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A Stone Cabin Turned Into A Rustic Holiday Retreat

A Stone Cabin Turned Into A Rustic Holiday Retreat
Amsterdam-based studio Laura Alvarez architecture has designed a rental holiday retreat in the natural park in the north of Spain emerging from a stone-ruin within a more than two-hectare terrain of natural landscape. The home typology is based on a traditional construction of the area called ‘cabaña pasiega’ (peasant cabin) but with a contemporary twist.... 
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Home design Waterfront home designs

Stone Wall House With Pacific Ocean Views

Stone Wall House With Pacific Ocean Views
Taipei-based Creat+Think Design Studio used stone excavated from the site to build this house on a slope in Taiwan overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The architects dug out the hillside to create a stepped terrain for the house, located on the eastern seaboard of Taiwan facing the sea. It is named A’tolan House, meaning “a place... 
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Minimalist home designs

Minimalist Cabin Covered With Stone From Ruins

Minimalist Cabin Covered With Stone From Ruins
This modern cabin in Northern Italy is a real gem designed in stone. Architect Alberto Vinotti created Casa VI from the ruins of an old stone home. The exterior is made of locally sourced stones and looks centuries old. The interior, on the other hand, is pure contemporary and even minimalist. The house consists of... 
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Wood house designs

Rustic And Mid-Century Chalet Vieux Valet Verbier

Rustic And Mid-Century Chalet Vieux Valet Verbier
This chalet designed by Marianne Tiegen is a truly magical blend of rustic, industrial and mid-century styles….all the best rolled into one. What I definitely love about this home is the rich color palette: naturally-colored wood, rich brown, black, beige, white and some pastels but altogether they look harmonious. The use of materials is interesting... 
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Unusual house designs

Spanish Stone Farmhouse With A Labyrinth Character

Spanish Stone Farmhouse With A Labyrinth Character
Barcelona studio Arquitectura-G has revamped a country house with a “labyrinthine character” into a family home featuring a tile-covered kitchen, a spiral staircase and a secluded swimming pool. The house already featured a ground-floor patio, which can be directly accessed from a series of rooms. Another one was also created on the first floor, providing... 
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Modern home designs

Hocker Farm With A Traditional Exterior And Minimalist Interior

Hocker Farm With A Traditional Exterior And Minimalist Interior
Do you like striking contrasts? If you do, then this modern take on a traditional chalet will impress you by the contrast between indoors and outdoors. Donald Architecture completed the design of Hocker Farm, a charming stone cottage. Constrained in size by the original garage footprint, the challenge was creating the extra rooms within a... 
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Tropical home designs

Boho Chic Home With Mexican Decor Touches

Boho Chic Home With Mexican Decor Touches
This is a dream home for a calm lifestyle, a quiet two-bedroom house overlooking the ocean in the southern hillsides. The style is boho with the most pure Mexican touches; white stone walls make a wonderful canvas for creating an awesome boho chic interior. Lots of natural-colored wooden and wicker furniture and décor pieces give... 
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Modern home designs

Modern Rustic Holiday Home Renovation

Modern Rustic Holiday Home Renovation
Located in Belgium’s Walloon region, this inspiring holiday stone house by Dehullu Architecten flaunts a pitched roof reminiscent of the local architectural language. Underneath, spaces filled with light make you feel outdoors. Past floor-to-ceiling doors, a colorful display of light, texture and simplicity are collected in a rustic-inspired interior design, which is absolutely opened to... 
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Unusual house designs

Stonework House Design With Bamboo Growing Inside

Stonework House Design With Bamboo Growing Inside
Innie & Outie is a group of homes in Qingpu, Shanghai, China. The homes are built using basic construction techniques typical of the region, such as poured concrete and the laying of masonry. The main volume features long and linear stonework, while the towers present bigger and squarer stones. A void in the center of... 
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