This inside out house by Japanese architecture firm Suppose Design Office has an unusual design that turns architecture on its head. Featuring an inner garden behind its facade, and a rooftop terrace tucked beneath its roof, this interesting home is full of surprises. An interior courtyard takes residents and guests past a pebbled walkway and into the home. An open staircase connects three stories of minimalist interiors, with a sunken main floor, a first-floor living room, and another floor boasting ... Continue >
UK-based firm AR Design created this contemporary coastal architecture to focus on the views outward, and as importantly, to be seen! The oceanfront house in finished with a clean, ultra-contemporary aesthetic blending industrial-chic elements and refined touches like polished countertops and floor-to-ceiling glass. The minimalist interiors put the focus squarely on what’s going on outdoors – the UK’s South Coast, the Solent and the Isle of Wight. Running up the center, a modern industrial-style spiral staircase anchors the house and ... Continue >
This hidden home design by Sebastian Mariscal Studio has a lot to offer, but to fully appreciate it you have to have an “in.” Surrounded by a wall, the Southern California house offers unmatched privacy and a hidden paradise behind its seemingly impenetrable enclosure. The charred-cedar fence was built to accommodate the boughs of an existing pine tree. Once in, a large koi pond welcomes residents and guests, boasting a footbridge offering access into the Japanese style house design. A ... Continue >
This intriguing home designed by Italian / Japanese architecture firm AE5 partners embraces the local culture while carrying a contemporary flair that caught our eye. From the outside and in, an unusual facade inspired by brickwork, minus the bricks, gives this Japanese house design privacy without obstructing the massive windows that soak interior with natural light. Inside, echoing that facade motif, a cool loft design idea features that same unusual pattern and makes a great little reading and relaxing nook ... Continue >
Japanese architecture firm Tomohiro Hata Architect and Associates designed this odd shaped house in Nagoya, Japan. This unique home features an interesting angular facade with a staggered roofline that opens up oddly shaped new volumes inside the home. Another interesting feature, an interior courtyard gives the house plan its own private piece of the outdoors here in this urban center. The steel clad house is dotted with many windows that glow by night and flood interiors with natural light by ... Continue >
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