MODERN HOUSE DESIGNS

Spanish architecture firm A-Cero sent us some snapshots of their latest modern custom house design near Madrid, Spain – an amazing travertine house that’s about as grand as they come. Set on a hillside slope, this three storey house has a modern, minimalist exterior featuring alternating layers of marble and glass walls. Wide windows blur the boundary between indoors and out, illuminating interiors with natural light and providing a direct connection to nature. Inside, the high ceiling of the open-to-above ... Continue >

A winding maze of sculptural granite and glass, this modern zen house by Spanish architects A-cero makes a unique statement within its lush surroundings. Located in Pozuelo de Alarcon in Madrid, Spain, this futuristic home design features a facade of curved walls of stone dark granite and marble travertine, providing privacy as well as a dramatic welcome. A water feature flows from outside to the entry, creating a seamless transition to the interior environment. The house is situated on a ... Continue >

With a modern simplicity about it, this contemporary riverfront architecture designed by Portugal-based firm Correia/Ragazzi Aquitectos, is as noted for its design as it is for its view. The award-winning Casa no Geres house design, located in Peneda-Geras National Park in northern Portugal, is part concealed within the hillside, and part precariously cantilevered out over the Cevado River rushing below. The clients gave architect Gracia Correia and her new Italian partner, Roberto Ragazzi, carte blanche to design the riverfront home ... Continue >

Described by Australian architect Dane Richardson as “sophistication and elegance on the beach,” this modern waterfront home is making some waves in Dunsborough, Western Australia. Refining traditional beach-hut architecture, this stunning timber home is framed and clad in wood with extensive glazing which connects it to nature while giving it a cool, contemporary edge. The home’s northern facade is a full glass wall, which floods interiors with natural light and creates a direct connection to the waterfront. Even within the ... Continue >

Echoing the long, flat landscape, Damilano Studio designed this Italian countryside house to reflect the clean horizon. Fittingly dubbed the Horizontal House, this contemporary style house in Cuneo, Italy is a cool, white slab that’s understated, yet thrilling to an architectural eye. This horizontal house boasts walls of windows that open to the seemingly endless scene outside. This modern, minimalist house is a veritable playground for modernists, with a white palette that matches the facade. Interesting architectural details, ultra-modern furnishings ... Continue >

Australian architects Tony Owen Partners designed Moebius House in Dover Heights, Sydney. Right from its very beginnings, this ultra-modern home design is the future of innovation and technology. According to Tony Owen Partners, the house is “an example of ‘liquid architecture’ whereby projects are designed parametrically using 3-D digital software to respond to environmental issues.” Maximizing natural ventilation, the views and the home’s efficiency, while minimizing its impact on the neighbors are the key criteria of the method. An innovative ... Continue >

This contemporary panoramic house plan by Australian architect Max Pritchard was made as an observation deck of sorts – a glass wall house complete with large outdoor entertaining areas designed to maximize the panoramic views of sun, sea and surf. Located in Emu Bay, South Australia, this cool raised cottage sits one meter above ground level, providing a vantage point for the ocean-view vistas while reinforcing its dramatic design. This modern vacation house is a combination of corrugated colorbond, timber ... Continue >

Spanish architecture firm A-cero designed this ultra-contemporary concrete and glass house in Galicia, Spain. This modern cliff house design can be described as a series of layers, which are organized along a steep slope with wonderful views in every direction. To maximize on its spectacular surroundings, the house was designed with glass walls stretching between its massive concrete blocks. A travertine skin covers the exterior walls and in some cases, the interior, providing a chic contrast to the dark wood ... Continue >

Looking for a luxury oceanfront home for sale? Check out this awe-inspiring abode at Encinal Bluff, along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. With vistas stretching from Point Dume to Channel Islands, this resort-style waterfront vacation home plan fittingly features 80 ft. of glass overlooking the ocean. Ideal for entertaining, this gated house boasts a generous outdoor patio overlooking the beach, with access to the house via vast sliding glass walls. Inside, four bedrooms, four baths, large open-concept living ... Continue >

Located in Bussum, Amsterdam, this casual home design may look like your average abode from the front, but let us assure you, it is anything but! The rear view holds something of a surprise – a delight for the outdoor enthusiast and architecture lover alike. Featuring floor-to-ceiling glass and a large terrace overlooking a secluded, leafy backyard with a pool, this unusual home brings you the best of both worlds – indoor and out. Netherlands architecture firm Group A created ... Continue >

We love the natural appeal of courtyard home designs, and this one seamlessly transitions from modern architecture to nature. Located on a private cul de sac, peace and privacy welcome you home, while the house itself has a distinctly Zen quality that flows from modern interiors to a relaxing outdoor atrium. The home’s high double gables give its facade an unusual characteristic. The house wraps around an interior courtyard with a reflecting pool, to reflect on nature and life. Surrounding ... Continue >

Stockholm-based architecture firm WRB designed this cool ranch style cabin of timber, glass and steel. Located in Trosa, one of Sweden’s coveted upper-crust residential neighborhoods, this private villa features a contemporary H-shaped structure built surrounding an interior courtyard, which is accessible from every room via expansive sliding glass walls. The sheltered courtyard – which constitutes 1/3 of the home’s total living area – makes a great spot to kick back and take in the view of the ocean, which grounds ... Continue >

Surrounded by lush mountain landscape and the peninsula shoreline at its feet, Villa O in Cap Ferrat of southeastern France is a luxury villa rental worthy of a five-star rating – in fact, this gorgeous 5-story vacation house is a popular holiday hotspot. Perched overlooking the water, this hillside home of terraces and tiers was designed with vast expanses of glass to take in the stunning panoramic view. The glass wall house was made to entertain, with a spacious semi-circular ... Continue >

