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 …

This modern beach house situated in resort community of the Pines on Fire Island New York, designed by Studio27 Architecture. This project inserts some of the “spirit of the shore” into this “Yankee thriftiness” residential typology. Common detail and material remain, but the volume of the house is expressed as a skin, rather than as a box-like container. The skin keeps the heat in. Over time, the skin of woven cedar boards will assume the same patina as neighboring houses. Large windows are introduced to reveal a luxurious light …

The House of Martossa sited in hillside with spectacular view of coastal in Tossa de Mar, Girona Spai, designed by AH Asociados. From the street, it is only possible to notice its presence by the almost imperceptible view of the roof that protects the cars parked below. The house is conceived as a succession of horizontal levels on a view point platform where the swimming pool has been installed. The interior space has been defined by big sliding glass windows so that the living space is only enclosed by the …

This house situated in 651 Siena Way Los Angeles, in the most prime section of Bel Air behind gates with total privacy and seclusion. This house was decorated with highest quality, taste, and craftsmanship. This house have spectacular public rooms for large-scale entertaining. Every room was designed with glamorous such screening room, guest house, gym, and wine cellar. In the exterior, this house completed with beautiful garden and swimming pool. [..]

Edward Szewczyk and Associates Architects created contemporary house just two hours drive from Sydney. Big Rock is one of the locations where Arts in the Valley takes place – an art festival combining classical and contemporary music with poetry, painting, sculpture, photography and architecture. This a small, intricately detailed, steel pavilion responding in a subtle way to the local environment. Reasonably substantial additions that took place included a swimming pool and jetty. The philosophy of the project was built on the relationship of three main elements: a lightly suspended steel …

Singapore famous based architecture firm ONG&ONG Pte Ltd created beautiful modern house situated in 27 East Sussex Lane for Sanjiv Misra. The external façade bears an uncanny resemblance to those of resort villas, with its grand entrance of stone and timber. Two stories make up the house, which also has a basement, and swimming pool in the back yard. This house dominated with natural textures feature, stained timber strips making up the surrounding fence, and long timber louvers framing the house’s windows. Bamboo shrouds the house in mystery, giving off …