This concrete home design by Atelier ST is located on an urban block of Zwickau, Germany, built on a hillside overlooking the river below. The contemporary, cubic facade of concrete and glass stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding traditional homes, but is the perfect prologue to its ultra-modern minimalist interiors, where a chic white palette is punctuated by pockets of hot red and natural hardwood. Wide windows flood the living spaces with light, further enhancing their sense of space ... Continue >
This solar powered house isn’t your typical German House design. Created by students of the Technische Universitat Darmstadt in Germany, this striking solar house has garnered them top prize in the Solar Decathlon competition. With a goal of designing an energy-efficient home plan, the team took to the drawing board and came up with this sustainable architecture project: two-storey, cube-shaped house, with a facade and roof clad in solar cells which will produce 200 per cent of the home’s energy. ... Continue >
Architects Marcus Kaestle, Andreas Ocker and Michel Roeder of European architecture firm C18 Architects designed a cubic house for what could well be the most discriminating taste of all – a jewelry designer. Located in the south Germany town of Wissgoldingen, this 2,043-sq.-ft., cubic house design is so simple that it’s spectacular. A facade is formed by white tiles framing curtains, which gently billow in the breeze and create a wonderful, natural movement within the traditional stationary concept. Behind its ... Continue >
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