MODERN HOUSE DESIGNS

Big Dig House in Lexington, Massachusetts, designed by SsD Architects, is a lesson in sustainable building practices with stunning results! This recycled house comes from steel and concrete salvaged from Boston’s Big Dig, using over 600,000 lbs of materials repurposed from elevated portions of the dismantled I-93 highway. Because of the materials’ high load-bearing potential, the architects incorporated elaborate rooftop gardens. Designed and built in pre-fab fashion, this wood, glass and steel home features an industrial-chic interior design, with warm ... Continue >

Philadelphia-based Qb Design makes brick house architecture modern. This unusual city home takes a cue from its location – an urban-industrial corner of Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties region. A cool, curved brick exterior wall welcomes passers-by to linger awhile and enjoy the subtle particulars of this urban house design. Inside, this 3,800-sq.-ft., split-level home is cool as can be, featuring an elegant blend of bleached and blackened oak, polished concrete and polished steel within its large open-concept design. A staircase zigzags ... Continue >

Based in Boston, architecture and energy consulting firm ZeroEnergy Design stayed true to its name in this modern eco sustainable home, which treads lightly on the land and is a vision of self-sufficiency and Earth-friendly living. Located in Orleans, Massachusetts, the 2,300-sq.-ft. sustainable house is bright orange on the outside, but it’s green everywhere else. The eco house design features eco friendly elements like a grid-tied solar electric system, solar hot water system, radiant floors, a hydro air system, an ... Continue >

This rooftop garden home design is a sustainable gem in a central downtown Toronto, Canada neighborhood, bringing a bit of nature into the urban core. “Compact, ecologically smart, affordable and successfully integrated within a diverse streetscape, the Euclid Avenue Home is a useful prototype for new urban housing. The project’s design restraint, responsive plan, its unity of architecture and nature establish an array of alternatives to the shortcomings of Toronto’s housing typologies,” according to Canadian architecture firm Levitt Goodman Architects. ... Continue >

Designed by architects Manuel Bailo Esteve and Rosa Rull Bertran of ADD+ Arquitectura, this rooftop garden house takes the concept of a "green roof” to new heights with this amazing and unusual house plan, topped by a mini-golf course! This playful and contemporary style house is located on a high point in Igualada, Spain. The modern slope house plan cantilevers out over the grassy landscape rolling out beneath the stilt home. The house itself was designed as a promenade to ... Continue >

Italian architect Giovanni Vaccarini designed the interesting, ultra modern Casa Capece Venanzi near Italy Adriatic coast. Situated in the peaceful suburbs, this modern, innovative home combines contemporary and unusual elements in its two-storey design. Atop the stone-and-glass-enclosed ground floor, an industrial-style second floor cantilevers over a deck. This upper floor gives this unique house design its modern flavor amidst the rolling green hills that surround it. Enclosing the upper level, window screens boast cut-outs that cast funky patterns of light ... Continue >

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