Futuristic Self-Sustaining House Concept On Stilts

February 13, 2014, 10:57 am

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This house, envisioned by the futurist designer Benoit Challand, is a photo-rendered concept meant to stretch beyond the current limits of residential architecture and design, and show the possibilities that may come for sustainable housing in decades to come. Set high above the landscape, the stilt-built house would include a wind turbine underneath and solar panels at top, providing all of its electricity. Accessible by a set of stairs not included in the renderings, the house has the potential for completely breathtaking views. Challand describes the overall appearance of the residence as a mix of architecture and art, with notable influence from the world of sculpture. Wood paneling is a dominant element throughout, setting off modern cues with a touch of comfortable warmth. Though the technology isn't quite there yet to create such a residence, the design is still a striking template for the future.

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February 13, 2014, 12:08 pm

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This project, designed by Swiss firm Philippe Stuebi Architects, is set on a quite difficult and highly regulated plot of land. These constraints, plus the owners' brief, have brought out a four storey building with an irregular polygonal shape. Seen from the street side, the house has a more common look, with an underground garage an a quite neutral facade. The surprise comes when looking at the house from the sides and from the back, where there are more irregular shapes plus a bolder mix of colors and textures. Contrary to what one would expect from such a modern house, the interior spaces are not widely open. Given the particular shape of the house and the need for very specific rooms, the house is divided vertically and horizontally in many smaller spaces, with well defined functions. The layout is based on the enfilade principle, where you enter one room from another. This is of course the case for the communal spaces , such as living areas, offices or other shared spaces. The private spaces such as the bedrooms are placed strategically in the layout so that they keep their intimacy. The most impressive part of the house however is the double storey library nested at the back side of the polygon.

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February 13, 2014, 1:03 pm

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This house, designed by architect Renato Salvi, is quite unusual for its location in a vineyard region in Switzerland. If its color tries to blend it into the natural environment by recalling the color of ripe grapes, its modern architecture clearly differentiates it from the much more traditional winemaker-style houses. The plot was quite challenging because of its size and situation on a steep slope. The aim of the design is to bring in as much natural light as possible while maximizing the lake exposure. In this respect, the house is built on three levels, with a maximum amount of light and views from the top floor. The base of the house consists of an excavated space for a double garage. On top of the garages the slope had to be leveled out in order to create a flat platform for the main body of the building. The functions of the floors has been switched in order for the day area to benefit from maximum daylight and lake views. The bedrooms are situated on the ground floor, with direct access to the wooden deck and the small flat garden created at the back of the house.

Elegant Beachside House Design in Miami Beach

February 13, 2014, 4:02 pm

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Besides its prime seafront location in Miami Beach, the value of this residence is also given by its pure yet sumptuous design. Sumptuousness is not necessarily about excess, it is about style, elegance and balance in this case. Designed by rGlobe Architecture, the residence is erected on two floors and consists of two intersecting wings. The main wing is oriented parallel to the sea, in order to create sea views for all the rooms. In front of this wing there is an infinity pool which seems to be overflowing directly into the sea. The second wing intersects the main one creating two different structures. The biggest part is at the back of the house, on the street side. The other, which seems to push its way to the beach, cantilevers towards the front of the house creating a spectacular master bedroom. The ground floor of this wing is detached from the rest of the house and it represents the garage and a technical space. The second floor that sits on top is connected to the main wing by a bridge with glass balustrades.

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February 20, 2014, 8:56 pm

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Charles Vincent George Architects designed this updated traditional country home, located in Chicago, Illinois, as a place full of all the modern day comforts while at the same time playing homage to a more traditional layout of a large, contained kitchen, designed to be the heart of the family zone with an equally as large contained dining room accessed by the kitchen through a butler's pantry, and a family room full of all the modern day requirements, boasting colour, architectural details and a stunning view of a large and spacious backyard. Equally as impressive is the inner staircase leading to the private areas which are themselves large and spacious and full of intricate trim details. The home is based on a symmetrical layout that from the exterior frames the entryway, beckoning the visitor to the glazed French doors.

Tiny House on Wheels by Andrew & Gabriella Morrison

February 20, 2014, 9:57 pm

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At 221sqft, this home is definitely tiny and yet if features two bedrooms and a kitchen with almost 12' of counter space. Built on a flat deck trailer, the home is clad in horizontal knotty siding with a clear finish. It is 1-1/2 stories high to allow for a bedroom loft at each end and with the additional height to the home, a series of clerestory windows ensures natural light can flood the inner volume while maintaining privacy to the outdoors.

Organic Holiday Home overlooks 2 Rivers and Pool

February 22, 2014, 2:04 am

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The Chongwe River House is located in Zambia, Africa in the Lower Zambezi National Park, overlooking the Chongwe and Zambezi rivers. A vacation home that features four large bedrooms complete with ensuites and king sized beds, th ehome is built around a frame of wild wood with ferro walls that follow the natural lines of the branches. The home is an organic creation that features a large Winterthorn tree growing from the side of the poolside deck as well as a second Winterthorn tree that had fallen and is now carved into all the furniture within the sitting room.

