Altamira Residence overlooks the Pacific Ocean nestled on a 20-acre site along the coast of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, designed by architect Marmol Radziner. The project consists of a 15,500 square foot complex with a main residence, study, guesthouse, and garage. The design was inspired by the natural topography of the site and the […]
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Modern concrete dwelling in Madrid: Pitch’s House
This incredible modern concrete home called ‘Pitch’s House’ has been designed by Spanish architect Iñaqui Carnicero, located in a small district on the west boundaries of Madrid, Spain in a place called “los Peñascales”, that means something as well as great stones. The plot is characterized to have a great slope oriented to the south and […]
Fabulous industrial villa at the Cape of Good Hope
French photographer Jean–Marc Lederman purchased this fabulous villa near the town of Llandudno at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. The original home was a boring two-storey brick box, but the view were spectacular and captured the spirit of the area. Lederman renovated the home, giving it scale and magnitude, he had long dreamed […]
Fascinating modern pad in Cancun: Casa Gòmez
This fabulous modern home called “Casa Gòmez” was designed by architecture firm SOSTUDIO / Sergio Orduña Architects, situated in the residential area at the Puerto Cancun development in Cancun, Mexico. The residence was developed and built between 2011 and 2012. Using deconstructive architecture, the design is organized by combining interior and exterior areas as a […]
Imposing modern home with volumes in Brazil
The imposing set of cubic volumes overlapping each other creates a striking modern dwellings in the Brazilian town of Londrina. This three level house has been designed by Studio Guilherme Torres for a young couple, in which the architect has dispensed traditional partitions and spaces. The 4,413 square foot (410 square meters) project had to […]
Exceptional modern barn home in Connecticut
The stunning Modern Barn project is an elegant, modern home within a reconstructed dairy barn situated in Milton, Connecticut. This historic gambrel barn was partially destroyed in a fire. The owners commissioned architecture studio Specht Harpman to design the rebuild so that the barn would remain contextual with the other buildings on the 8-acre site, […]
House at Narrowneck by Mitchell and Stout Architects
House at Narrowneck is situated in Auckland, Zealand, comprised of three dwelling units to house an elderly parent, young grandchildren and allow work from home. Designed by Mitchell and Stout Architects, the 5,597 square foot (520 square meters)residence is nestled on a site with an elevated beach side section on a busy road with great […]
The Memory House in Madrid by A-cero
The Memory House has been designed by architecture studio A-cero, situated in the area of La Moraleja, next to the Los Altos del Golf course in northern Madrid, Spain. The owner’s can enjoy a residential resort complex, the safest area to promote urbanization, with features such as perimeter intrusion detection security systems with centralized management […]
Spectacular Dorsey Residence on Bainbridge Island
The Dorsey Residence is a contemporary family home designed by Coates Design Architects on Bainbridge Island, Washington. The design concept was to maximize the home’s footprint through the use of vertical space. From the outside, the residence is an anonymous, austere, monumental concrete facade anchored deep into the hillside on a waterfront property. Much of […]
Cady Mountain House on San Juan Island
The Cady Mountain Home on San Juan Island, Washington has been designed by Prentiss Architects. The home is comprised of three separate structures, a main house, a sleeping cabin and a guest house, all connected by walking paths and each blending into the natural landscape and draped over an island ridge-top. The architects also incorporated […]