Underground House, designed by EM2N architect, located in Greifensee, Switzerland.Haus Gross in Greifensee, Switzerland, looks like a typical house by all accounts. But this modern and inventive design proves that looks can be deceiving. This understated, low-profile house holds a buried treasure in the form of an underground living space. The 721-sq.-ft. sub-grade home addition includes two sunken open-air courtyards leading into the three children’s bedrooms, a bathroom and a state-of-the-art home theater for private film screenings. A two-storey glazed façade lets light flood every corner, above ground and below.View more information about underground house [via] modern house design.
Architect: Guilherme Machado Vaz Client: Júlio Machado Vaz Location: Vieira do Minho, Portugal Project: 1998 2002 Construction: 2002 2005 Consultants: SGPE, lda. Contractor: António Dias Ribeiro, Lda. Constructed Area: 350m2 Budget: 250.000 EURO (US $386.200) Photographs: Leonardo FinottiWhen you enter the site you see the house hidden behind nature without any constructed way to the entrance which makes it look even more as an isolated element in space. This ` surprise element ‘ (Montesquieu) contributes to stimulate the observer and its perception of the relation between the space and the house. The architectonic experience is made to the base of sensorial stimulations. The entrance is a covered exterior space that gives access to the garage and to the interior of the house. The stairs lead to the entry hall that separates the veranda from the living room. Each space has a different relation with the surroundings which confers a unique identity to them. The opened veranda, protected by the trees, is a place of libation of nature, where we get lost inside ourselves.The bedroom’s area consists of two identical nucleuses with a hall, two rooms and bathroom. The house is made of concrete, used as a constructive and finishing element, searching a hard materiality and contrasting aesthetics with the chromatic and textural diversity of nature that encircles it. On the inside, this contrast is emphasized through the neutral color that coat walls and ceiling and by the ‘monotonous’ way that space is designed. More information about Valley House [via] Modern house design.
Seifert House designed by Michael Shamiyeh Architect, located in Volkersdorf, Enns, Austria.The house was built as a passive house (no cooling or heating required) with an incredible low budget, within a construction period of less than seven months.
Architect : Michael Shamiyeh — BAU|KULTUR, Austria Location : Volkersdorf, Enns, Austria Structure Engineer : Helmut Schiebel Contractor : Winfried Orth Materials : Concrete & Glass Photographs : Paul OttThe conception of the house became a deep engagement with Mies, in particular with the Farnsworth House, and the question of how a space should be constituted in order to open itself to the surrounding by simultaneously offering privacy. Furthermore, it became an investigation of how much freedom in space effectively determines the way of living in contrast to a few certain spatial determinations that liberate. Whereas the first model refers to Rietveld’s attempts to create freedom e.g. by means of sliding doors etc. the later model refers to Mies’ structured open plan.View more about Seifert House [via] Modern house design.
The modern geometric home, designed by Santa Monica, located in Los Angeles, California. The modern geometric home is composed of a collection of daring folds, sharp angles and various volumes connected on the 10,000-sq.-ft. property. This contemporary design based Tighe Architecture incorporates a number of buildings, which are structured around a private central courtyard that invites the outdoors into these modern living spaces. From the outside, this cool house is characterized by its unique folded roof and walls. Windows, seemingly scattered about the facade, were strategically placed to frame the fabulous views. Inside this two-storey home, the details are simple, and simply impeccable. A soaring focal wall features cut-outs that echo the home’s windows, with a skylight at the top as its crowning glory. The finishes are minimal yet luxury, like the rich wood floors, and the gorgeous kitchen featuring warm woods and cool stone tiles, enclosed in a wall of windows with a pool-side walkout. A guest house and pool house are mirror images of one another. The modern geometric home [via] luxury home
Alan-Voo Family House in Los Angeles by Californian practice Neil M. Denari Architects.This is a Project Description from Neil M. Denari Architects :
The scheme leaves half of the house for the daughter’s bedrooms and incorporates the other half plus new extensions in front and back into a public zone and a private bedroom for the parents.
This strategy amounts to a new 16 ft wide linear house being inserted into the existing house. Multi-toned, bright colors accentuate the new pieces which suggests a graphic expression representative of the family’s interests.More about Family house [via] modern house design.
Mount Baker Residense designed by Pb Elemental Architecture, located in the Mount Baker neighborhood of Seattle, this dramatic home is perched on a hill, high above the street. The design captures the territorial views of the surrounding rooftops with floor to ceiling glass and roof top deck.The 3,600 sqft home includes four bedrooms, two and a half baths, and a large open living floor with ten foot-tall ceilings and a two car garage with a 400 sqft roof deck above. Additionally, the home includes a separate, one bedroom apartment unit on the lower level, complete with a wrap-around patio.
The structure was conceived as the juxtaposition of three pure volumes, each containing a unique programmatic element. In turn, each element is clad with clear cedar, cement board or concrete to emphasize the massing.Architects: Pb Elemental Architecture Location: Seattle, Washington, US Structural Engineer: Pangeo Landscape: Volz Landscaping Constructed Area: 2.940 sqft (273 sqm) Project year: 2007 Construction year: 2008 Photographs: Pb Elemental ArchitecturMore about Mount Baker Residense [via] Modern House Design.
