The collaboration between German industrial designers Patrick Frey… and Björn Götte led to the construction of this small but comfortable vacation house named Sommerhaus Piu Prefab Vacation Home. The affordable house can act as a vacation home, a weekend retreat or even a year-round home for those with a small budget. The cabin home displays a modern design that stands

Tartu Rebase Street was designed by Atelier Thomas Pucher…. Created as a housing estate, the flexible concept located in Tartu, Estonia features 444 apartments. By building penthouses on top of each other, the architects managed to make two worlds collide: the low-cost apartment life and the luxurious villa lifestyle, with wide access to private outdoor spaces. Excluding the parking

The Graham Residence by E. Cobb Architects seems to have been built as a contemporary statement – an oasis of modern lifestyle featuring a grandiose architecture. Found on Plastolux…, the Graham Residence displays a series of cantilevering volumes that merge in a unified design. The intricate architecture needs plenty of time to be understood: from the extensive use of

Austrian architectural practice Caramel Architecs… outdone themselves by building a fascinating residence in one of Vienna’ suburb, named Rodaun. The family currently living here moved from an urban dwelling to this dream house at the periphery of the city, where the young couple and their child can visually enjoy the colourful passing of the seasons surrounded by fresh air. The

House in Hill was designed to directly connect to its surroundings by moulding its shape after the terrain. Cell Space Architects… designed this modern house in Gunma, Japan as a response to the natural environment surrounding it. Following the topographic contours, the building features one storey above grade and one storey below grade. Defining the space by allowing the structure

The Portabello Estate ( “beautiful door”) is an ultra exclusive estate located between Newport and Laguna beach in Orange County, California. The giant residence consists of no less than eight bedrooms, ten bathrooms (and 5 half baths) and two saltwater pools surrounded by spectacular grotto cliffs. To list just a few, here are some of the unique amenities of this…

The Edge house was designed by Japanese studio Noriyoshi Morimura Architects… and is located in Kansai district, Osaka, Japan. This concrete and glass residence displays an original architecture and is quite eye-catching. Situated on a hill overlooking the city, the villa consists of two floors, connected by a sinuous concrete separating line. Generous terraces are thus created, which allow the

Casa Torcida was designed by SPG Architects… and is located in Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Consisting of no less than 5 levels and stretching over an area of 18000 square feet, you are looking at a project that was developed from an abandoned structure made up of steel frame and concrete. Here is a project description from the architects: “The

Here is a spectacular beach home that will surely appeal to your exotic side. Initially designed by by Ron Sang in the 1980’s, the current owners have recently renovated it, working together with Julian Guthrie of Godward Guthrie Architects…. Here is more from the project developers: “This beach front home was constructed in the 1980′s and designed by a

Designed by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, the Sliding House received its name from the shape displayed on a sloping terrain. Situated on an agrarian hillside, the house seems to slide towards the nearby lake. Halifax-based architecture studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects… were the ones that made this all possible. They designed a modern interior space, where private rooms and public entertainment facilities