Experimental house design by entouched nature

The three store house was designed to response to certain site obstructions, like zoning setbacks, a stream buffer and a steep slope. Each floor made of different material and placed at right angle against each other. The first floor is combination of glass with concrete outside and glass with marble inside. The long roof where is enough place to walk is accessible from the second floor. The third floor is almost transparent giving an opportunity to catch amazing views of nature. Besides having beautiful nature outside, the house interior mostly made of natural materials. Not only marble, but wood, bamboo, ipe are widely in use. The overall interior look is rustic and modern Freelon Group mostly specialize in public projects although one of their architects, Michael A. Rantilla, builded his private residence in Raleigh, North Carolina

Italian bathroom by pibamarmi

In addition marble is a very strong material and baths from it will be beautiful after long years of using. Pibamarmi is a firm with 40 years of experience in manufacturing products from stones and mostly marbles. Pibamarmi offers amazing variety of stone applications for the bathroom environments. Cobe Esterna bath created by Hikaru Mori is one of their gorgeous products. It shows us marble in its full splendor. This is a big bath surrounded by special slabs for overflowing water. Thanks to having a back support, this bath is also very comfortable. It is available in different colors of marble. You can see them on Pibamarmi site.

Nowadays there are a lot of materials for baths, but marble baths remain the most luxury.

House with front porch by Assembledge+

Another such area is the full-length front porch that is reminiscent of the surrounding neighborhood craftsman homes. The cedar siding, smooth white plaster, and colored MDO panels provide a material palette to complement the refined forms and crisp geometries. One more thing is the full height sliding glass wall at the rear yard allows the house to be completely opened up providing little distinction between indoor and outdoor. The Ridgewood Residence is designed by Assembledge+ to take the full advantage of the Southern California climate. The luxury and minimalist living space provides a great indoor/outdoor connection with series of areas. One of such areas is a glass-cornered living room which not only gives a possibility to enjoy great views of surroundings but also gives the occupant a feeling of being outside.

Modern house pictures by Coscia Day

The house also took its inspiration from Chinese philosophy of Yin and Yang. its color theme is black and white. Besides, the house is designed with many green features, including white standing seam roof/wall for solar gain diffusion, motorized with wind and rain sensors, west facing windows and scoop skylights to catch ocean breezes & a large east facing skylight over the 29 ft entry to vent rising hot air. The ground floor and raised ground floor are solar water radiant heated. Who said that very modern house design should be minimalist? Skywave House by Coscia Day shows that isn’t exactly true. The 2,250 square feet house and is set on a 40 ft wide suburban lot in Venice, California. It’s main distinctive feature is a sculptural roof that reminds a breaking wave, which is suspended in time and space and floats over a 1st floor garden space surrounded by glass.

Contemporary house plan from Murdock Young Architects

The house’s exterior is clad in textured wood panels and consists of a many large windows. The shape of the house and its interior design make it look contemporary and clean. The yard features a large swimming pool so owners could come back from a vacation with a perfect tan. The Cutler Residence is designed by Murdock Young Architects with a minimal impact on the pristine landscape. A year round vacation home features amazing views of surroundings which are very calm and relaxing. It’s perched on a bluff overlooking Block Island Sound so these views mostly features waters of the Atlantic Ocean and woods.

Bachelor home decor by by Rob Paulus Architects

Two insulated masonry walls define the enclosure east and west with floor to ceiling glass at the north and south facing rooms. A large canopy cantilevers out to the south to shade the interior from the harsh desert sun while establishing an edge for the southern courtyard. Inside the house is designed as a loft. Among green features of the design are the passive solar water heating and the rainwater collecting. The 007 House is designed by Rob Paulus Architects for a single guy in his mid 30′s. It’s a modern bachelor pad set on the edge of an older neighborhood near the University of Arizona. The house is designed for an indoor, outdoor living on a small site and within a tight budget. It went vertical and down below grade to maximize the use of the site.

Small house renovation by Ras-a

The majority of interior walls where removed or relocated; allowing the living, kitchen, and dining area to be one fluid space. A fourteen foot wide sliding glass door pockets out of site, extending the space outside to a revamped back yard and swimming pool. This outdoor living area becomes the focal point of the new design, while making the modest size of the interior feel more expansive. A bedroom, a bathroom, and the one car garage are the only rooms that keep their original location. The p_House is designed by Ras-a and located in Redondo Beach, a greater Los Angeles area beach city. It’s a renovation of a small post war house into a modern living and working home for a young couple. Due to budget constraints as well as environmental regard, the original house was recycled as much as possible.