Portuguese architects Sara Oliveira and Marco Guarda of A2 + Arquitectos created this cool house in Leiria, Portugal, which can only be described as a lesson in contrasts. Thoughtfully blending dark and light, raw and refined, earthy and contemporary, modern ... Continue >
This summer vacation home designed by New Zealand architecture firm Pacific Environments Architects took the concept of a tent and pitched it to new heights. ... Continue >
When designing this modern country home, Architecten De Vylder Vinck Taillieu approached architecture in a very "round-about" way. This concrete and wood design was rounded in shape so as to maximize the natural views, which are visible through glass wall ... Continue >
This minimalist pool house is an inviting oasis here in Marrakech. The Fobe House designed by French architect Guilhem Eustache prescribes to the principles of minimalist living, but it does so in sheer style. From the facade, this contemporary style ... Continue >
This exotic Tel Aviv home designed by local architect Ron Fleisher translates traditional Middle Eastern architecture into a modern minimalist living space. This modernist home features a cool, clean-lined exterior punctuated by mashrabiya screens that add a little adornment without ... Continue >
We usually profile homes, but who wouldn't want to live in a luxury hotel with architecture like this! Low profile and low key, but not without its lavish touches, the new Fasano Hotel designed by Isay Weinfeld offers a new ... Continue >
There's no question where the O House designed by Swiss architecture firm Philippe Stuebi Architekten gets its name. Located in Vierwaldstattersee, Switzerland, this luxury home overlooking Lake Lucerne features a number of circular-shaped openings in its facade, taking minimalist living ... Continue >
This minimalist studio home designed by architects Jay Atherton and Cy Keener reflects a minimalist way of living with a sweet simplicity that stands out here in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The urban house is ultra-clean and contemporary in its style, ... Continue >
Check out this elegant eco home located in Stanwood, Washington. This sustainable house by Designs Northwest Architects is a lesson in minimalist living - a sleek and simple hillside home boasting views of surrounding forest, Mt. Rainier and the city ... Continue >
This warped wall house certainly is something unexpected, but not entirely out of the blue for this forward-thinking Japanese architecture firm. Be-Fun Design created this innovative house plan that focuses on minimalist living with maximum impact. This striking style of ... Continue >
Here’s a dramatic home design that offers a touch of the unexpected. Though dubbed the “Ordinary House,” this unusual home by Japanese architecture firm FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects is anything but ordinary. Interestingly, the home is located in a cookie-cutter neighborhood ... Continue >
A boathouse style home – why not? German architect Susanne Nobis, as both the architect and the owner of this live work house, puts minimalist living at the forefront of this boat inspired design. Located by Lake Starnberg, a popular ... Continue >
Architecture firm Rethink Studio designed this simple, rectangular concrete house with a deliberate rustic edge and a cool countryside aesthetic. This horizontal house involved a special design request by the homeowner – it was to be on one level, despite ... Continue >
This minimalist black home makes a stand-out addition to its pastoral surroundings here in Gunskirchen, Austria. The countryside home created by Austrian architecture firm X Architekten gives minimalist living a bold, new form. The steeply sloping roof is this interesting ... Continue >
We love this contemporary concrete tower house by Christian Pottgiesser Architecturespossibles. The concrete walls house a family of five, with a tower one for the parents and one for each of their three children, connected by a common base. Each ... Continue >
