A swimming pool on the roof of this concrete residence by Brazilian office Studio MK27 sits within the dense canopy of a coastal rainforest in São Paulo state. The introduction of this house to this landscape has the objective of optimizing the connection between architecture and nature, privileging the view looking out to the ocean...
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Best House and Apartment Designs of June 2016
In June 2016, we’ve shown you a lot of cool stuff. Here the most interesting house and apartment designs among them. San Francisco studio Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects took cues from traditional barns to create this contemporary dwelling in a northern California farming valley. White Barn-Like House With Modern Features This home brings luxe mix...
Mid-Century Modern Home Clad With Wood Of Various Shades
This mid-century home by Roger Lee was designed in 1954 and completed in 1955. The house has loads of character and you can tell that it was loved and very much lived in. Roger Lee was a native Californian of Chinese decent born in Oakland in 1920 who died in Hawaii at the age of...
Texas House With Dramatic Black Brick Cladding
Called the Main Stay House, the dwelling is located on a slender urban lot in Austin’s Bouldin Creek neighborhood. Encompassing 3,271 square feet, the two-storey house contains four bedrooms, an office, a playroom and a slender yard with a swimming pool. The project was designed to enable “lifestyle flexibility” through clean lines, modest materials and...
White Barn-Like House With Modern Features
San Francisco studio Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects took cues from traditional barns to create this contemporary dwelling in a northern California farming valley. Called Hupomone Ranch, the residence is located in Petaluma, a small, historic city with a culture of farming and ranching. The name references the biblical term “hupomone”, which is typically translated to...
100% Sustainable House Overlooking The Hudson River
An architect-turned-falconer considers animals and nature when designing his own home. Overlooking the Hudson River, Allan Shope’s nearly 3,000-square-foot sustainable home features handmade furniture and an undulating floor, all crafted from the site’s felled black walnut trees. Shope and his wife carefully designed an eco-friendly landscape: For instance, they did not fell any tree with...
Modern House With A Retro Car As A Focal Point
The Bulgarian practice designed Pagoda House to fit into the hillside, linking with an elevated garden tucked behind the bulk of the building on higher ground. Inside, a glass wall inserted between the stairwell and a built-in garage makes the owner’s classic car a decorative piece when it is not in use. Located on a...
1900-s English Countryside House Breathing With Style
Welcome to Hummingbird House in English countryside. It looks like something out of a storybook, doesn’t it? It was built In the early 1900s and now it’s for rent. There are heavy wooden beams and hand-carved oak in the entry hall and throughout the house. The bedrooms radiate grown-up sophistication with luxurious linens, plump duvets...
Edgy Modern Andes House Wrapped In A Rusty Metal Shell
The Evans House is located in Argentina and was built by A4estudio. It was designed as a compact volume which sits on a basement structure, rising over the vegetation line in order to capture views of the valley and the mountains. The facades are covered with rusty metal sheets and this allows the house to...
Incredible Barn Mansion Of Wood And Stone In Utah
This barn mansion in Orem, Utah, is really one-of-a-kind! This place is big, with 9 bedrooms, 17.5 baths, and 21,998 square feet. The house looks like a real giant barn inside with lots of wooden beams supporting the roof, which have become a part of interior. The décor is rustic, with lots of wood and...









