MODERN HOUSE DESIGNS

It’s only fitting that this cement home design is located in the town of Northampton, Eastern Pennsylvania - the birthplace of American Portland Cement. “The primary building materials, site poured concrete and various concrete products, pay respect to the history of Northampton”, explains Architect Joseph N. Biondo. Inspired by cement as well as the machines used to produce it, this horizontal home is a lesson in style from the modern-industrial school. Planted firmly into its sloping lot, this hill home ... Continue >

The LA Times recently featured the fabulous home in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Santa Monica, California, aptly dubbed King House. This palatial home – truly fit for a king – was designed by John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects with an eye for detail and a modern twist. Inspired by light permeating leafy trees, the home’s unique exterior of green and white is a fitting introduction to this fresh, modern design. The house itself is positioned at the back of ... Continue >

Described by folks at SousaSantos, a modern Portuguese architecture firm, as a “vision device”, the contemporary Y House is designed to change the way you see the world – literally. “The big curved window is this statement vortex,” explains the architect of this unusual house plan. “It creates a visual path that, like a camera traveling, reveals the image of the landscape.” The minimalist white facade features expansive windows throughout, allowing for a view of the outdoors from every point ... Continue >

From the outside, the Kitchel House by BOORA Architects seems to blend into its natural surroundings here in Northwest Portland, Oregon. Surrounded by forest and lush landscape, this unusual home's boomerang shape aligns with the terrain. Inside, this unique house design is not what you’d expect from its understated exterior. This open concept home design boasts an 825-sq.-ft. main living area. Here, an open-to-above kitchen, dining area and living room are flooded with natural light flowing in through expansive windows ... Continue >

Bridge House by Australian architect Max Pritchard bridges the gap between innovation and architecture. Is it a bridge? Is it a house? This cool, modern design is both, stretching across a river valley just outside of Adelaide, Australia. The clients had some tall orders for what was bound to be an unusual house plan, to say the least: the property was small, and given its environmental setting, the owners wanted to preserve its natural state; the clients required a live-work ... Continue >

Designed for a historian to house his most-prized possessions – his books – this unique compact house design of 850-sq.-ft., complete with a writing studio and library, is the perfect place to sit, study, read, write, listen to music or just relax among the trees here in Long Island, New York. “The building was conceived as a mutable presence in the landscape,” says architect Andrew Berman. The home’s unusual copper-clad facade reflects the ever-changing colors of nature. A simple, wood-framed ... 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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