MODERN HOUSE DESIGNS

Contemporary Seattle Dwelling - Gorgeous EB1 House is for sale

As though made expressly for a year-round, ripe autumn scene, this modern, minimalist home in Seattle, Washington picks up on the golden hues of the surrounding landscape in its warm exterior wood cladding and an expansive glazed facade flaming views of the West Seattle Golf Course, Elliot Bay and the Seattle skyline. The contemporary EB1 Residence by Replinger Hossner Architects blends beautifully with nature while offering a sense of refined luxury. Every room of this three-bedroom 2.5-bathroom home seems to center around the magnificent views visible from virtually every room. This luxury house in the Pigeon Point neighborhood is currently listed with Modern Dwelling agent Chris Stark at $895,000. Replinger Hossner Architects.

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19 Nov 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

Cool Modern Home with Hidden Interior Garden

Takeshi Hosaka Architects have devised a truly cool and modern way of incorporating the outdoors into an otherwise traditional home. The Garden House ingeniously and beautifully blends indoor and outdoor living spaces with a two-storey interior courtyard, enclosed within the home’s walls. The architect decidedly made the garden the home’s main focal point, featuring a seating area, a tree and a variety of plantings. Surrounding the space, rooms boast large sliding glass doors that when opened, effectively bring the outdoors in on a whole new level. Apart from its unique inner garden, this modern home boasts all the traditional living spaces, but dresses them with a minimalist elegance that’s echoed in the home’s white, angular facade. Takeshi Hosaka Architects
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13 Nov 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

Upscale Contemporary Home by Lundberg Design in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California

Pacific Heights is the perfect spot for this upscale contemporary home by Lundberg Design. This San Francisco, California home boasts vistas of Alta Plaza Park and a panoramic view of San Francisco Bay. The breathtaking views are complemented by a design about as cool and contemporary as they come – without becoming overly eccentric. A sleek, glass front and rear facade ensure the views are enjoyed from every room. Taking an unconventional approach to entry, the architects at Lundberg Design planned this upscale home with its entry level on the second floor, and the ground floor reserved for guest rooms and a garage. The centerpiece of this house is a futuristic circular staircase. The winding sculpture of stone and steel is as magnificent to behold as it is to scale. Topping this three-storey design is the third, private level, dedicated to lavish comforts and delicious solitude, complete with a master bedroom, an ensuite and office space. Lundberg Design.

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13 Nov 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

Amazing Weekend Cabin in Washington State – Modern Delta Shelter Design

Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects have designed this magnificent home that stands as a beacon of innovation and modern style among its wooded surroundings. Delta Shelter is a small but sweet weekend cabin in Washington State that rivals any home in terms of luxury and innovation. The 20-by-20-ft. square footprint makes way for a three-storey home that, despite its cozy 1,000-sq.-ft. size, makes the grandest of impressions. Oversized 10-by- 18-ft. steel rolling shutters conceal massive expanses of glass, and can be simultaneously opened or closed using the hand crank inside. A contemporary interior layout features the kitchen and living room at the top of the home, where residents and guests have the best seat in the house to take in the breathtaking view of the floodplain and wooded valley at its feet. Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects.
Photo credits: Tim Bies and Benjamin Benschneider

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12 Nov 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

Luxury Retreat in Rural Colorado makes a Modern Statement - Logjam House

This rural retreat-turned-residence set in a treed Colorado grove is as much about nature and its surroundings as it is about a cool concept for a home. Dubbed the Logjam House and located at the remote northeastern end of the Rio Blanco River Basin, this modern home is surrounded by mountain peaks and alpine growth that make their way inside via the expansive picture windows making up much of this home’s facade. The unique “block” style of building balances various spatial volumes which overhang, extend and retreat from the main form, creating an architecturally interesting profile. Along the home’s southern and eastern faces, thoughtfully planned outdoor living areas follow the natural path of the sun. Inside, the kitchen, dining room and living areas are linear and open to one another and to above, overlooked by an upper-level loft space housing a guest bathroom and a work studio. The interior style is defined by the rural appeal of this house. Overhead, uncut logs stretch from wall to wall, displaying every crack and knot. Interior finishes include wood and stone, lit via the many windows encircling the home. Antoine Predock Architect in association with Jon Anderson Architect.

