Casa Son Vida by tec Architecture & Marcel Wanders Studio
The Spanish island of Mallorca is about to gain some attention of a precise kind. Casa Son Vida 1, designed by Marcel Wanders Studio, is now completed. It is the first of six world-class luxury villas planned on the island by Cosmopolitan Estates, a company that plans and develops ultra-luxurious, high-design and sustainable residences and resorts.
Mountain Chalet, Switzerland by EM2N Architects
Architects EM2N have designed this amazing chalet based in the mountains of Switzerland.
A unique structure and design make its entire originality. The storeys are linked together with a spiral staircase. Inside outstanding furnishings and décor suit every room. Large windows offer a unique view while a modern fireplace nicely keeps the place warm. Cozy and looks just awesome.
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The Casa Em Santa Teresa by spbr Architects
The Casa Em Santa Teresa is a residence designed by the Brazilian architects spbr. Situated in one of the highest point of Santa Teresa hill in Rio the Janeiro, the living room located in the higher level of the house offers an splendid panoramic view of the centre of Rio and the Sugar Loaf and Guanabara Bay.
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The Elok House by Chang Architects
Trees rooted in the ground climb into the second story. Yeps, the dream to live in a forest setting in the urbanised city of Singapore has become a reality. Chang Architects conceived the Elok House, at Orchard, as a three-dimensional landscape installation.
Stilt House by NAF Architects
Here is an amazing example of unconventional yet traditional contemporary house architecture. Japanese NAF Architects brilliantly succeeded into merging sensational design moves and traditional patterns in unexpected ways.
Moebius House by Tony Owen Partners
Integrating the natural landscape, Tony Owens Partners’ Moebius House is a exemplary piece of micro-design, which aims at minimizing the impact of a building onto the micro-climate of its environment. A modeling software is used to respond to every change in the design and optimize steel efficiency.
Enclosed Open House by Wallflower Architecture
Singapore based architect, Wallflower Architecture has created innovative architectural spaces amidst urban density for a homeowner in Singapore East Coast area.
The owners wanted a spacious, contemporary house that would be as open as possible but without compromising security and privacy at the same time. Surrounded by neighbours on four sides, the solution was a fully fenced compound with a spatial programme that internalised spaces such as pools and gardens, which are normally regarded as external to the envelope of the house.
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Glass Home Concept by Santambrogiomilao Group
Designed by the Santambrogiomilao Group, this concept home is made entirely from glass including the exterior, furniture and accessories. The glass house is quite stunning in its aesthetics but who would want to have a permanent the view of world at 360 degrees without a care for privacy.
The glass home is a collaboration between founder Carlo Santambrogio and designer Ennio Arosio featuring a series of iconic furniture pieces, beds, sofas and bookcases, along with architectural elements such as staircases and kitchens.
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E-Hab, Prefab House by E. Cobb Architects
E-Hab is a prefabricated house build by E. Cobb Architects with the highest manufacturing standards, requiring minimal site assembly. The house is intended to offer secondary occupancy for a broad range of conditions: guests, retreats, ADUs, emergency housing, second homes, and private offices, to name a few. It comes with a range of infrastructure systems to generate all necessary heat, power, and water.
NG House by Arquitectos Anónimos
The NG House, Portugal was designed by Arquitectos Anónimos. The house is finished in wooden skin and full glass at both sides, creating a beautiful contrast on the materials.
The Peninsula Residence on Lake Austin by Bercy Chen Studio LP
Thomas Bercy and Calvin Chen who have created the Bercy Chen Studio LP have found Texas the perfect venue for architects from far-flung places whom have come together to create a powerful design identity. Since 2001, Bercy (from Brussels) and Chen (from Taipei) have used Austin, Texas as their home base and muse for a growing body of work that combines a sensitivity to local context with an innovative use of materials.
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Balmoral House by ARKHEFIELD
The Balmoral House by ARKHEFIELD is located in the suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. The house set out to create a dynamic and contemporary addition + renovation to an existing “Queenslander.” With an ongoing interest in room making, they questioned how the new facade may conceal or reveal the arrangement of rooms and the building’s cross section, and conversely, how the nature of rooms directly behind the facade may inform its elevational composition.
Healthcare Center Competition Won by NORD Architects
Copenhagen dedicated €5.4million and outlined a design competition to build a Healthcare Centre for cancer patients in the city to be run in collaboration with the Danish Cancer Society. NORD Architects have just been announced as the winners with a design that utilises, space, natural light and outdoor gardens to encourage a positive mind.
Deyan Sudjic had said of a Maggie’s Centre, “This is a place that feels as if it’s about life, rather than death…it’s a place of reassurance and respite,” and this is the principle of the design.
Citadel Floating Apartment Complex by Koen Olthuis
The Citadel Floating Apartment Complex, a 60-unit luxury apartment complex designed by Dutch architect Koen Olthuis for Dutch firm Waterstudio, defies the tides while cutting energy use by 25 percent Waterstudio. The Citadel will rise and fall with the changing water levels.
The Citadel will be comprised of 60 luxury apartments, a parking garage, a floating roadway, and boat docks as well as a garden terrace and many greenhouses.
Apartment Harbour Isle by Lundgaard and Tranberg Architects
Harbour Isle Apartments by the Danish architect are part of the new Havneholmen area of Copenhagen, which is known as a former industrial area that has been transformed into a residential and business zone, taking better advantage of the harbour front location.
Dancing Living House, Japan by Junichi Sampei Architect
Dancing Living House, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, by Junichi Sampei , for A.L.X. Architect Label Xain.
Designed as a single-family residence combined with a dance studio, this three-story reinforced concrete building is open to the sky, and best of all it has plenty of parking, which comes at a premium in Japan.
The Surfhouse, Hermosa Beach by XTEN Architecture
The Surfhouse by XTEN based in Pacific Ocean in Hermosa Beach is designed like an abstract block of weathered wood.
The site is very small. While typical lots in the area measure 120’ x 40’, the allowable building area for the Surfhouse measures just 33’ x 24’.
Guarujá House by Bernardes + Jacobsen Arquitectura
Brazilian architect Bernardes Jacobsen has completed his most recent work, a stunning vacation home in Guaruja Beach, Brazil.
Willing to take advantage of the great sea , the decision to place the pool away from the building was taken, having then the house east facing and the hillside throwing a shadow over the pool.
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