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This stone house is constructed in the middle of the Fafe Mountains in Portugal. Rising in the middle of a wind farm. It uses two gigantic granite stones for its main structure, linked with a concrete mix. As you can see it looks like the house inspired by the Flintstone cartoons. Thanks to such unusual...
This modern, luxurious home is designed for a couple with two kids on a 18×24 meter lot. It features an open plan and really amazing swimming pool near by. This pool is elevated above-ground which isn’t very popular way to design a pool. Thanks to such design parents can watch how their kids are doing...
The Spiral cellar system was first developed by a Frenchman, Georges Harnois, in 1977, who recognized that few modern houses had cellars, but people still wanted somewhere to store their wine. If you’re one of those people who are serious about wine collecting then you probably already need such Spiral Cellar. It can hold up...
Leaf House is a pavilion for a private residence in Sydney, Australia. It’s sited in a dramatic coastal setting and looks anything but ordinary. Thanks to unusual structure of its roof it blends with surroundings very well and looks like a part of the terrain. Roof’s parts resemble fallen leaves held loosely together by a...
This sculptural villa features very expressive, unusual and ornamental facades on both, the front and the lake side. The white concrete elements are dotted with circular openings that allow glimpses into the two-leveled orangery with its exotic plants, as well as the lounge, the guest tract and the staircase accessed through one of the openings...
Even though this modern home is almost completely embedded in the side of a hill in Switzerland it features an amazing view of surrounding nature anyway. The hill is located very close to the world famous thermal bath of Vals. Its main feature is a quite large elliptical patio that acts as a home’s facade...
The house is a contemporary version of a traditional courtyard house. It’s located in Singapore and built around a central courtyard with a double height stair and entry area forming the focal point of the project. Even though it isn’t by the beach it’s designed to looks like it’s growing from solid water and the...
Here is an amazing part office, part art studio, part recreational gateway that is located at the base of a large pine tree in the backyard of a canyon residence. It perched twelve feet off the ground and belongs to an artist and lover of nature. Even though it is modest in size, the plan...
Here is an amazing modern house located in Italian countryside. It’s designed by Duilio Damilano and his studio. The house is about 300 square metres (3220 square feet), with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. Like the flat landscape around it the house has quite simple shape and only one level. Thanks to the that it...