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11 Nov 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

Luxury Makes this Modern Multi-Unit Home in Seattle – Orcas Residences by Pb Elemental

Known for their distinct clean-lined, modern yet warm style of architecture throughout the Seattle area, Pb Elemental Architecture designed this four-unit multi-family residence in the Georgetown neighborhood. The Orcas Residences project boasts a contemporary facade incorporating wood paneling and storefront-style windows framed with a cool, industrial frame edge. Inside, each two-storey residence boasts 1,100 sq. ft. of living space and a complete list of luxuries, leaving nothing out. Warm woods make their way from the exterior in, framing doorways, finishing floors and features as the main material of the open-riser stairs leading from the airy main floor up to the master suites. Each bedroom features a private bath and access to a rooftop deck. But the best features are possibly those hidden behind the walls – the claim of being “4-star built green.” Pb Elemental Architecture.

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9 Nov 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

Cool Contemporary Design in Toronto Trendy Queen Street West

91A Claremont Street in Toronto trendy Queen Street West neighborhood represents a move to the modern. Developer Cityspace Urban Developments strayed from the “faux Victorian” style typical of this downtown residential and entertainment hub, opting to go the modern industrial route. Set amid its brick semi-detached neighbors is this striking, 2,100-sq.-ft. home boasting simple lines and a contemporary rectangular profile. This semi-detached design makes the most of its long frame with a main floor encompassing a single, elongated, open-concept space. The linear layout takes you from the dining room at the front of the home, through the kitchen, a cozy living room and to a rear patio. The interior style is exactly what you’d expect from the exterior impression – meticulous in its details and spot-on in the execution. Every element appears thoughtfully considered, from the warm woods and sleek countertops, to the cool floating staircase enclosed in a barely-there glass wall. 91A Claremont is currently for sale through Paul Johnston Unique Urban Homes at a price of $849,000. Cityspace Urban Developments.

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7 Nov 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

Contemporary Cave House by Award-Winning Polish Architect Robert Konieczny

The multi-award-winning Aatrial House by Polish architect Robert Konieczny (pictured) of KWK Promes transforms the spatial configuration of the traditional Polish cube house. This contemporary house in the woods near Opole boasts a cool, cave-like appeal which immediately sets the mind awhirl with modern innovations shrouded in mystery. The design concept is the opposite of an atrial building; closed to the inside and open to its surroundings with terraces, and access to the garden via an inner atrium. The inner atrium also features the unique underground driveway which gives the home its cavernous characteristic. The 10-meter wide driveway slopes and burrows its way beneath the structure, flanked by walls and a road of quarried granite blocks. But what’s visible from afar is the clean, contemporary cube house with a minimalist white facade, dotted with picture windows and a green garden. KWK Promes.

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6 Nov 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

Modern Lakeside House in Italy by Architect Marco Castelletti

This cool, modern lakeside house by architect Marco Castelletti breaks all convention when it comes to style and special configuration. The home’s vertical configuration adopts a uniquely Italian architecture style, with a twist of modernism within its unusual profile. The modern house in Como, Italy, is set on a sleep slope overlooking the street below and boasting an endless view of the lake at its feet. A long set of stairs leads from the street to the home’s entrance, which covered by an overhanging hall, and into a glass atrium. The home’s main floor – a horizontal volume – faces the lake and houses the living areas and bedrooms. The home’s second level – the vertical volume – contains the service wing. This functional and fashionable design is clad in a combination of Iragna stone and white marble-dust plaster, lending the home an authentic yet contemporary flair. Marco Castelletti.

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6 Nov 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

Contemporary House with History in UK – Modern Redesign by architect Sutherland Hussey

With history, geography and the environment prevailing in this outstanding design, there’s much to be learned from the unique Yan contemporary house by architect Sutherland Hussey. Originally built in 1903 in the UK’s Lake District, the redesign and renovation of Grizedale Hall is a £4-million project that all started with a competition held by the Forestry Commission – the owner of the property. Hussey’s rustic yet rich design won the bid for the new structure set amid 2400ha of publicly accessible land, dotted with forest and surrounded by winding hiking and biking trails. At the heart of Grizedale Forest sits this luxurious stone and wood structure with a face of windows that welcomes the natural views. On either side, two volumes extend on either side of the large glazed facade. The structure abuts a terrace where the original building stood a century ago. A distinguishing flat-topped roof takes a steep upward turn midway, adding a contemporary twist to the traditional building. The project is said to be completed in early 2009. Sutherland Hussey Architects.

