Architecture studio GRAS has transformed a derelict cottage in the Scottish Highlands into a pared-back contemporary holiday home by slotting a series of oak-lined “boxes” inside the existing stone structure. Now this two-storey house is situated at the tip of the Kyle of Tongue and is the only inhabited property to enjoy uninterrupted views along...
SPV29 Modern City Retreat With A Moody Color Palette
ALL in Studio was tasked with designing the SPV29 home in Sofia, Bulgaria for a young couple and their two children that’s located in a residential complex with building requirements. Their goal was to create a comfortable city retreat that’s both sophisticated and high-tech, and also close to nature. The interior leans heavily on black...
Contemporary Residence That Overlooks The Sea And Mountains
This residence designed by Greek studio R.C. Tech is located in the southern part of Kythera, Greece, opposite to the Venetian castle and next to a creek with dense Mediterranean vegetation. Scattered olive trees and tall, old cypresses encircle the white volumes of the house, and the panoramic view is impressive and spans between the...
What Is A Contemporary Style Home And 25 Examples
What is a contemporary home? How does it look like and what features you should include into your home design to make it contemporary? Today we’re answering these questions in this roundup. Today’s contemporary style is defined by curved lines, neutral colors and minimalism, but it may look slightly different in the future as it...
Super Functional House With Different Layout Options
Dot Architects came up with a house of the future built in a historic area of Beiling, China. The site already had a 30 square meter house and an 80 square meter yard, which were incorporated into the project. The original house had a wooden frame which the architects kept and included in their new...
Serene House With Pines Growing Through It
The owners of this modern new house located in Vilnius, Lithuania always wanted to live of a property with a small river or creek so they would be able to enjoy nature and to become a part of it. Their dream came true when ArchLAB studio completed this home surrounded with pine forests on two...
Contemporary Starburst House In Pastel Colors
Chinese architects and designers keep surprising us with cool and functional homes with done impeccable taste. Here’s one more example of how brilliantly they can work. HAO Design designed the Starburst House for a young couple and their small child in the Haidian District of Beijing City, China. The 116-square-meter interior featured slanted ceilings which...
Contemporary House Immersed In Nature
In Kerala, India, LIJO RENY architects has designed the ‘regimented house’ — a dwelling immersed in nature, which resembles a lantern glowing in the woods at night. The building comprises two floors. The ground floor of the primary building houses a duplicity of formal and semi-formal functions, while with the second part of the home...
Contemporary Forest House Opened To Outdoors
Located in the middle of a forest two hours north of Mexico City, Casa de la Roca achieves the perfect balance between blending within its surrounding landscape and vegetation, and standing out at the same time. Designed by Cadaval & Solà-Morales, the house features three distinct lookout wings with floor-to-ceiling windows at their ends, distant...
Modern Modular Extension With A Curved Screen
The owners of a weatherboard house in Melbourne wanted a modern light-filled extension and Modscape studio created a new, two-story extension to transform the lives of the homeowners. The extension is a modular one, it was constructed within a factory and all the module installations took just one day! The extension is clad in sustainably-sourced...