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House of inclusion designed by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects, located in Shiga, Japan.Here’s some text from the architect: This house, located in a new residential area, is for a 30-something couple. Surrounded by other houses, the design goal was set up to block out the outside world while avoiding too much closure, as well as to provide rich and sensuous spaces.First, a small patio and a path connected to it were laid out between the living or dining room and exterior. They are surrounded by a wall that blocks off the line of sight from outside. Planting and pond are laid out at the patio, so that the picturesque images of green and water are viewed from the rooms. Enclosed by walls that create indirect light filling softly the entire room, the house presents sentimental scenes here and there. The living spaces and the life lived there are enveloped by green and light, creating an affectionate environment.Architects: FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects Location: Shiga, Japan Client: Private Construction Year: 2009 Site Area: 215,35m2 Constructed Area: 151,71m2 Photographs: Takumi Otmore information about the inclusion of house [via] best house design.
Organic Wooden House designed by Seattle’s Pb Elemental Architect.Seattle’s Pb Elemental Architecture is putting an organic notch on the city’s concrete skyline. The Dang Residence is a two-storey private wooden house of 3,600 sq. ft., clad in naturally beautiful cedar. Interiors are divided into a series of modern loft-style living spaces, including three bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a media room and a study. Throughout the house, thoughtfully placed skylights and windows light up corners and crannies, and unique architectural details like art niches. More information about Organic Wooden House [via] Modern House Design.
The house is organized around three events: Firstly, a patio over street level, secondly, a promenade composed of ramps and staircases that lead from the parking to the roof garden and thirdly, a perimeter wall that defines the domesticated territory of the house.
Regarding the expression of the house, it offers a silent facade to the street, which is no more than the simple echo of the wall that confines the small patio of the sleeping rooms. This elongated patio works as a filter towards the noisy movement of cars that pass tangent to the site. Its interior space is characterized by the colonization of elements such as: the oblique pillars which endure the horizontal force of possible earthquakes, the prefabricated skylights which introduce light to the deepest part of the house and the ramps. Those elements altogether create boundaries and tensions within the space. Architect : Sebastian Irarrazaval Client : Martin Irarrazaval Location : Santiago, Chile Site Area : 700 sqm Building Area : 200sqm Construction start : 2005 Completion : 2006 Materials : Concrete, Timber & Glass Photos : Carlos Eguiguren Lira House, designed by Sebastian Irarrazaval Architect [via] modern house design.
Tree House designed by Sander Architects, located in Wilmington, Delaware.From the heart to a quiet forest in Wilmington, Delaware, this contemporary tree house was admittedly a labor of love for architect Whitney Sander of Sander Architects. With a rushing stream at its feet, Tree House features a spectacular spiral staircase, running up the front of the home, past the modern Juliet-inspired balcony, and the expanse of glass that forms the front facade. The home’s very vertical construction places the master bedroom and living at the top, among the trees, with a rooftop deck as the most luxurious crowning touch.More about Tree House Design [via] modern house design.
Beach House in Wood, designed by Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects, located on California beach. Contemporary California beach house is a striking, stand-out design among the rocks and sand of its beachfront property. Two prominent volumes clad in wood and lined with windows can be seen from a distance, protruding from the structure’s main body, resulting in nooks of wind-sheltered outdoor living spaces with Pacific Ocean views. “This beach house replaces a beloved William Wurster house that burned down on the site”, according to Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects. “The client requested we design the new house to capture the spirit of the original house, while meeting all the current seismic codes and FEMA requirements for houses in high-risk coastal zones, which included raising the floor level of the house.” Interiors are too clad in wood, giving them a warm, relaxed, “beach house” ambience. more about Beach house design [via] modern house design
The four equal sized boxes are built as simple wood construction covered with corrugated metal panels on the outside and wood and gypsum panels on the inside. The floor plan is based on the needs of a traditional country house. Only partially the organization of the rooms is a direct consequence of the rigid outer form. The Living Room focuses on the different light conditions needed for an existing and future art collection, while the great view into the nearby countryside is present without being dominant. The sequence of the different rooms reflects the idea of a private gallery. Natural light is coming into the spaces through the openings in between the outer boxes. Architects : HHF Architects + Ai WeiWei Location : Ancram, New York, USA Design Team : HERLACH HARTMANN FROMMENWILER & AI WEIWEI with Bhavana Hameed, Tom Strub, Fumiko Takahama, Magnus Zwyssig Structural Engineering : Crawford & Associates, Hudson, NY Construction Management : Crawford & Associates, Hudson, NY General Contractor : Robert Reed Construction, Germantown, NY Design year : 2005-2006 Construction year : 2006-2008 Client : Private Constructed Area : 375 sqm Photographs : Iwan Baan, Nikolas Koenig Tsai residence [via] luxury home design
Dellis Cai Villa, designed by Shigeru Ban architect, located in the Caribbean.The following information is from Dellis Cay:
Shigeru Ban has created two contrasting designs of Beach Villa for purchase: Maison H and Maison S, both of which come with their own over-water pavilion, Maison O.
