The SODAE House is a unique house designed by Dutch architectural firm VMX Architects. This home is located in Amstelveen, Amsterdam, located precisely at Kostverlorenkade; an island measuring 1200m2. This house was built on 500m2, and the initial concept is the perception of the landscape, the tall buildings away from the Zuid As and the Rembrandt Tower as well as the view of the aeroplanes travelling to and from Schiphol. The living room and kitchen are arranged in a loft-like space on the first floor. The more intimate areas (bedrooms and bathrooms) are situated on the ground floor, orientated towards the garden on the backside. The basement contains an additional programme such as a fitness room and a home cinema. The house forms an object in the landscape; the island acts as the plinth.

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JD House is a contemporary wooden house wich designed by BAK Architects. The house is located in the forest of Mar Azul, in the Argentinian province of Buenos Aires. (more…)

The Exploded House designed by Global Architectural Development, the building is located in Bodrum which is a Mediterranean port-trade settlement in the Southwest of Turkey. This house reinterprets traditional dwellings in the area, yet its angular structure that fits into the clefts in the hillside, remains in keeping with the natural environment and when seen from above the pools mirror the surrounding landscape and the endless vista of the bay and help mask the presence of the building on the hill. The open-plan main house ensuring that it is light and airy, a must in summer. For secondary prevention, the roof of the building is covered with a pond that collects rainwater. The water cascades from the roof of one of the other buildings and then circulated back to the round, creating a natural cooling system for hot climates.

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This vacation retreat, located on an extraordinary beachfront setting, was designed as two separate buildings—one for living and eating, and the other for sleeping. The separate bedroom wing provides extra privacy, so late-night entertaining does not disturb sleeping children or weary parents, as the case may be. Extensive water views, generous decks, and the sheltering orientation of the two buildings contribute to a fluid relationship between living areas and the surrounding seascape.

Located at the northwest corner of Hat Island in Puget Sound near Washington’s San Juan Islands, the home is on a narrow waterfront site situated in a relatively dense beach front development of single family homes. Except for the adjacent development to the north and south, the area is in a pristine marine environment where the experience of the water and wildlife is essential to being there

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The La Finca 4 House in Somosaguas design by A-cero of this 1.200 m2 compact single-family house is guided by two main concepts: a great functionality in the distribution of the interior spaces and their openness to the exterior to make the most of the views. Both ideas are also present in the interior design and in the selection of the construction materials.

The house is located on a 3.500 m2 plot presenting a light slope that is used by the access ramp to the garage. The floor plan has the form of a greek cross, and is delimited by the access pathway and the other properties on both of its sides.

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