Rustic meets modern in this amazing countryside home in Italy. The building echoes with farmhouse tales and huge family dinners, but it also has a cool, modern edge not immediately apparent from the outside. ... Continue >
Now, this contemporary castle inspired home is our idea of living luxuriously! Let's start with its location - a coveted spot right on the beach in Malibu. Whether you prefer to dive into the ocean or into a swimming pool, ... Continue >
Sometimes it's the place you're in that can put a new slant on how you see the world, and this angled wall house by Giovanni D'Ambrosio does just that. Located in Mount Hotham, Australia, this house features massive glass walls ... Continue >
A combination of countryside cottage architecture with a contemporary twist, this stone home designed by Peter Legge Associates makes a great addition to the rolling grassy landscape here in Ireland. In fact, this is just what you might expect in ... Continue >
Austin, Texas-based architecture firm Mell Lawrence Architects designed this rustic house right in their own backyard. Designed as an earthy sanctuary, this stone home design follows the lay of the sloped site with a layered layout both indoors and out. ... Continue >
This modern historical home gets a facelift, inside and out, with a contemporary new layout we love. This glass and stone home design by architecture firm MOOARC has a modern interior with a distinctly rustic house style modeled on the ... Continue >
Middle East style architecture isn't new to Madrid but this stone house designed by Spanish architects A-cero isn't ordinary at all. It features many volumes finished in black granite and accentuated by curved walls that seem to rise out of ... Continue >
Studio house designs require a delicate balance to accommodate the conflicting functions of work and play, and this Annapolis, Maryland ranch style home, originally designed in the 1970s by Y. Toshimoto, with its detached work area, just wasn’t working. This ... Continue >
We came across these stone home pictures from Seattle-based Prentiss Architects and thought we’d share. This 2,800-sq.-ft. stone home design features a low profile and earthy materials that make it a perfect fit for its environment, overlooking Griffin Bay, and ... Continue >
Check out these natural home design ideas, courtesy of this stone house by Alexandre de Betak. Hidden away in a small village in Majorca, “Cave House” is the epitome of home – earthy, welcoming and comfortable all at once. A ... Continue >
It’s almost as though this cliff-side house in Chamoson, Switzerland was built right into the landscape, melting into the rocky mountain surroundings with its jagged stone exterior and rustic features. Architect Lawrence Savioz, who headed this home renovation, made it ... Continue >
This stunning low energy house design by Simon Winstanley Architects has high eco appeal. Overlooking the Solway Firth in south-west Scotland, this slope house plan is built on a former quarry, mirroring the stone that characterizes the area and surrounded ... Continue >
Who knew the Stoneage would make a roaring comeback?? Check out this amazing stone house exterior, tucked in a peaceful pastoral setting in Nas Montanhas de Fafe, Portugal. This hillside house boasts unobstructed, untarnished views of the grass-covered mountain and ... Continue >
This stone house plan is probably one of the coolest modern homes we’ve come across. This holiday house is ideally located in Spain and designed by Spanish architect Anton Garcia-Abril of Ensamble Studio. Dubbed the “Truffle” house, the most unique ... Continue >
Nature meets architecture in this amazing Italian countryside home by architect Arturo Montanelli. Built into a slope, this hillside house has a strong sense of gravity to it, grounded in a heavy, stone design. This stone house may be cool, ... Continue >
