MODERN HOUSE DESIGNS

As part of a total resort reconstruction, which invited some of Russia’s top architects to flex their muscles, so to speak, most of the buildings here are designed by architect Totan Kuzembaev – including Red Guest Houses. Located in Moskovskaya Oblast, Russia, this unusual raised home design took center stage and even picked up a number of awards along the way. Distinctive for their vibrant red color and beach home exteriors, these guest houses are compact, lightweight homes of wood, ... Continue >

Like a shard of metal breaking through the earth’s surface, this beach cottage design (dubbed “Klein Bottle House”) by Melbourne-based architecture firm McBride Charles Ryan also breaks the boundaries of conventional residential architecture. Located in Rye, Australia, this modern vacation home is surrounded by sand dunes and beaches along the Mornington Peninsula. The architects started with the idea of a spiral in this modern beach cottage, and built it based on that concept of fluidity and movement. The floor plan ... Continue >

Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan designed this amazing beach house with all the fixings. This house boasts fabulous outdoor entertaining areas and equally spectacular interiors to match, wrapped in a contemporary style home of concrete, wood and glass. Located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, this simple yet stylish concrete and glass design makes a strong horizontal presence with panoramic views of beach and surf. Built into a majestic tree-covered slope, this beach-front house overlooks a wide wooden deck and ... Continue >

This cool beach house on Palabritas Beach in Lima, Peru was designed by Peruvian architect Jose Orrego. This modern beach house design idea was actually conceived to frame the breathtaking beach-front property and the spectacular sunsets every night. This unusual, low-profile architecture of this luxury coastal cottage design keeps the house intimate, but ultra-contemporary touches really make it stand apart from the rest. The gentle curves of the elevated box structure are open to the outdoors, inviting openness without sacrificing ... Continue >

Multi-award winning architect Pete Bossley adds another winner to his list with a contemporary beach house design that's made to relax, and inspire. Okitu House at Tatapouri Point in New Zealand is the epitome of cool. With views of both bay and ocean, this amazing hilltop beach house sits above its pristine, lush surroundings, clinging to the ground with its casual, low-profile form. This beachfront bungalow was designed, at the clients' request, to be large enough to accommodate extended family, ... Continue >

Designer Reese Roberts has dived into Casa Finisterra head-first, bringing a fresh, modern style to what may well be the perfect contemporary beach home! This exciting, contemporary design is a paradox – urban, yet organic; elegant and relaxed; open and private all at the same time. It’s everything a luxury beach house should be! Built into the rocky shore, this home has become one with its surroundings. Open-air terraces and expansive windows further solidify its connection to nature. But it’s ... Continue >

Guaruja House by Brazil’s Bernardes Jacobsen architecture firm is your modern beachfront paradise. Set high on a lush hill overlooking the ocean coast, this amazing luxury beach house was designed for a vacationing family and their lucky invited guests. A large, flat platform was constructed on the sloping land, supported by five pillars, preserving the natural vegetation that surrounds this pavilion-style house. Atop the deck, an outdoor entertaining area offers fabulous views in all directions and surrounded by treetops reaching ... Continue >

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