The Vaucluse House is a luxurious four level property designed by architecture studio MPR Design Group in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The home is nestled on a small scale suburban street, with its primary living areas situated on the top floor to take full advantage of the fabulous 180 degree views of the city […]
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Steel and glass home in Napa Wine Country
This 4,200 square foot single story home, spotted on Sotheby’s Realty, is located in Rutherford, in the Napa Valley region of California, designed by architecture studio Johnson Fain. The contemporary house sits on the upper portion of a 42-acre site accessed by a private road with a vineyard at the lower end of the site. […]
Open-flow modern dwelling in Venice Beach
This warm and family friendly modern home is located in Venice Beach, California, designed by studio Minarc. The Horwitz residence is a 4,500 square foot, six-bedroom, two-story home featuring soaring ceilings and enormous planes of uncurtained windows that give sweeping outdoor views from every room in the house, including the bathrooms. To soften right angles […]
Steel-clad dwelling nestled in rugged terrain
The Heavy Metal house is a contemporary single storey home situated in Joplin, Missouri, designed by Kansas City-based design studio Hufft Projects. The steel clad home is sited on eight acres of heavily wooden terrain. The residence is a fusion of glass, steel and concrete, designed in a sophisticated composition of modern proportions and elegant […]
Cliffside Lake House overlooking Lake Tahoe
The Cliff House project, referred to as “The Lake House” by its present owners, has been designed by San Francisco-based studio Mark Dziewulski Architect. The dramatically steep site, 150 feet above the edge of Lake Tahoe, overlooks sweeping panoramic views of the entire lake and mountains beyond on a half-acre lot in Incline Village, Crystal […]
Sleek luxury cabins staggered among boulders
Located in Mexico’s wine country, Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California, Endemico Resguardo Silvestre has been designed by San Diego-based firm Gracia Studio. There are 20 freestanding eco-lofts placed upon steel stilts, each with a terrace and outdoor clay fireplace for comfortable lounging outside. The 20 square meters cubes with their sleek modern design, hover […]
Modern concrete and glass duplex in Madrid
Steel, concrete, glass and travertine are four materials combined in this duplex home in the financial heart of Madrid, Spain. Designed by architecture studio Bueso-Inchausti & Rein, the materials define the volumes that make up the house and at the same time create an intentional play of lights and shadows. The old building was partially […]
Sleek modular dwelling in the Mojave Desert
This prefabricated home has been designed as a collaborative effort between prefab developer Blue Sky Homes and o2 Architecture, located in the Mojave Desert region north of Palm Springs, California. The homeowner asked for a modest size, open and adaptable floor plan that was sustainably conceived with durable materials. What’s more, the design was to […]
Unbelievable tree house in Germany
This unique tree house was designed by German firm Baumraum, a company that specializes in planning and developing tree houses, either built on the ground or on water. This particular one is called the King of the Frogs that stands above a reflecting pond in a small private garden in Münster, Germany. Constructed with four […]
Incredible sailboat-inspired floating home
This incredible sailboat-inspired home is called AR-CE Aqua Floathome, designed by Steeltec37 and is located in the Lusatian Lake District in Germany. The aluminum and steel-framed home has a high-performance facade that works to connect the interior with the exterior in an energy-efficient way. The aluminum and steel home features a curved roof and is […]