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Vertical House Plan For Family Living in Chile

Pezo von Ellrichshausen Architects designed this vertical house in San Pedro, Chile with a spatial focus that gets the biggest bang for functional family living. Created for a family of six, this three-storey house plan boasts five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a family room and a studio space. This Chile architecture is situated at the high point of the property to take advantage of the amazing views. This unusual concrete house features a facade of Copper Oxide which provides a water-repellent ... Continue >

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Cement Home Design Goes Modern-Industrial Chic

It’s only fitting that this cement home design is located in the town of Northampton, Eastern Pennsylvania - the birthplace of American Portland Cement. “The primary building materials, site poured concrete and various concrete products, pay respect to the history of Northampton”, explains Architect Joseph N. Biondo. Inspired by cement as well as the machines used to produce it, this horizontal home is a lesson in style from the modern-industrial school. Planted firmly into its sloping lot, this hill home ... Continue >

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Circular Concrete Home Plan

Designed by Toyo Ito & Associates, this concrete home in Marbella, Chile makes for a marvelous weekend retreat. Named for its unusual floor plan and crisp, stand-out color, this contemporary home dubbed "White O House" takes the form of a huge O, with a central circular courtyard at its heart. This modern concrete home plan spirals its way around a central garden. This cool courtyard house design offers outdoor entertaining areas with privacy, overlooked by sliding-glass-walled interior rooms. A large ... Continue >

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Small Concrete House in California is Small but Sweet

Public Architects has done a lot with a little in their design of this small concrete house. What Baltazar House lacks in square footage, it makes up for in innovation and style. This concrete house in La Jolla, California extends into the outdoors, making the most of the amazing views of the Pacific Ocean through glass-enclosed upper level. Supporting the glass walls is a concrete base; a simple support punctuated by minimal details apart from some windows. On the rooftop ... Continue >

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Concrete Urban Design in China imitates brick

Known for their innovative use of traditional materials – namely brick – Atelier Zhanglei created this concrete urban design, the Slit House, as an ode to custom with an eye looking toward the future. This urban house design in Nanjing, China was modeled after the adjacent homes dating back to the 1920s, only with a cool, contemporary twist. In place of grey brick, the architect opted for concrete in an abstract form. Strips of wood two inches wide were used ... Continue >

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Vacation House Design - rustic concrete cottage built for minimal maintenance

Casa XS is a modern vacation house design by architects Maria Victoria Besonias, Guillermo de Almeida and Luciano Kruk of BAK Arquitectos. Located in the seaside resort city of Mar Azul, just outside of Buenos Aires, Argentina, this contemporary yet rustic concrete cottage is surrounded by lush forest, beach and dunes. In designing this house, the architects aimed to seek out building materials with minimal maintenance, minimal environmental impact, and maximum visual effect. The result blends seamlessly with its spectacular ... Continue >

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Intriguing Concrete Design for a residential home

Haus Bold certainly makes a bold and modern statement in its Germany setting. Designed by Thomas Bendel Architekt, this contemporary style house of prefabricated concrete takes shape as a simple cube structure, punctuated by walls of glass and anodized aluminum facades at the front and rear. This modern, industrial-chic style is carried inside, where concrete is the material of choice for walls and ceilings, giving interiors this same cool, contemporary aesthetic. For floors the architect created a raw yet refined ... Continue >

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India House Design with Amazing Exterior Walls and Courtyard

Set on a corner within a dense urban centre in Bangalore, India, this modern home by Indian architecture firm Cadence says so much, without screaming. Dubbed Out of the Box, a simple cube style and a white facade could be described as unassuming, if not for the unusual perforations which adorn the house, and the contemporary staircase that leads up to the entrance. Traditionally known in India as “jali walls,” apart from adding architectural interest these perforated walls also serve ... Continue >

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Modern Contemporary Architecture in Spain - concrete, glass and wood

The modern material sets the tone beautifully for this contemporary style concrete and glass house designed by Spain based architecture firm, A-cero. Its hard, edgy look mingles with a minimalist aesthetic for an ultra-modern appeal. Almost made entirely of concrete, this sprawling, 2,204m2 home is an urban beacon among the rolling hills and valleys that surround it. The home’s sharp shape seems to break through the natural landscape, overlooking a river and the distant mountains on the horizon. Both inside ... Continue >

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Contemporary Scandinavian Architecture – Four Rooms Make an Innovative House Plan

An interesting example of contemporary Scandinavian architecture, Nora House (also dubbed Double House), designed by Tham & Videgard Hansson Arkitekter, will have you doing double-takes. Located in Danderyd, Sweden, this modern architecture is curious from the outside, with its solid facade of grey-blue cast concrete, complemented by many warm, wood-framed windows. But it’s the innovative interiors that’ll have your head spinning. An inventive, open concept floor plan organizes a sequence of four large rooms – living, lounging and working spaces ... Continue >

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Concrete Home Architecture Decorated with ... Sunlight

Designed by architects Cristobal Fernandez and Andres Mas of Mas y Fernandez Arquitectos, the Fleischmann-Ossa House in Santiago, Chile, is a modern design that’s unique for a number of reasons. Home to a young family, this contemporary architecture of concrete, stone, glass and wood was designed with a distinct goal – “to achieve a visual connection between their inhabitants,” according to the architects. That brings us to the next unusual feature of this home – the weird and wonderful windows ... Continue >

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