The Perforated House is an unusual modern house with its own agenda. Designed by Australian architecture firm Kavellaris Urban Design in an infill neighborhood in Brunswick, Victoria, the house “is a platform to establish a critical dialogue within our built environment; to raise questions as much as to find solutions,” according to the architects. “The project is a critique on our cultural attitudes and how we determine them, on what we consider to be of heritage significance and how to ... Continue >
Described by folks at SousaSantos, a modern Portuguese architecture firm, as a “vision device”, the contemporary Y House is designed to change the way you see the world – literally. “The big curved window is this statement vortex,” explains the architect of this unusual house plan. “It creates a visual path that, like a camera traveling, reveals the image of the landscape.” The minimalist white facade features expansive windows throughout, allowing for a view of the outdoors from every point ... Continue >
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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