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[16 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]
Cube Sky Cottage by Archimania

Situated near the Mississippi River, Barry Alan Yoakum architects from Archimania designed modern cube house for himself. This house have 2.500 square feet area, designed with modern concept and material. The design is composed of two components; a white-brick cube, which aligns itself with the established streetscape of rowhouses; and an elevated box, which resists this grid. By progressing into the home’s upper levels, one realizes the reason for the box’s unusual orientation — a focused and remarkable view of the river. Interior also completed decorating with modern furniture, that’s …

Minimalist House Design »

[5 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]
Old Villa Renovation by Sepka Architekti

This old villa built in 1930s and renovated into modern minimalist villa by Sepka Architekti. The old villa have limited spaces, so the project is extend the existing space by one room. The required new space was added to the reconstructed villa in a non-contrasting manner. The additional structure grows naturally from the original body of the house and uses the same construction materials, such as bricks, rendering, glass and metal. The recently constructed parts are only evident due to the modern finish of materials and proportions of windows. After …

Small House Design »

[4 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]
Small Lake House Design in Washington by Hutchison and Maul Architecture

Located in Mercer Island – Washington, this small lake house designed by Seattle based architects Hutchison & Maul. This house sited as close to Lake Washington as permitted by code. The structure is elevated above a patio to preserve the flat portion of the site for outdoor use. The roof and walls of the structure are clad with a flat-seam copper siding system. Concrete retaining walls set into the steep hillside provide for an entry courtyard. A roof deck above the main living areas provides the inhabitants their own private …

Contemporary House Design »

[30 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Contemporary Orchard East House by Wheeler Kearns Architects

Located in Chicago – Illinois, this contemporary house created by Illinois based architects Wheeler Kearns. This house designed with modern architectural and structural so look beautiful in interior and exterior. This urban residence is a warm, intimate home for a family of four that can transform into a place of assembly as needed and has an integral connection between interior and exterior experiences.

A collaborative design process led to architectural and structural innovations that include vertically post-tensioned concrete thermal mass with forty foot cantilevers; pultruded fiberglass wide-flanges, filled with closed cell …

Modern House Design »

[28 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Vardas Residence – Concrete House Design in Cyprus by Vardastudio

Located in Paphos – Cyrus, this is modern concrete house designed by Paphos based architecture studio, Vardastudio called Vardas Residence. Purity of form and materials exist on a different level of acknowledgment of architecture. This house can be analysed in two volumes on top of each other. The top volume was designed in such a way as to ‘feel’ that is suspended over the other. The movement is straight and clear. The ground floor is occupied by the living, dining and kitchen in an open plan. A light staircase dominates …

Contemporary House Design »

[28 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Contemporary Bilthoven Villas by Cita Architect

This is contemporary Villa located in Bilthoven designed by Cita Architect. This Villa designed with modern minimalist and sustainable materials in the wooded area in the Dutch village make this comfortable for green living concept. The architecture concept of this Villa look little weird at climb roof make this villa look different from another Villas; make this Villa one of dream house. Visit the architects website here.