Stand-alone Home Office with Unusual Shape

February 22, 2014, 9:26 am

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This unusually shaped stand-alone structure comes as addition to a remote rural property in Australia. The property consisted of two connected wagon shaped pavilions. This third pavilion, designed by Benn & Penna architects, is situated at a small distance from the two existing ones and is connected to them via a covered dirt passage lane. The principle of rounded shapes is borrowed from the two pavilions, but this time the roundness develops vertically rather than horizontally. The existing pavilions have rounded roofs, while the new addition looks like a capsule, with rounded ends and flat roof. The materials are dictated by the fire-prone natural environment. The main body and the roof are covered in corrugated metal sheet, in light grey color, and the whole structure sits on a concrete slab of the same shape. The closed part of the addition takes up a bit more than half of the total length. The remaining surface is covered by the same roof that is supported by round metal pillars, and it creates a porch that surrounds the room on three sides. There are more openings in the metallic facade, that create either windows or glazed doors that open up on the porch.

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Box-shaped House with Smaller Adjacent Box-shaped Units

February 22, 2014, 11:26 am

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Designed by award winning studio Minarc, this family house is located in a rural environment near Reykjavik, Iceland. Given the very low density of population in the area, the house seems is isolated and surrounded by wild natural landscapes. The layout of the house is a juxtaposition of boxes of different sizes and materials. The main body consists of two bigger wood-clad boxes placed one in front of the other. The one at the back is slightly higher than the one at the front, and it uses the flat roof of the latter as rooftop terrace. From the main body two boxes protrude laterally like asymmetric wings. These boxes are single height and contrast with the main body in size but also in what concerns the external cladding. Like the last box at the back of the house that serves as a one car garage, these side boxes are covered in aluminum panels. The other material that defines the design is glass. The front facades of the boxes are completely glazed, opening beautiful views from every part of the house.

House and Artist Studio with Softly Curving Roofline

February 24, 2014, 12:04 am

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The Butle Compound is located in Jackson, Wyoming, USA, on a 38-acre site overlooking the confluence of the Snake and Gros Ventre Rivers as well as the Teton Mountain Range and National Parks. The owners of the site approached Carney Logan Burke Architects with a brief to create a home that maintained a low profile, blending with the sites topography while at the same presenting an architectural profile embracing the western aesthetic.

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February 24, 2014, 3:46 pm

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Constructed on a Singapore city lot, this amenity-laden residence is bordered on all sides by other occupied lots. To instill a sense of natural connection and open space, Guz Architects integrated multiple unique design features in its architecture. The house has two rooftop lawns on different floors, providing large outdoor recreation spaces, in addition to a pool area on the middle level. Most strikingly, an entire wall of the house is covered in glass, with no obstructed surface. Light flows in from all directions through this wall and other smaller windows, though most of the largest openings are designed to accept light only at key times of day. The luxurious abode is a stunning example of modern architecture, and an impressive showcase of intelligent solutions to the issues of constrained property space and close neighbors.

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February 24, 2014, 11:01 pm

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The client's of this mid century home located in Pebble Beach, California, approached Conrad Design Group to redesign their home with all of the upgrades and amenities of 21st century home's. To comply with the wishlist of their clients, the architects stripped the home to its rafters and began the process of recreating the volumes into a stunning, modern residence with a central west coast contemporary design aesthetic. Featuring 3 bedrooms, each with their own bathroom, a central social zone and an private outdoor courtyard complete with fire pit, lounge area and outdoor kitchen.

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February 25, 2014, 12:30 am

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You could say this New York architecture firm makes the grade, so to speak. This curved roof house designed by GRADE was designed in direct response to two site conditions here in Virginia Beach: the spectacular vistas of Chesapeake Bay and the forest surrounding the site. The architects designed this natural house with comfortable living areas and integrated work space overlooking the area's claim to fame - the water, and woods. As an ode to these surroundings, this slope house plan invites the outdoors in, not only through the views but through an earthy palette of materials like natural mahogany wood and a curved zinc rooftop, and imported Italian marble - not local, but natural and certainly beautiful just the same. Check it out.

Country Home with Clean Lines features Hallway of Bookshelves

February 25, 2014, 12:47 am

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Located in Veset, France, the Maison Simon residence was a joint project between Mathiew Noel and Elodie Bonnefous Architectes. Between the two of them they designed a home with a simple silhouette to blend unassumingly into the countryside. Clad in clear vertical siding and a deep charcoal metal roof, the home features a mostly private facade with just enough window glazings to allow the panoramic countryside to seep visually into the inner zones.

