This inspiring cliff house architecture takes a cue from famed artist Pablo Picasso and is, in our humble opinion, a masterpiece in its own right. Designed by Australian architects Durbach Block Jaggers, this contemporary style home near Sydney, Australia features a glass and stone exterior with curved walls that cling to this 70-meter high rocky hotspot overlooking sun, sand and surf as far as the eye can see. Minimalist interiors are bright and cool - the ultimate place to relax ... Continue >
Australian architects Chenchow Little gave this amazing Victorian house plan a modern twist – skylights! Because of the home’s historic nature, the designers were prohibited from re-working the facade, so they set their sights a little higher, looking to the roof for contemporary carte blanche. What is now known as the Skylight House features expansive glazing that floods interior with natural light. And despite the home’s old-world exterior, minimalist interiors are the epitome of contemporary-cool. To make the most of ... Continue >
This urban cottage home plan designed by Australian architects 4site Architecture is a layering of old and new, indoor and outdoor spaces, the predictable with pops of bold color that are anything but mundane. The small house design, measuring just 34m2 for the original structure and 13m2 of addition, had an equally small budget for the redesign, so the architects opted to simply reorganize living areas into a more functional space. The compact cottage is characterized for its striking blue ... Continue >
Room 11 architects designed this peaceful indoor / outdoor living house plan as a sweet retreat to bring balance to the homeowners’ busy lifestyle. The Australian architects created this all-encompassing connection to nature via outdoor entertaining areas, open-air decks and the floor-to-ceiling glass wall that brings the outdoors into the house. The structure itself features voids that invite light and nature indoors at every turn. The trees dotting the surrounding landscape provide ever-changing views – a new look and feel ... Continue >
There is something so simple, so natural about this box-shaped home design. The wood clad box by Room 11 is an earthy oasis, inside and out, cantilevered over the steep slope, so that when you’re inside it looks like you’re floating out into the distant landscape. The hillside home features two levels of living space in a stepped design, following the lay of the land. A paneled glass wall on one side of the house overlooks a valley of trees ... Continue >
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