Classical styled homes in North America were typically made with wood, stone and brick until aluminum siding and mass manufactured roofing tiles became popular. This vivid example of a modern American home comes with many older elements mixed in with contemporary elements. Warm colored aluminum siding is found on the exterior while high gloss finish […]
Painted two shades of blue, this San Francisco home isn’t big on square footage but it does make the most of the available space. A large sliding door separate the dining area from a modern themed sitting room. A cow hide chair and several vivid paintings make the room visually stimulating. The small kitchen is […]
Cream colored paint and monolithic gray stones shape this impressive home in Canada. The wood doors and shutters create contrast while giving the house a more rich appearance. Molded ceilings in the dining room work to reveal the original age of the house as does the antique furniture. Created by Alan Mascord Design Associates, every room […]
Being situated in a lush hilly terrain with an ocean view, this beautiful home has the best of both worlds when it comes to location. Situated in Auckland, New Zealand this spacious home is covered in glass windows and doors that give a breathtaking view of the huge hills that surround this structure. Bossley Architects have created […]
This family house designed by StudioWJ Architects is located in South Africa and boasts modern styling and design. The two storey house consists of a living area, three bedrooms on the second floor, two bedrooms of the ground floor and a double garage. This south facing house has large glass sliding doors that open out on the […]
The outskirts of Brussels is home to this wonderful classical styled house that boasts a modern and contemporary extension. The architects at company dmvA were commissioned to make a modern home of this classically constructed house. First they started by adding two unusually shaped additions to the building, with slanted roofs and outward opening walls, and then […]
This two storey wooden house has spectacular alpine scenery and a gorgeous natural wooden slatted exterior. The tall house with triangular roof fits perfectly into the very natural landscape and is reminiscent of a natural wooden chalet snuggled in the mountains. This house was created by Austrian architectural company, LP Architektur and was designed for comfort, safety […]
This two storey, top heavy house echoes industrial design with its raw concrete facades, wooden slatted exterior and metal frames. The two volumes of the house are made out of entirely different materials to help give definition and character to the house. The ground floor has been created using very raw concrete and the top […]
Most houses in this day and age have parking facilities on the ground floor of the building, but this construction utilises the space on the roof terrace by converting it into a perfect miniature parking lot for the resident’s cars. The roof has absolutely startling views of the San Gabriel Mountains in the North East […]
This beautiful house is the work of renowned architect James Cioffi and was built in 2006 on a huge plot with perfect view of the mountains. The linear structure of this building is typical of modern design, yet the earthy colour palette chosen, is reminiscent of a desert styled outhouse. One of the unusual features […]