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February 25, 2014, 8:16 am

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Built for an architectural exhibition in Shanghai, this stark three-story structure is one of the most unique residences we've recently seen. Though it may seem very closed off from the outside, its interior is wide open in both floorplan and visual height, with glass floors spanning the entire volume. Designed by Atelier FCJZ, the building houses visiting architects from abroad, with full amenities for a single occupant. Rooms are arranged so that each level has a specific purpose, from sleeping to dining to relaxation. While it may seem impractical to have glass space barriers within a highly urbanized environment, the exterior finish of the dwelling retains its privacy. On the whole, the residence is a compelling yet simple architectural idea turned into and effective reality.

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Innovative Glass Home Architecture by Vibe Design Group

February 25, 2014, 6:19 pm

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Multi award winning Australian architects Vibe Design Group designed this glass and wood house in Melbourne, Australia with a modern wing that reaches out and lures you in. By night, the warmly lit interiors showcase the home's wonderful open nature, where all that separates it from the outdoors is a barely there wall of glass. It's no wonder that this cool house was the recipient of the Most Innovative Use of Glass in 2011 awarded by the Building Designers Association Victoria. And it's an innovative architectural design indeed. Through the zigzagging glass, a clean, contemporary interior is visible as your eye follows the lines of this moder home. Check it out!

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February 25, 2014, 6:25 pm

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Located on the outskirts of the capital city of the Latin American country of El Salvador, this unique family home was designed with outdoor living firmly in mind. A product of Cincopatasalgato Arquitectura, the dwelling makes use of glass panel walls in nearly all of its rooms, opening up the sights and lights of nature. At the rear, especially, sunlight flows into the residence and makes artificial lighting completely unnecessary by day. Even so, the homeowners are protected from prying eyes from the street, where the glass area is set back between two wings with traditional walls and smaller windows. Due to the walls on the street side, most of the house appears to exist elevated above the property. Two major architectural elements combine to truly set this house apart from other modern constructions. The most obvious of them from the front is its unorthodox top covering, which is neither arched nor flat. Instead, it forms a sharply-angled shell around all the home's interior spaces, allowing each room to exist as a rectangular prism while making the entire home an undefinable three-dimensional construct. The other principal feature seen inside is a modular mode of construction, in which every room seems to occupy its own space separate from the whole. In combination, these two features form a fantastically modern vision of environment-oriented living.

House with Outdoor Spiral Staircase Leading to Rooftop Deck

February 25, 2014, 6:28 pm

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Australian architect Edward Szewczyk designed this modern, stacked house in Sydney, Australia, a term we enthusiastically use to describe both its composition and its features. Dominant horizontal details - the terrace shelters and the home's flat roof itself - give the home a clean, modern aesthetic. This contemporary style home features three levels of glass and terraces, with a partially suspended ground floor, and a rooftop deck accessed by a towering outdoor spiral staircase. At ground level, the sleek sandstone deck and pool match the home's modern look, overlooked by glass galore - a glass demi wall encircling the pool, and glass walls surrounding the main floor. Meanwhile, interiors are bright and open, with views and walk-outs to the outdoors at every level.

Bridge-shaped Holiday Home Amidst Nature

February 26, 2014, 1:33 am

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The concept of this holiday home designed by Joeb Moore+ Partners Architects must be seen through its geographical context. Located in Kent, Connecticut, the house is set along a ridge that parallels the Kent Falls State Park. The Kent Falls are a series of cascades that form when the bedrock contains both hard and soft layers that erode over time. A more recent addition to this natural landscape are the man-made wooden bridges built to ease circulation around the falls. These two aspects are mirrored into the design of the house, as the house turns and spans along the landscape and down the hillside. The living-dining bridge is anchored into the hillside by two concrete structures at both ends. These structures have a double role: one is structural, they have the role of foundation, and the other one is functional, they play the role of chimneys. The interior spaces interlock and the living and dining bridge, open on two sides, is turned parallel to the meadow and the valley. The openness of the spaces together with the vertical stair-light well create a beautiful example of "camera lucida" or viewing chamber. These openings allow for a projection of the exterior conditions such as views, weather and light on the interior living rituals.

Modern Boathouse Fit for Contemporary Living

February 26, 2014, 8:27 am

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This is not just yet another boathouse, but a stylish solution for modern living in areas with high density population and large expanses of water. Designers Sascha Akkermann and Flo Florian of Confused-Direction Design aimed at creating much more than a simple floating log cabin. Their boathouse is a valuable home that balances modern design and maritime flair. This ambition is also reflected in their selection of materials, which are aluminum, wood and glass. The prefabricated structure consists of a floating wooden platform and the house module. The house has the shape of a polygonal box with the roof sloping slightly from the front to the back and an inclined front glazed facade. The house is clad in aluminum panels on three sides, while the front façade is fully glazed. Due to the inclined front facade, the space widens at the top and the bedroom has spectacular suspended views on the water. Also thanks to the inclination of the façade more floor space is saved for the front deck. The living area communicates with the deck through the glazed façade, thus creating the sensation of continuous space.