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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Kate
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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Kate
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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Kate
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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Kate
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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Kate
Small home designs

Small Stone Cottage Reminding Of The Hobbit

Small Stone Cottage Reminding Of The Hobbit
This 500 square-foot cottage in Golden, Colorado, reminds of the hobbits to me. Its design was a collaboration between the homeowners and Peter Boes of TKP Architects. The interior is just one open room with a bathroom tucked behind the fireplace and a sleeping loft above. As there’s a lack of space, the homeowners came... 
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Kate
Country home designs

Rustic Stone House In The Spanish Countryside

Rustic Stone House In The Spanish Countryside
This house in the countryside of Spain remained rustic and romantic. The owners decided to leave wooden beams and stone walls as they are. The space seems ide due to the light tones and many windows. A part of wall was substituted with glass – it gave more light and space. I love classical and... 
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Kate
Country home designs

Charming Mountain Retreat Without Electricity Or Telephone

Charming Mountain Retreat Without Electricity Or Telephone
This mountain retreat was restored from a rustic shepherd’s hut, once used to make cheese. The hut is located in Cantal’s volcanic Central Massif region, France. Austrian Frederick Pfeffer restored the place with the help of local craftsmen and artisans using simple and natural materials. The atmosphere is very romantic and old-fashioned: absence of electricity,... 
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Kate
Sustainable house designs

Sustainable House With Raw Stone Exterior

Sustainable House With Raw Stone Exterior
Camel Quarry House is built on the footprint of the burnt out ruin of the original house. The site features great views of natural landscape and blends with it very well thanks to the exterior done in raw stones combined with several wood inserts. Its form is simple – a rugged face reflecting the quarry... 
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Mike