They say salt is just the thing to bring a little flavor to the everyday, case in point - the NaCl House designed by architecture firm David Jameson Architect, Inc. Located in Bethesda, Maryland, this interesting home appears to be ... Continue >
We love this inside out home for its innovative design and bold take on traditional architecture. This stunning open concept home by Japanese architecture firm On Design is essentially an outdoor living room, indoors. Featuring direct access to the outside ... Continue >
Check out this old farmhouse with addition, designed by Seattle-based architecture firm Pb Elemental. The home combines old and new for an unusual house plan for work and play. The original farmhouse cottage style, circa 1906, was revamped with a ... Continue >
This inverted roof architecture reminds us of a bird taking flight – only fitting, in these wonderful woody surroundings on Lake Anna, Virginia. This small guest house was designed by Washington-based architect Robert M. Gurney, who’s simple materials and construction ... Continue >
This play house architecture is something to be seen! Japanese architecture firm LEVEL Architects are the brains behind this compact house in Tokyo, Japan. This contemporary style home is any kid’s dram house come true, modeled after a playhouse and ... Continue >
Hot house or hot wheels? The Voglreiter Auto Residence is both! Designed by German architect Markus Voglreiter, this cool, compact house in Gnigl near Salzburg, Austria is unlike anything we’ve ever seen, and it’s certainly worthy of a tour. Originally ... Continue >
Making unusual home plans an everyday occurrence, Hutchison & Maul Architecture has designed this rustic style home plan in Seattle, Washington and quietly turned traditional architecture on its head – literally! Where public living areas generally occupy a home’s ground ... Continue >
We love the flavor and feel of Japanese architecture. This wooden house design by Japanese architect Yoshichika Takagi is one of a kind here in Sapporo, Japan, with a timber exterior and an interior divided by a series of wooden, ... Continue >
Architect Randy Weinstein, of California-based firm Randy Weinstein Design, created the Cooper Residence right in his own playground of Santa Monica, California. This industrial style house features a cool gray, suburban-style facade complemented by stucco and steel, which is a ... Continue >
In underground home designs, this unusual house plan is the collaboration between the Netherlands architects at SeARCH and Christian Muller Architects. This underground home, located in the Swiss village of Vals, is set amidst a cluster of mountain houses and ... Continue >
This metal roof house by Dutch architects Sluijmer & Van Leeuwen is an unusual house plan for a traditional rural setting, especially with its roof curved down to serve as a back wall. This countryside home surrounded by forest and ... Continue >
Norwegian architects Jarmund/Vigsnaes AS Architects MNAL designed this contemporary wood clad house in Nesodden, Norway. Tucked between the sea and a pine forest, this peaceful location sets the tone for this rustic house style. The modern Norwegian house boasts a ... Continue >
Japanese House Design is among the most innovative, interesting out there, and it never disappoints for those seeking something stylish, modern and totally different. This unusual house plan in Tokyo, Japan, designed by Architect Label Xain takes modern minimalist to ... Continue >
Designed by Toyo Ito & Associates, this concrete home in Marbella, Chile makes for a marvelous weekend retreat. Named for its unusual floor plan and crisp, stand-out color, this contemporary home dubbed "White O House" takes the form of a ... Continue >
Set in the suburbs of Bersee, France, this modern multi level house plan by TANK Architects is set on a narrow and sloping plot – not ideal conditions, but this is where the architect’s creativity kicks in, and the results ... Continue >