MODERN HOUSE DESIGNS

Concrete House Designs - Challenging New Zealand Architecture

This concrete house design features a stand-out contemporary design that balances nature and ultra-modern aesthetics. The client, who also happened to be the builder, was looking for a challenge and New Zealand architect Simon Twose delivered. Made of concrete and glass, this house is an unusual mix of open and closed, its expansive windows peeking out from behind these imposing walls of armor. Behind its exterior, this rigid house boasts a modern aesthetic highlighted by exposed concrete walls, an industrial-style angular staircase, and amazing open-to-above and loft living spaces. A glass facade puts the indoors in ease reach of the outdoors on both levels, facing an interior courtyard. Simon Twose
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2 Feb 2012 | Concrete Homes |

Outdoor Living Beach House on Australia Coast

This outdoor living beach house designed by Australian firm Wright Feldhusen Architects boasts just the right blend of modern indoor living rooms and contemporary outdoor entertaining areas overlooking the coast. Ideally suited to the surrounding landscape, this low-lying structure doesn't exceed 4 meters from natural ground level due to local building codes, resulting in a single-level residence that, instead of growing upward, reaches out toward the waterfront. This amazing Australian beach house offers indoor and outdoor living rooms (which are sheltered by a wide-reaching overhang), each capturing this area's best - the hot afternoon sun and the cool south-westerly breeze. A floor-to-ceiling glass wall blurs the boundary between indoors and out, offering protection from the elements without obstructing the pristine views. Wright Feldhusen Architects
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2 Feb 2012 | Coastal Homes |

Open Air Homes - Modern architecture incorporating negative space

This open air home designed by Japanese architecture firm KINO Architects isn't just about what's built up, but it's as much about the negative space. The Airhole House boasts roadways to the south and east, a field to the west and a house to the north, and is itself occupied by a family of four - a typical urban house plan by most accounts. What really stands out is the unusual architecture that incorporates a massive void as its main feature - an east-west facing air hole on the main floor, and a north-south facing hole on the upper level, capturing views in every direction. This terrace-style outdoor living room offers all the comforts of a traditional room, but with natural light and fresh air flooding the space, and serves to passively cool the house during the hot months and warm it up in winter. Check out more modern Japanese house designs by visiting KINO Architects.
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2 Feb 2012 | Japanese Homes |

Charming Creekside Cabin with Rustic-Refined Aesthetic

California architect Amy A. Alper designed this charming creek-side cabin in Santa Rosa, California. This delightful riverfront home sits on a serene property surrounded by towering firs and redwoods. One of the regulations for building here was that new construction was limited only to “previously disturbed” areas, so the architect thought outside the box with a great cantilevered living room and hallway addition that, while adding extra living space, had no impact on the land. Though revamped, the shingle-style cabin design, circa 1920s, maintains its country charms. The architect salvaged the original shingled exterior and used it as the backdrop for the new living spaces, adding a wonderful outdoor feel to interiors. Furthermore, this forest home features expansive glass walls that capture views of the trees and the creek. A fabulous fireplace feature warms up this rustic cabin home, both in looks and in feel. Amy A. Alper

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19 Jan 2012 | Cottage Homes |

Circular Cottage Plans – Awesome Boat House

This circular cottage plan is the coolest retreat on a hot day. Austin, Texas-based architecture firm Bercy Chen Studio blend their European and East Asian backgrounds into a totally unique architectural style that we love. They sent us photos of their Shore Vista Boat House in Lake Austin that we just had to share. This contemporary style house is a veritable playground for the water-lover, set right on a lake with a built-in water feature that brings the house to life. The circular-shaped cottage is wrapped in a winding spiral staircase that gives you the external tour of the whole home, leading you past its outdoor entertaining areas and glass walls that offer a glimpse of what’s inside. Made for entertaining and enjoyment of the finer things in life – these being nature, family, friends, peace, quiet, and good times – this waterfront cottage is a sweet retreat indeed! Bercy Chen Studio

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17 Jan 2012 | Cottage Homes |

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