The Becherer House designed by architect Robert M. Gurney is a low and slow homestead that invites you in with its warm, traditional feel, but it's certainly not without its contemporary touches. This pastoral setting here in Albemarle County, Virginia ... Continue >
Wrapped in wood and surrounded by trees, the Sunset Point Residence on San Juan Island, Washington is an architecture aficionado's dream and a nature lover's escape. This awesome house designed by Seattle-based David Vandervort Architects features a medium-scale timber frame ... Continue >
Stuart Silk Architects designed this smooth Seattle-Washington home that is all about water, inside and out. From its hilltop location overlooking Lake Washington, to the integrated water features that become the fabulous focus of this home, the house takes a ... Continue >
You wouldn't suspect that the quiet, northern Ontario town of Parry Sound would be a hotspot for contemporary design, but Altius Architecture brings a modern edge to this small bay-side city surrounded by kettle lakes, islands and wind-swept trees - ... Continue >
Seattle architecture firm McClellan Architects designed this lake house as an ode to nature, but not in the usual country-cottage way. The steel frame is grand in its scale and construction, enclosing large expanses of glass that blur the boundary ... Continue >
The wooded landscape of Whidbey Island, Washington is the perfect place for this cabin-style home designed by Chesmore|Buck Architecture. From the outside, the timber house blends beautifully with its natural surroundings. Exteriors and interiors pay homage to this forested setting, ... Continue >
Set amidst old post-war single-storey homes, at Barwon Heads, Australia, the Seaview House designed by Jackson Clements Burrows is one of the more modern residences that have been working their way into this cozy coastal community. But even among this ... Continue >
This house designed by k_m architektur is a larger, more luxurious take on the cabin chalet. Located in Heilbronn, Germany, this area of snowy hills and forests is a nature lover's dream come true, and smack dab in the center ... Continue >
New Zealand's Parsonson Architects designed the Wairau Valley House in Rapaura, set amidst a rustic melange of farms, orchards, vineyards and the nearby Wairau River winding through the landscape. The clients wanted a house with a connection to the land, ... Continue >
This contemporary wood home designed by Studio One Architecture is right at home in this natural forested setting here in Atlanta, Georgia. This family home combines natural materials with a modern design, namely its unusual "staggered" dual-volume layout that results ... Continue >
In the cold of winter, passion for architecture is just the thing to warm your heart, and Netherlands' architecture firm 2by4-architects have done just that with this two-faced country cottage. From one side, it takes on a traditional form with ... Continue >
This modern concrete house in Sydney designed by Australian architecture firm Luigi Rosselli Architects wowed us right off the bat. From its strong yet simple horizontal presence to its contemporary style interiors, it was love at first sight! ... Continue >
This Greek luxury home in Athens is what myths are made of, and local designer Dimitris Economou dressed it to the nines! The facade is dotted with windows of different shapes and sizes overlooking a gorgeous pool and outdoor entertaining ... Continue >
Sometimes it's the place you're in that can put a new slant on how you see the world, and this angled wall house by Giovanni D'Ambrosio does just that. Located in Mount Hotham, Australia, this house features massive glass walls ... Continue >
Los Angeles, California-based architecture firm XTEN designed Diamondhouse and hit a "high note" with this harmonious home extension. The live work house here in Santa Monica was given this gorgeous music studio addition featuring a funky facade with a perforated ... Continue >
