orography. The residence comprises three volumes that revolve around a central courtyard and an imposing staircase, which serves as the distribution axis of the project. Thanks to a careful initial analysis, the house does...
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Renovated Mid-Century Modern House In California
Design collective Framestudio has completed the renovation of this mid-century house near San Francisco, which was designed by architect Henry Hill in a boomerang shape around a swimming pool. The house called Ridgewood is located in Alamo, a suburb 20 miles east of San Francisco, and was completed in 1959 by Bay Area architect Hill....
Modern Portuguese House Of A Ruined Rural Dwelling
In the heart of the village of Malveira da Serra, at the base of Serra de Sintra, in Portugal, architect Pedro Quintela has transformed an old rural residence into the ’embracing house’. Found in ruins, the confined U-shaped house with the small patio used for agricultural purposes, aroused an intimate call within the designer, who...
Contemporary Slope House With A Roof Terrace
Studio EON has topped this house in South Korea with a sloped surface that doubles as the roof and façade of the building. Located on a gentle slope in the mountainous topography of Wonju City, the project comprises three volumes that are split underneath its sloped roof, which pays tribute to the slope of the...
Torquay House: Contemporary Surfers’ Dwelling
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,...
Machiya House Gets Renovated In Minimalist Style
Kooo Architects has renovated a Machiya house in Kyoto, Japan, with white-hued spaces that update its interior appearance while maintaining its historical value. A Machiya is a type of traditional Japanese house where the two side walls do not have windows because they are shared with the neighboring building. Such an interior tends to be...
Minimalist House With A Black Exterior And White Interiors
The owners of this South Yarra Townhouse built in 1990s had come to dislike its visually busy interiors and instead wanted a minimalist home where they wouldn’t see the operations of domestic family life. They asked Winter Architecture to renovate it. The house features a black façade and simple, white-painted living spaces. The studio set...
Tiny House On Wheels With A Spacious Interior
The whole world is crazy about cabins and small houses that can be moved or placed somewhere in the wild letting you escape and relax. This little structure on wheels by Mint Tiny homes has an interior of only 36 square meters and yet it has everything one needs to enjoy a full vacation at...
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...
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...