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5 Nov 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

For Sale: Rustic Hamptons Retreat with Modern New York Style

This modern home’s interesting roofline creates just one of its many points of interest. Designed by architect Stan Allen, the odd profile of Sagaponack House forms a weekend retreat in the Hamptons of New York. Another claim to fame is the home’s element of nature, both inside and out, from its treed surroundings, to the wood-clad exterior, and outdoor patios that lead indoors via large picture windows. This home is a cottage-chic three-bedroom design with warm yet contemporary clean-lined interiors. Cool, uncluttered living areas are naturally lit by the multiple skylights overhead, which make their sunlit marks onto the warm, wooden floors below. This luxury retreat residence is currently listed with Sotheby’s International Realty at an asking price of $2.6 million. Stan Allen Architect.

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3 Nov 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

Luxury Ocean View House in Sydney, Australia - Northbridge

Bringing an ultra-modern edge to the outskirts of Sydney, Australia, the award-winning Northbridge House designed by architect Alex Popov sits at the end of a peninsula overlooking the Middle Harbour. The magnificent ocean view is framed by the home’s four steel vaults and 48 concrete columns, which are exposed and enclose its contemporary, open-concept floor plan. The luxury interior of this single-storey design is based on the four vaults. The first vault houses the foyer, a sitting room and a master bedroom; the second features functional spaces including the kitchen, dining room, a courtyard and a pool terrace; while the third features a formal living room and a stairway to the lower level where you’ll find the remaining bedrooms, a family room and opening to the outdoor tennis court. The pool terrace features a massive skylight above an 18-meter infinity pool, which extends from indoors out and cantilevers over a three-storey void. Alex Popov & Associates
via Best House Design

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30 Oct 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

A Contemporary Castle Among the Common – Cool Home in Toronto, Canada

The Canadian architectural firm of Reigo & Bauer has conceived and created a contemporary castle among the common. The unique and eye-catching design at 12 Cassels Avenue has found a perfect fit within a densely populated block of homes in Toronto’s east end. The home’s slim profile and sleek glass facade really make it stand out from the crowd, but oddly, it still fits within the grander scheme of the neighborhood. What also makes this design noteworthy is its accessibility to the everyman. With a selling price of $414,000, Reigo & Bauer’s houses are designed for an average buyer with above-average architectural appreciation. This modern home boasts a minimalist style throughout its three finished floors. This small but sweet design features two bedrooms and luxurious living spaces with a seriously spacious appearance, thanks to the architects’ efficient use of every available inch. The full-glass front and rear face of the home welcome a flood of natural light, further enhancing the feeling of spaciousness. Reigo & Bauer.
photo credit: Tom Arban

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29 Oct 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

Hot Rod House Design by Artist-Architect Tom Kundig

Known for daring designs that push the architecture envelope, Tom Kundig of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects made the most of a modest budget in his ultra-cool Hot Rod House. “The design relies on a single move – the insertion of a folded steel stair – to provide circulation while becoming a free-standing 3-D sculptural element,” according to the architect. The simple mechanics of an expansive hinged window open this contemporary house to the outdoors. The architect’s innovative, artful approach to design doesn’t end at the window. The modern staircase is a centerpiece of the home, boasting a unique design without stringers, winding its way up the home’s interior. Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects.

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28 Oct 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

Underground House by EM2N

How does one accommodate a growing family and a much-needed home extension without going to the trouble of getting neighbors’ permission? The architects at EM2N found their answer underground. 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. And while you’d think this design would mean a lot of stair climbing, the architects let their fun side out to play in this funky design, incorporating a slide to take the kids from the upper ground level down the slope and to the lower deck, which leads inside. EM2N.

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27 Oct 2008 | Custom | Comments (0)

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