Villa Eiders

Lège-Cap-Ferret, France – Hugues Touton & Edouard Touton Built Area:     405.0 m2 Year Built:     2016 Photographs:     Denis Lacharme Villa Eiders is a modern addition to a tranquil French community. Considered one-of-a-kind, the structure mixes privacy and luxury with a keen attention to detail. The architects, instead of a monolithic building, split the […]

Casa Terra

Itaipava, Brazil – Bernardes Arquitetura Built Area:     1000.0 m2 Year Built:     2015 Photographs:     Leonardo Finotti Casa Terra is a luxurious modern residence located in the prosperous area of Rio de Janeiro. It’s a weekend home for a family of four. The structure was built on top of a hill, providing its residents […]

The Verandah House

Ranchodpura, India – Modo Designs Built Area:     630.0 m2 Year Built:     2018 Photographs:     Bharat Aggarwal The Verandah House is a contemporary house located on the suburban part of India. Its curvilinear façade is striking. This was designed as such so as to fully optimize the surrounding views. The house is surrounded by […]

Bamboo Villa: Live in the Nature

Longmen, Guangdong, China – C&C DESIGN CO., LTD. Built Area:     1248.0 m2 Year Built:     2013 The Bamboo Villa sits hidden within the Nakun Mountains. It is surrounded by a lush forest with a delicate stream nearby. The design focuses on the use of bamboo as the principal material. The architects avoided using concrete […]

THAT House

Melbourne, Australia – Austin Maynard Architects Built Area:     255.0 m2 Year Built:     2015 Photographs:     Tess Kelly Despite being surrounded by sprawling residential properties, THAT House remains comfortable in its own skin. It’s a modest dwelling in an area occupied by large houses. The huge glass windows bring the outdoors in, or the […]

Aloe Ridge House

Pennington, South Africa – Metropole Architects Built Area:     300.0 m2 Year Built:     2014 Photographs:     Grant Pitcher Aloe Ridge House is a stunning residence in the Eden Rock Coastal Forest Estate in South Africa. It rises in the midst of an equally stunning landscape of towering trees and lush vegetation. The house is […]

Placid Mogan Cottage

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China – Genarchitects Built Area:     1055.0 m2 Year Built:     2012 Photographs:     Hou Bowen Placid Mogan Cottage sits quietly in a narrow part of a tea and bamboo plantation in Zhejiang, China. With its grey façade, the residential structure stands out amidst its green surroundings. However, it manages to blend well […]

House Between Trees

Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay – – = + x – Built Area:     993.0 m2 Year Built:     2015 Photographs:     Leonardo MĂ©ndez House between Trees is a residential structure surrounded by lush vegetation. It sits on a one-hectare piece of land along with an old ranch. Tall trees, thick shrubs, and dense foliage fully […]

Greenacres House

NSW, Australia – Austin Maynard Architects Project Year :    2018 Developed Area :    310.0 m2 Photographs :    Tess Kelly, Ayden Sheperd Greenacres House is a contemporary home that stands on a steeply sloping site. The owners’ brief was simple: a room with a view and a home filled with light. However, the architects […]

Casa Ortega

Sangolqui, Ecuador – Estudio A0 Project Year :    2017 Developed Area :    507.6 m2 Photographs :    Sebastián Crespo Casa Ortega is a contemporary residential structure made of steel, glass, and brick. It is made up of two pavilions – one to house the client’s family, the other for his parents. It sits in […]