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Futuristic Home with Detachable Rooms

Futuristic home, built by architect Ed Niles in 1992, nestled among the trees in Malibu, California.

Rock’n’House, Hudson Valley, New York

“Everything I design is meant to connect individuals to one another, to themselves, and to the cosmos” – architect Christian Wassmann.

Casa RC, Barra da Tijuca, Brazil

Open and transparent spaces composes the Casa RC, a architecture design of PKB Arquitetura in partnership with Salt Arquitetura.

Nuwa House, Jongno-Gu, South Korea

Nuwa is located in Nuha-dong, Seochon, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Seoul. It is the oldest village along with Bukchon and was the residence of the royal family, scholars, and the middle class since the Joseon Dynasty.

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EP House, Bragança Paulista, Brazil

The highlight of the EP House is the well-defined and balanced use of geometric forms. The wide spaces are visually connected and they are all opened to the exuberant nature of its surroundings.

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Brumma House, Guateque, Colombia

Casa Brumma is located between the Guateque municipality, Boyacá, in the area better known as the Tenza Valley.

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1300 Beverly Estate Drive

In a quiet neighborhood minutes from the heart of Beverly Hills sits 1300 Beverly Estate Drive, a palatial, three-story hillside retreat that boasts panoramic views of the city below and ocean beyond.

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King, Toronto, Canada

Located at the meeting point of three 20th century neighborhood parks, BIG, Westbank and Allied propose a mixed use development with a public plaza that will create a new center for the community while connecting the various pedestrian pathways that crisscross the area.

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Hood River Residence, Oregon, USA

Located on the northern slope of an extinct volcano, the Hood River Residence rests at the transition between the agricultural valley and the forested hillside of Hood River Valley.

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The Winnwood Residence, Dallas, Texas

A new 4,600 SF, single-story, a single-family contemporary residence that gives the owner the sense of living in the outdoor landscape year-round.

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Sol House, Pelluhue, Chile

Sol House is located off the coast of Pelluhue, one of the growing popular beaches of the southern scepter of Chile.

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The Skyscape Rooftop House, Khet Chatuchak, Thailand

The rooftop location is an interestingly unique context that sets this project apart from other housing designs. By WARchitect Architects.

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White House, Auckland, New Zealand

The house is designed as a progression of spaces which move from the south-facing entry towards the north-facing living areas, which open out dramatically to the sea, Rangitoto Island and Takapuna Beach.

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Villa Pernoi, Lagos, Portugal

The view becomes immersed in the intense green of the surrounding area, in the wide sweeping bay of Lagos and in the changing tides of the Alvor estuary.

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Tramonto Residence, Los Angeles, USA

Nestled in the Pacific Palisades foothills, the Tramonto Residence is a contemporary single-family home which integrates the natural beauty of an adjacent state park.

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Chalet MM, Switzerland

‘Designed to mimic the historic house’s unique atmospheres by adopting the same traditional hierarchy of materials’

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House T, Qinhuangdao, China

Located in a prime position within steps to the beach, this site takes in sweeping view of the sea.

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Palm House, Dolphin Coast, South Africa

The design, by Metropole Architects, is based on three rectangular forms arranged in such a way so as to create the sense of opposing movement.

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Dendê Duratex House, Cidade Jardim, Brazil

Clean minimalistic interiors by Nildo José.

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Neuhofweg House, Binningen, Switzerland

The two-storey detached house is set on a hill in a neighbourhood of villas located in a suburb of Basel.

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Maitenes House, Puerto Montt, Chile

The house is located in the X region of Chile, with a long rainy season which determines a way to build tied to the idea of shelter and protection.

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Quadrant House, Poland

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Inclined Slab House, Brazil

House with amazing views by TETRO Arquitetura.

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Spectral Bridge House, Santa Monica, California

A unique collaboration between the architects and an internationally known artist, this house could be called “a vessel for living and art.”

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House in Messines, Portugal

Located in the interior of the Algarve, far from the mass tourism that occupies the whole coast, and privileged by the mountains that surround the whole region.

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Can Canyís House, Illes Balears, Spain

The house is located on a slope of rock and wild vegetation with steep slope from which you can enjoy beautiful views of the bay of the town.

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Pavillon du Lac, Quebec, Canada

Set on a plot that slopes gently toward a lake, this pavilion is surrounded by the exceptional flora of an old growth forest.

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Apus Kankay, Rupanco Lake, Chile

Located in Chilean Patagonia, on the eastern bank of The Rupanco Lake, by Aguilo Pedraza Arquitectos.

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Casa Leme, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Peninsula House, São Paulo, Brazil

Peninsula House, a weekend home in a coastal city close to São Paulo, is composed of three stacked abstract volumes which have been delicately positioned on a steep slope overlooking the Atlantic Ocean for minimum topographic impact.

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Link Farm House, Stanford, New York

Set on a bucolic 220 acre farm in Dutchess County NY, this private home manifests the duality of living on this site: The desire for transparency and engagement with the landscape vs the desire for privacy.

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Rombo IV, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico

A private space with three houses and a studio, in a central and tree-lined area of Mexico City called Bosques de las Lomas.

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Patio House, Karpathos, Greece

House on a dramatic plot of land with open views of the Aegean Sea and direct views of the windsurfers on the beach of Afiarti, by OOAK Architects.

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Neblina House, São Paulo, Brazil

Uses its cubed form to conform to nature by FGMF architects.

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Casa VN, Alella, Spain

Transitions between a landscape before the 20th century to the current century by Guillem Carrera.

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Santa Casa da Misericórdia’s Elderly Care Centre, Ponte de Sor, Portugal

A health care residence for elderly people, with 10 double rooms and 4 individual rooms by Nuno Piedade Alexandre.

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Bluebird Townhouses, Barwon Heads, Australia

Duplex development in Barwon Heads on the lovely Bellerine Peninsula.

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Gafarim House, Ponte de Lima, Portugal

This is a space of great transparence, relating through a generous glass wall with the plot and the wide Minho views, by Tiago do Vale Arquitectos.

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Tranquil House, Shiga, Japan

The sequence of spaces, which are unrolled along the axis, generates comfortable tranquility that gives exquisite aesthetics to daily life, by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects.

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Dos Maderos House, Medellín, Colombia

The permeability of the visuals, the contiguity in the interior spaces, the constant search for shade, the total absence of glass elements, the cross ventilation, and the implementation of ancestral textures were values and constant concerns in the architectural approach and throughout the design process of the project.

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Headland House, Gerringong, Australia

A response to the dramatic 150 acre site where a ridge connects the Illawarra escarpment to the sea by Atelier Andy Carson.