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 >

Casa 205 in Barcelona is an unusual mountain home idea by Spanish architecture firm H Arquitectes, created to minimize environmental impact while maximizing the striking surrounding nature views. The site’s steep incline sets the tone for this slope house, which hangs precariously off the hillside edge overlooking the forest and the mountains on the horizon. In keeping with the region’s rustic countryside flair, this timber house is clad in wood both inside and out. An airy softwood facade features pine ... Continue >

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 >

Gartner Trovato Architects designed this gorgeous bay house design in Bayview, NSW, Australia. Situated on a steeply graded property with the water at its feet, this slope house plan offers endless views of Pittwater from every point of the house – both indoors and out! From the street, this house appears as a small, low-profile home with minimal visual impact – that is, until you see it from the bay. Three living levels make their way down the hillside – ... Continue >

This three level house plan, located on the outskirts of Brno in the Czech Republic, is a playground of modern luxury in a serene, countryside setting. Designed by architecture firm Orak, this hillside home is situated on a sloped lot with endless vistas of tree-covered hills stretching across the horizon. Each level has its own character, different from the rest, for a totally new unique living experience. Each room boasts breathtaking views of the valley. The first of three levels ... Continue >

Perched on a rocky slope between pines with a waterway at its feet, Casa Barone is an ultra-modern hillside house designed by Sweden architects WRB. In sharp contrast to its more traditional neighbors, this contemporary Swedish house plan features a flat roof and a minimalist black exterior framing its massive windows. The main part of the house is concealed underground within the steep hillside, where large horizontal platform creates a nice living and entertaining area. Half of this space is ... 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 >

Nature meets architecture in this amazing Italian countryside home by architect Arturo Montanelli. Built into a slope, this hillside house has a strong sense of gravity to it, grounded in a heavy, stone design. This stone house may be cool, but it has very warm qualities, incorporating exposed concrete and limestone with natural wood and exposed ceiling beams for a rustic look. This gorgeous lake house frames amazing views of Lake Como and the Italian countryside in every direction, adding ... Continue >

Designed by Tennent + Brown Architects, this marvelous hillside cottage located in New Zealand was built as a cluster of individual cabins to accommodate relaxation and rejuvenation. Shared by two French brothers, the plan of this cottage home commanded two separate bedroom/bathroom/study quarters, and a shared kitchen/main living space, to be used once or twice for vacationing. And they couldn’t have picked a sweeter retreat – perched precariously on a hillside overlooking a magical scene of mountains and bay, this ... Continue >

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