Maison H is alluringly classic simplicity with its elements centered on expansive living and dining spaces. Fully retractable glass walls open out to a reflecting pond and swimming pool make beach villa appear to float on water.
Maison S is futuristic and organic, whose sinuous curves enfold a circular reflecting pond and flare outward towards an angular swimming pool and blue sea. “Both villas” as Shigeru Ban explains “are carefully designed to be sympathetic in their own right to the nature of the site, and both aim for the closest possible relationship between interior and the predominant presence of ocean.”Fifteen villas will be located on 0.5 — 1.1 acre lots. Each villa includes its own over-water pavilion, which is a complete self-contained house in itself, and links to each main villa by private bridge.
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Like a bird nest, Japanese Glass home designed by TNA Architects.The contemporary, curved weekend house reaches off the hillside and around the trees, connecting to the other side. Inside, the house takes shape as an elongated floor plan, where one area of the home opens onto the other, separated by walls of glass. Apart from glass, the main material of choice for both the interior and exterior is wood. And true to this Japanese architect’s signature style, interiors are furnished with a minimal, modern edge. More information about Japanese Glass Home [via] Modern Home Design.
Luxury House Makes Modern Luxury a Daily Event, located in Brentwood Park, Beverly Hills. This spectacular contemporary house sports a structured, clean facade of white with glass held in place by a striking black frame. A circular tower leads the way to the entrance, where you’ll find a wonderland of wood and windows. Floors and ceilings feature rich hardwood, which abuts the floor-to-ceiling glass walls. Beyond is an endless view of the Los Angeles city skyline which, incidentally, can be enjoyed just as much (if not, more) from the outdoor terraces encircling the building. Luxury House Makes Modern Luxury a Daily Event [via]
Yakisugi House designed by Terunobu Fujimori architect, located in Nagano, Japan.The unique Yakisugi House in Nagano, Japan, blends modern design innovation with traditional Japanese architecture and a French inspiration, for a truly one-of-a-kind house design. For Yakisugi House, the inspiration came from the compact cave dwellings near the Caves of Lascaux in France. This unusual residential design comes clad in charred cedar boards, and surrounded by 1,825m2 of landscaped property, sculptural plants and a spring-fed stream.More about Yakisugi house [via] modern house design.
Mush Residence, a home incorporating an artists’ studio and exhibition space, Located in west Los Angeles, California. Designed by Los Angeles office Studio 0.10 Architects. The residence comprises two buildings with a courtyard between. A two-storey building faces the street and contains a garage, apartment and art studio.
The circulation and exhibition spaces for the owners’ artwork and collections wrap around the three-storey main house. Images are copyright Fotoworks; Benny Chen and Studio 0.10 Architects. view Mush Residence [via]
Barn House is the farmhouse, designed by BURO II , together with Hendrik Vermoortel, Rita Huys. Located among the rolling hills of mid-west Flanders. The central principle for the farmhouse conversion is the relationship between the building and its outside space, and the connection with the surrounding environment. The client was emphatic that tradition, innovation and respect for the landscape be combined in a single project. The structure of the landscape and research into rural building in Flanders stand in reciprocity to the design process and the final built environment. Crucial in this thought process is that the landscape confirms the footprint of the buildings and farmhouses in origin and as tradition. Here respect and tradition create a need for a contemporary continuity, reflected in the search for a new meaning for the farmhouse in its varying scenic mutations. The project is a spatial and architectural quest for methods to offer new perspectives in the relationship between landscape and The Barn House [via]
Aquino House, the single-family residence is located on a steeped lot in front of federal government lands and aside a river.
The house is configured by orthogonal shapes and materials such as wood, stone and metal without artificial claddings. It stands with no protagonism against the rich and abundant surroundings.A series of spatial and comfort requirements led to juxtaposed concepts. The family wished for large open areas that could somehow, blend with the nature around, bluring the lines between “inside” and “outside”. Another request was an isolated studio with room for thousands of books, compact discs and LP’s, which must maintain related with the exterior.
The main intention was for each interior space to face the river or the old amate tree, which is located towards east and has a 30 meter extended foliage that appears to envelop the house.The small pool of stone and its red cedar surrounding pavement stands as the most intimate space concealed between the house and one of the perimeter retaining walls.
Architects: Augusto Fernandez Mas (K+A Diseño) Location: Cuernavacas, Morelos, Mexico Project year: 2005 Construction year: 2006 Collaborators: Edurne Turcott Unzueta, David Alba Landscape: Mario de la Garza & Daniel Aguilar Woodwork: Fernando Acevedo Structural Engineer: Enrique Garcia Constructed Area: 490 sqm Photographs: Fernando CorderoMore About Aquino House [via] Modern House Design.
