This beautiful architectural project explores the concept of modern living in an urban area. The architects decided to split a house in two – starting with one large volume and then carving it in a curve in three segments – resulting in two houses built slightly apart from one another with an inner courtyard connecting the two. Continue reading →

What I like about this home is that it’s not your typical house on the lake. With a total space of 900 sq. ft., spanning over three floors, this house makes up for its small space with plenty of character – cladded in flat-seam copper and elevated above a patio to preserve the flat portion of the site for outdoor use. Continue reading →

Here’s another modern treehouse design from the great guys at baumraum. This unique structure features a shape of an egg – both inside and out; it’s located in a wooded area near Bremen, Germany, serving as the owners’ comfortable tree house – A nest for the whole family. Continue reading →

Megan Lea decided it was time to improve an 11’x14′ patch of ground in her backyard. And what could be better than to grab the opportunity to create a charmingly small getaway, that is also useful and comfortable, and most importantly, environmentally responsible. Continue reading →

A series of horizontal platforms formulate this 400 sq. meter home. Modern living rooms, shaded by overhangs, take in the panoramic views over a beautiful terraced valley in Spain. Continue reading →

This small outbuilding is only 40 sq. meters. It has been extended and transformed into a compact house, which currently serves as a bed and breakfast. Steel sheets were introduced to the existing structure, to create a mezzanine floor – and extended outdoors, to create a living room space enclosed in a glass box. Continue reading →

This unique Japanese house is all about versatility. It would probably be the dream home for people who enjoy climbing of all sorts since it offers three means of vertical transportation – ladders, stairs, and a climbing wall.

This unique design creates versatile living spaces, allows sunlight and air to flood the interior, and connects the ground and rooftop levels. Continue reading →

This beautiful prefab cabin serves as Jens Risom’s getaway home. It’s nestled among Bayberry fields on Block Island, a popular summer tourist destination, located approx. 13 miles south of the coast of Rhode Island. Continue reading →

This beautiful modern home resides in the suburbs of Belgium. It has been delicately transformed into a contemporary residential building with a fresh perspective on the relationships of inside and outside, occupants and structure. Continue reading →

A couple who always wanted to live in a modern house, but didn’t want to leave their beautiful garden, decided to build their new home on the same plot and keep their old farmhouse for their children.

Located in the German Eifel, custom designed by a+ architects and prefab built by Thoma, this prefabricated home is actually quite simple; the design is based on two volumes – a large ‘living tube’ and a garage – connected by a glass entrance overlooking a beautiful old apple tree. Continue reading →