Villa Midgård in Stockholm, Sweden by DAPstockholm - Kortárs , Modern családi ház Svédországból

Swedish architects DAPstockholm are the authors of the family house Villa Midgård, which is set into a natural terrain close to the Swedish capital, Stockholm. Client had a clear picture of his future residence in mind. Several of the conditions were, for example, a maintenance-free facade, or a eastward facing bedroom to get most of the morning sunlight. It was equally important to create private spaces or an abundantly spatious interior. The architects designed an interesting and dynamic mass, divided into two parts by the central space. The three storey villa contains four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a toilet, common quarters, a kitchen, a living room, a private cinema, wellness facilities, a guest room, a wine cellar, an utility room and a storage room. The swimming pool is clearly a dominant element. One of its sides is connected to the lower floor terrace and is made of glass. Therefore it resembles an aquarium and conveys natural light into the space. Materials used for the construction were mostly walnut and marble for the interior and Corten for the casing.

The Modern Simple Family house from Stacked Stone by Peter Legge Associates - Modern kőház Írországból

“Connemara” is a reconstruction of two degraded cottages in Connemara, Ireland by Peter Legge Associates. Transformed into a single family residence located in the rural countryside, constructed with stacked stones and low lying stone walls that run through the bucolic landscape as the main entrance, the view towards both the Irish Sea and the twelve pins is astonishing. With views of the coast, the kitchen and dining areas are bordered with glass bi-fold doors which are connected with the outside, small windows within the thick stone walls allow daylight to seep in from the east and west, while the bedrooms and bath on the upper levels are illuminated with skylights towards the sea.

The Modern Geometrical Family House in Moscow by Atrium - Modern geometrikus családi ház projekt Moszkvából

Gorki House was designed by Atrium and is integrated in a beautiful natural environment atop of a hill west of Moscow. The architects were commissioned to design a contemporary residence for a young couple and their kid, while maintaining a good relationship with the surrounding pine forest landscape. The building features generous windows and a large number of terraces which make it connect well with the outdoors. Its shape is highly original, consisting of a clever and appealing game of volumes which seem to gradually unfold. According to Arch Daily, the interior design follows the “patterns” of the exterior, as “public zones flow into private areas and vice-versa”. The rooms are airy and spacious, featuring contemporary furniture arrangements and inspiring decorative details. Have a look at the architecture plans at the end of the post for a general view and let us know what you think of this project.

Az Atrium építész iroda által tervezett Gorki-ház szinte egybeolvad a Moszkva egyik hegyoldalán elterülő, gyönyörű  környezetével. Az építészeket azzal bízták meg,hogy a környező fenyőerdő és a ház közötti 'kapcsolatot' továbbra is megőrizve kortárs lakhelyet tervezzenek a fiatal pár és gyermekük részére.
Az épület egyik sajátossága hogy a hatalmas ablakok , és teraszok tökéletesen kapcsolódnak a külső térhez.
Az épület formája igen eredeti,amely a ház terének ügyes és megnyerő játékából áll. Az Arch Daily szerint, a belsőépítészet a külső sémát követi,ahogy a 'közösségi területek és a privát zónák szinte egymásba
olvadnak'. A szobák - a modern bútorberendezéssel, valamint az inspiráló dekoratív részletekkel - nagyon levegősek és tágasak.

The Modern Minimalist Private House in Suffolk ,UK by Storm Architects - Minimál stílusú vidéki ház Angliából

This Modern Minimalist private house located in Suffolk, UK,designed by  Storm Architects - Peter Guthrie. The current site has foundations, ruins and some low walls from a house that burned down eight years ago.  There is also an existing outdoor pool. Immediately to the west of the pool and ruins, there is a small area of open grass that runs up to the edge of a beautiful copse of mature oak trees. The site is located on the edge of flood zone 2 and 3, and requires a raised floor level 1.5m above the old cottage.

The clients’ brief is for a country house – ‘a dream in a wood’, a peaceful place to relax, regenerate, and think of new ideas. The existing site with the pool, its ruins and low walls has a very strong presence, and we wanted to keep this as an important part of the site. The design is linear and has picked up on the building form – the ‘long cottage’ – found in the nearby village, and we see the design as an evolution of this.


The building sits above the ruins and the edge of the pool, as to respect the current site, but also to deal with the floor level that is required, due to the potential flood risk. The building is also set like this so that it can be read on its own, and thus touch the existing site lightly. The building is orientated towards the west-south-west, and sits on an angle above the existing ruins facing the best views as well as creating a clear juxtaposition of geometry to the ruins.
A two-storey element punctures through the roof, and contain a master bedroom suite at the first floor. This is positioned towards the existing coach house, thus minimising the impact of the building on the more open site to the south. This two-storey element is recessed from both the west and east facades as to reduce the scale and the appearance of the building.
The building is entered via a bridge that spans the ruins. This sets up the whole philosophy of the house, even before you actually enter, as well as successfully dealing with safe egress form the house to higher land in case of a flood.