This hillside home underwent a transformation lead by the innovators at Chadbourne + Doss Architects. The original 1962 house on Mercer Island in Washington, designed by Seattle architect Fred Bassetti, was converted to a modern living space with indoor spaces rivaled only by the outdoors. The hillside home was rooted to its sloping hillside site by a steel skin which covers the home’s roof and exterior. An aluminum enclosure wraps around an open deck and patio, inviting outdoor living into ... Continue >

Award-winning architecture firm Swiss Fine Line created this stunning coastal house design to frame the spectacular views. Set along a shoreline, this glass wall house features a glazed and stone facade, with windows lining the entire main floor and the majority of the second. But once you take in the surroundings, you’ll understand why glass is such a dominant material of choice – visions of water and shorelines are yours from virtually any point in the home, which is largely ... Continue >

Canadian Architecture firm Cindy Rendely Architexture is the name behind face of this stunning contemporary house architecture in Canada. The north Toronto neighborhood features century-old homes and neo-historical chateaus, which provide a wonderful contrast for this contemporary ravine residence, a natural house design that embraces nature both inside and out. Taking advantage of this climate’s changing seasons, the glass wall house boasts views of trees and lush greenery from virtually every spot in the home. Whether inside or out, nature ... Continue >

This metal roof house by Dutch architects Sluijmer & Van Leeuwen is an unusual house plan for a traditional rural setting, especially with its roof curved down to serve as a back wall. This countryside home surrounded by forest and farmland is low, long and lean, with a front of expansive floor-to-ceiling windows that blur the line between indoors and out, contrasting the rear wall of weathered metal. Furthermore, this glass wall house is naturally lit with wonderful views of ... Continue >

DAW Architects created this cool L-shaped house design in their home base of Santiago, Chile. Outside, landscaped gardens and outdoor entertaining areas bring nature in. An exterior of cast concrete, glass and wood brings lots of variety and texture to this unusual home’s facade. And if there’s one thing this cool concrete and glass house has indoors, its views! This gorgeous glass wall house boasts expansive floor to ceiling windows that invite the outdoors in, and it’s slightly skewed L ... Continue >

This cool glass wall home in the Hollywood Hills by architect John Lautner blends beautifully into its surroundings. This stunning natural home design, encircled in lush landscape with a dazzling view in the distance, invites the outdoors in. Innovative ideas and modern finishes fuse with organic architecture elements like natural wood and glass, giving the house a serene, spa-like appeal in every room – and nowhere is this more apparent than in the bathroom, where the city skyline is visible ... Continue >

This gorgeous cottage home design located in the resort setting of Mar Azul, on the shore of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was developed for low maintenance, low cost and low environmental impact with an eco friendly cottage appeal. Designed by Argentina’s BAK Architects, this cottage home is surrounded by forest, offering a private, peaceful setting for relaxation and rejuvenation. The concrete and glass house offers a great view of the outdoors, with an understated look that suits its natural surroundings. The ... Continue >

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 >

The Ansley Glass House additions by Atlanta-based architects Brian Bell and David Yocum of BLDGS is a spectacular renovation of a 1910-era home in a historic downtown neighborhood. A striking glass addition sets the tone for this contemporary house, which is cutting-edge, with traditional elements. The modern glass home plan includes a garage, a kitchen, family room, library, and a staircase which connects the home’s three levels. Topping of this modern architectural design is an enclosed roof top loft and ... Continue >

Among the rolling hills of Northern Ireland in Kells, the 'Origami' country house by UK-based architect Jane D Burnside is an ultra-modern home with traditional ideals. Despite its contemporary and unconventional shape, this unusual Irish house was made to grow old in. A single-level layout makes a functional and comfortable design for living, composed of eight pavilions including a garage, all at ground level. Connected via a footbridge overlooking a dam, waterfall and pool, the pavilions of this glass wall ... Continue >

This unique and very modern hillside house design in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais in Brazil, was a creative and contemporary collaboration between architects Fernando Maculan and Pedro Morais. This concrete walls house enjoys sparse neighbors and gives way to a lush landscape and dense forest covering the steep 60 percent incline of the site. This unusual slope house design starts with a concrete base where the private rooms are housed, and is topped by a glass-enclosed main floor occupied by ... Continue >

Offered at $4,495,000, this gorgeous luxury glass home by architect Ray Kappe is worth every penny. Located in the coveted Brentwood district of Los Angeles, this cool California house was originally built in the late ‘60s, and recently restored to its original glory by Michael LaFetra. Now up for grabs, this amazing modern home has everything your could want, and more – five bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a rooftop deck and a priceless view. The concrete and wood architecture is barely ... Continue >

Created by architect Stanley Saitowitz of San Francisco, California-based Natoma Architects, Inc., this bridge house design in Marin, California is as gorgeous as it is unusual. This modern house, set on a 15-acre wooded property, stretches 22 ft. across a grassy ravine. Above the dip, this raised bridge house plan spans two storeys, but the home’s strong horizontal presence is most prevalent, highlighted by wide, solid panels and a glass wall enclosing the upper floor. To accommodate practical living and ... Continue >

The modern copper, concrete and glass Clip House in Madrid, Spain was designed by the architects at Bernalte-León y Asociados. The cool, contemporary style home’s striking sculptural design takes shape from copper plates, which are enclosed in vertical panels forming expansive glass walls, and cantilevered from a bold, vertical concrete backing. The architectural copper artfully wraps around the home’s living areas, providing a fabulous view from the inside out, while offering an interesting aesthetic from the outside as well. Atop ... 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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