MODERN HOUSE DESIGNS

This contemporary panoramic house plan by Australian architect Max Pritchard was made as an observation deck of sorts – a glass wall house complete with large outdoor entertaining areas designed to maximize the panoramic views of sun, sea and surf. Located in Emu Bay, South Australia, this cool raised cottage sits one meter above ground level, providing a vantage point for the ocean-view vistas while reinforcing its dramatic design. This modern vacation house is a combination of corrugated colorbond, timber ... 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 >

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 >

Architect Joaquin Torres of Spanish architecture firm A-cero created this idyllic Caribbean house design in the Dominican Republic as a year-round holiday hotspot where sun, sand and surf beckon. This 7,000m2, single-storey beachfront bungalow consists of two curvilinear volumes; a pair of sand-colored structures stretching upwards into the sunny sky. Arching walls of this curved roof house create architectural interest from the outside, while inside all focus in on the views. Outdoor living rooms offer endless views of the beach, ... Continue >

Architect Rick Joy put some juice in Sonoran Desert with this amazing desert house design. The prominent rough red roof of this Arizona house draws attention from miles around, but it is the home’s livable, relaxing characteristics that invite you to stay. The steel house's humble exterior makes way for modern interiors, with stainless steel, maple and glass against a white palette. At the heart of the design, the courtyard brings fresh greenery to the hillside home’s minimalist interiors. Built ... Continue >

This stunning luxury house for sale in California will make one lucky buyer very happy. Designed by architect Thomas Robertson of Ripple Design, this Los Angeles, CA, house includes many layers of living space: indoor and outdoor living rooms, and even a rooftop deck that’ll wow with its amazing views and thoughtful design. Measuring over 2,800 sq. ft. on a 6,316-sq.-ft. lot, this courtyard home plan welcomes you with its colorful entrance to a vibrant, modern design. Custom tiles and ... Continue >

This Mexican contemporary architecture designed by Agraz Architects is a design with lots of layers to it, and enveloped in a Zen aura for minimalist living at its best. The modern house finds a good balance between indoor and outdoor living rooms, public and private spaces. A simple geometric exterior makes way for minimalist interiors with large rooms adorned in little more than a few items of contemporary furniture to enhance their size. Floor-to-ceiling windows create sun-soaked interiors with a ... Continue >

It may be nestled on “Mount Misery” in Sag Harbor, NY, but this rustic eco home is wooden bliss. Designed by the architects at Jendretzki Design and Planning Consultant, this wooden clad house renovation served to open the indoors to the outside environment. Outdoor living rooms expand the home’s square footage beyond its conventional walls. The surrounding gardens and forest become a part of the house by opening up the walls and incorporating parches and terraces that are connected by ... Continue >

This mountain cottage design by architect Shin Ohori of Japanese architecture firm General Design Co. takes to the hills and goes rustic, rural – downright rough! This unusual cabin design, dubbed “Mountain Research” and located in the mountains at Kawakami-mura, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano, is a combination of sport and style. The odd blend of bright yellow domes – actually, these are a pair of tents by The North Face – and natural wood come together in this contemporary cottage. Individual structures ... Continue >

Farmhouse style homes have a warm, understated appeal, but this is one wooden house addition that takes center stage! Designed by award-winning, Belgium-based firm Wim Goes Architectuur, this Flemish countryside home in the city of Gent, surrounded by blankets of green grass and lush gardens, fittingly has a weathered wood extension that adds to the rustic house style. An exterior of naturally graying wood encloses a living area that extends onto an outdoor patio, creating an outdoor living room. Walls ... Continue >

Talk about a room with a view! This outdoor living house plan is architecturally interesting and appealing for its unique shape and glass walls among an amazing natural setting. Landscape Room House by LID Architecture is a contemporary country home overlooking Glencar Lake and surrounded by mountains in Sligo, Ireland. The existing house was renovated, reorganized, and totally opened up to the outdoors to create an outdoor living and entertaining area. “The main plan was to break out from the ... Continue >

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 >

Toronto based architecture firm Studio Junction has revolutionized the concept of “infill neighborhood” with this amazing courtyard architecture. Set within an urban, mixed-use environment, this cool, contemporary design proves there is always room for a garden. This house and office space was designed for a family of four with interior courtyards that invite nature indoors, and life into these fabulous outdoor living rooms. Traditionally indoor living spaces are open to the outdoors, and windows are directed inwards to overlook these ... Continue >

Created for a couple living in Spain but yearning to come home to their native Columbia, architect Juan Esteban Correa Elejalde designed this unusual European style home design in Columbia with a contemporary, Spanish flair. The 500m2 holiday home, simply called “House on Lot 23,” is arranged in five phases – the main house with the kitchen, living, dining and guest accommodations; the “game” area with an outdoor space for entertaining; the entry foyer called the “zaguan”; the pool and ... Continue >

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