Underground Home Designs
Long Island Underground Architecture by New York Firm
Check out this contemporary underground architecture, Sagaponac House – a 4,500-sq.-ft. two-volume home nestled in an eastern Long Island community, designed by Calvin Tsao and Zack McKown, partners of Tsao & McKown Architects, New York. Above the land line this house is a modern, minimalist cube; beneath it this elaborate swimming pool house is built right into the landscape. The upper white cube is a light-filled space balanced atop the lower volume, which is connected to the pool area. Really, ... Continue >
Hillside Home Design with Roof Entrance
Built into a hillside in San Elena, Colombia, architect Antonio Sofan designed this innovative timber and tile slope house. From uphill, this contemporary underground architecture is virtually invisible, but for a flat wood roof. From downhill you’ll appreciate the home’s modern touches, like its geometric wood facade, glass walls and modern glass-block detail. At this point, you might find yourself wondering how to get inside this unusual house – try the roof. That’s right, that hatch you see doubles as ... Continue >
Underground House Design in the Greek Isles
What a cool example of creative architecture designed for fashion and function! This gorgeous underground house design by Deca Architecture is built right into the idyllic landscape of the Cycladic Islands in Greece. The hill house was designed to withstand the windy climate off the Aegean Sea. It was carved into the earth with just the second storey visible above ground. Clad in stone, the house really gets down to earth with natural materials and a warm, homey aesthetic that’s ... Continue >
Glass Roof House to Love the Earth, and You
The Beach Valley glass roof house presents a balance between nature and architecture. This underground home design, created by Japan’s Sambuichi Architects, plays up natural aesthetics, modern minimalist interiors and sustainable technologies that usher this simple hill house straight into the future. “A close examination on how changing wind directions and intensities in daylight influences the site, enables me to understand what kind of architecture is really needed on each location,” according to Sambuichi. Set adjacent to a vast river ... Continue >
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- Concrete House Designs - Challenging New Zealand Architecture
- Outdoor Living Beach House on Australia Coast
- Open Air Homes - Modern architecture incorporating negative space
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- Circular Cottage Plans – Awesome Boat House
- Sky High House Plans: "Bird’s Nest House" in Hiroshima
- Floating Lake House Inspired by Sailboats
- Chic Cottage Home Gets a Modern Update
- Rubber Clad House, by Netherlands Architects Cityforster
- Green Tree House Built On A Budget
- Contemporary Coastal Architecture – Lighthouse 65 in UK
- Hidden Home Design of Private Pleasures
- Modern Low Maintenance House, California Vacation Retreat
- Airy Home Design in Israel
- Sydney Stone Homes: Stunning Valley View House
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