This modern single family residence situated on the active slope, on the border between private residential development and botanical garden in Kharkov Ukraine. The layout strategy proposes maximum contact with the park by exploiting the view from all internal spaces. It was essential to highlight the active terrain by means of landscape elements and volumes. The main volume is moved to the back of the site, its closed parts being as close to the neighbours as possible. As a result, the house enjoys a lot of free space to admire …

The Iseami House rests on a hill above the ocean on the Peninsula de Osa in Costa Rica, a location with 5% of the world’s biodiversity– yet 20km away from the nearest town. To build such a home, Robles Arquitectos were tasked with designing a fully grid-free, self-sustainable structure that could manage the demands of this hot, humid environment. This house uses both passive and active measures to fit the needs of its occupants. The home’s electricity is powered by an on-site hybrid electric system, using solar energy …

The “Fish House“, an amazing open spaces tropical house created Singapore based architect by Guz Architects. This house sited in beautiful place near the beach in Singapore, creating encourage natural ventilation and offer residents views to the ocean.. The main design concept is to create a house which has close relationship with nature and this is achieved by having a swimming-pool linking the house with the landscape and ultimately visual connections with the sea. The idea of connection is reinforced by having the basement level media-room with a u-shaped …

The Sentosa House was situated on a corner lot with two sides facing a water canal in Sentosa Cove Singapore. The architectural intent to celebrate this unique waterfront view was achieved by strategically locating a free-standing oval shaped living room that anchored the project on the site, orientating it towards the water. The rest of the house is contained within a fluid and natural form and serves as a backdrop to living room. The veranda, a vertical projection of the living room, offers views towards the canal from above, giving …

This sustainable ecohouse built in 638 sqm site area located in Hill End, inner Brisbane Australia. This house designed by Queensland based architects, Riddel Architecture. This house was built from recycled materials, using 80% of the salvaged material from the 1930s house that originally occupied its narrow riverfront site. A painstaking deconstruction process resulted in just two small skips of non-reusable materials being discarded. All additional materials were locally sourced and have undergone rigorous assessment of their environmental, social and economic sustainability credentials. Appliances were sourced to support local industry …

Designed by BVN Architecture as a part of the 189 house Elysium Noosa development, the Elysium 169 House give an inspiration of how to design a modern house ( see more amazing Elysium House here ). This generous and open house celebrates its wonderful location on the edge of an environmental park overlooking Lake Weyba. The sculptured modernist expression of its white washed walls and deeply carved recesses combine with thesoftening effects of finely detailed timber screens and natural finishes for a sense of contemporary elegance and refinedunderstatement. The interplay …