What do you do when you have a site that “weird” that restricts the building of your dreams? How about drawing inspiration from the Carapicuiba House? Built on a ground surface that falls abruptly down to 6m below, architects Angelo Bucci and Alvaro Puntoni have suspended a two level steel structure on pilots and covered it with glass for amazing views. Pure poetry surrounded by a beautiful scenery, it’s an amazing piece of architecture. A modern day “treehouse”? Looks lovely …

No, that’s not a chemistry formula. It’s the name Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan came up for this amazing home. Located in Sao Paulo, the C16H14O3 House is simple and elegant at the same time. Following a a South American theme with the base raised like a platform and large exposing supporting beams, the house is rich in wood and contemporary furniture that looks inviting. With a stylish pool and amazing lighting, the C16H14O3 House by Marcio Kogan is a great “lesson for our superfluous world in crisis”. – via

We at Freshome love modern clean structures that don’t go shy on using glass, but the Herzelia Pituah House 3 is taking things to a whole new level by adding a tinge of minimal. Designed by the creative folks from Pitsou Kedem Architects, the concrete house is located in Tel Aviv, Israel. Delightfully minimalist and quite deliciously linear, we’ve been charmed by the bare concrete, and the amazing mix of wood, glass and metal. Fourth place in the buildings category in the Project of the Year Competition organized by Architecture of Israel Quarterly, that’s a great example of poetic architecture. Brilliant!

Tokyo-base architects from TNA Arch are the guys behind this Mosaic House. Although the name doesn’t reflect the creative shape of the house, the Japanese sure managed to get us eye-struck. Following a contemporary minimalist theme, the interior of the Mosaic House looks like a place you buy a ticket to explore. Without much windows on the outside, the upper level features a glass roof that invites sunlight in and offers spectacular views of the sky. Can you imagine how rain feels at night? A lovely place to live, but isn’t it a bit … empty?