Outdoor Entertaining Areas

Outdoor Living Beach House on Australia Coast

This outdoor living beach house designed by Australian firm Wright Feldhusen Architects boasts just the right blend of modern indoor living rooms and contemporary outdoor entertaining areas overlooking the coast. Ideally suited to the surrounding landscape, this low-lying structure doesn't exceed 4 meters from natural ground level due to local building codes, resulting in a single-level residence that, instead of growing upward, reaches out toward the waterfront. This amazing Australian beach house offers indoor and outdoor living rooms (which are ... Continue >

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Modern Low Maintenance House, California Vacation Retreat

Here’s a modern low maintenance house, and our idea of a dream home! This northern California house designed by Marmol Radziner is a prefab cottage for weekend rest and relaxation, getting back to basics with low-maintenance and easily replaceable materials like concrete floors and metal siding. A 70-ft. covered porch offers outdoor entertaining areas for alfresco living in any weather. Beyond the entrance, a sprawling outdoor lounge area sits comfortable beneath a curtain shade, furnished with comfortable yet stylish chairs ... Continue >

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Cottage Home Designs - Norway Vacation House

In these dark days of winter, cottage home designs like this Norwegian house really whisk us away to the warmer, and brighter, days of summer. The homeowner and her husband, German architect Jurgen Kiehl, are the brains behind this classic cottage home, where outdoor living takes precedence during the short summer season here in Norway. Simple, humble and natural, this vacation house became a creative playground for the architect, who let the 800-million-year-old rock slab, once formed by ice a ... Continue >

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Contemporary South African Architecture Features Local Luxuries

This contemporary South African architecture designed by Cape Town-based Antonio Zaninovic has a way of fitting in with its surroundings. Though monolithic, this resort style home fits right in here at the base of Table Mountain, thanks to the use of locally sourced materials and the integration of outdoor entertaining areas into its design. An interior courtyard gives the house plan a private piece of the outdoors, visible through the home’s many windows throughout. These views are surpassed only by ... Continue >

Also See: Interior Courtyard House Plans, Luxury Houses, Outdoor Entertaining Areas, Resort Style Homes

Indonesia Luxury Homes: Living Large on a Small Site

This Indonesia luxury home designed by architects Wahana Cipta Selaras is an interesting home smack dab in a densely developed urban area. The small site, dotted with many mature trees, provides a cozy nook for this extravagant home – and talk about living large! Wood and exposed red brick provide a warm, tropical aesthetic complemented by many outdoor entertaining areas, adding layers of living to this indoor/outdoor house. The western facade features vertical slats as opposed to a single large ... Continue >

Also See: Extravagant Homes, Interesting Homes, Modern Architectural Designs, Open Concept House Plans, Outdoor Entertaining Areas

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