The minimalist Bridge House in Achterhoek, Netherlands - Modern Családi Villa Hollandiából

This Single family residence locating in Achterhoek, Netherlands designed by 123DV.
Sustainability also inspired the design of the house. The villa is self-sufficient. At any time, the occupants can go off the net without losing their energy supply. Water is drawn from a private well, and the practical and sustainable built-in features include solar panels, roof and floor heating through thermal energy storage, reuse of rainwater, a septic tank, shielded power cables, and Heat Mirror glass. This unique glass acts as an efficient and environmentally friendly awning, cooling the house and keeping out excess heat.

The Minimalist A-G House by dKO Architecture - Modern Minimalista családi ház Ausztráliából

Australian studio dKO Architecture has designed the A-G House.
Completed in 2011, this single story contemporary home is located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The A-G House reinterprets classic mid-century California Modern design principles to suit the Australian design vernacular, creating a contemporary home for a young at heart – three generational family. The varied requirements of three generations of family living together shaped the brief from the clients.

Three wings are connected via a functional spine, whilst the archetypal Australian backyard is reoriented to the front of the house in the form of a central, alfresco entertaining area that merges seamlessly with the indoor living space. Each of the spaces is open and clean-lined, dominated by a tactile finishes palette of stone, glass and warm timber. Within this framework, each wing reflects the personality of its inhabitants through custom designed joinery and fittings and furniture selections.
Blue stone, a quintessentially Victorian material, wraps through vertical and horizontal planes to form warm and tactile kitchen benches and bathroom vanities. The internal blue stone flooring also continues through to outside living areas where, in conjunction with extensive use of glazing, it acts to further dissolve the barriers between inside and out – from generation to generation.
The family’s Italian heritage places importance on the role that cooking plays in their personal and social lives. Separate cooking facilities are provided in the Grandmother’s wing, her daughter’s wing and in the outdoor area connecting the generations. Each kitchen was designed to suit its primary inhabitants’ cooking style whether it be restrained and clean or open and chaotic.
Designed to provide a place for every kind of family interaction from exuberant get togethers by the pool, to individual study nooks for quiet contemplation, the A-G House sets a new benchmark for contemporary, Australian, family homes.

The Local rock House in Waiheke Island, New Zealand - Nyári rezidencia modern kőburkolatokkal.

Patterson Associates have designed this Summer residence on Waiheke Island, New Zealand.
This beautiful Islands is famous for its vineyards and local wine.

Located on a steep coastal escarpment above a tree fringed white sand beach the home uses
the same local pyrite rock strata responsible for the quality of the vines, to create Architecture.The rock mass forms a bridge to exploit both the sea frontage and sunlight, under this, a living
area nestles into the landscape contrasting a spacious ocean front terrace to the East with a
grotto-like western courtyard. Bedroom areas are grouped above as finely scaled louvered
metal lookouts in the canopy line of the trees and these close up like an oyster when the house
is empty.The building uses its materiality to compliment and reflect the beauty of its locality; it feels
like like it belongs here. Andrew Patterson’s strategy is that its occupants will feel the same
way.

A waiheke-szigeti nyári rezidenciát (Új-Zéland) a Patterson Associates tervezte. Ez a
csodálatos sziget híres szőlőiről és a helyi borokról.A fákkal szegélyezett fehér homokos part feletti, part menti meredek lejtőn elhelyezkedő ház építésénél ugyanazt a pirit kőzetet használták, ami a helyi borok minőségének is a titka. A ház kőtömege hidat képez, miközben ki is használja a tenger és napfény adta adottságokat.

A tájba illeszkedő lakóegységgel kontrasztos a tágas óceánra néző keleti tájolású terasz és a
barlangszerű nyugati udvar. A fák lombkoronájának vonalában finom arányú fém lamellák
borítják a hálószobákat kívülről és ezek osztrigaként zárulnak, amikor a ház üres. Az épület anyaghasználata kiegészíti, valamint tükrözi a hely szépségét; olyan mintha oda
tartozna. Andrew Patterson stratégiája az, hogy a ház lakói is ugyanezt érezzék.

The Minimalis Villa W in Taunus ,Germany by CMA - Minimalista villa épület ,letisztult belsőépítészettel

This luxury building is located on a southwestern slope, with a great view over the hilly landscape of Taunus (Germany). This landscape inspired the shape of this structure.



The building’s strict geometry negotiates between the neighboring buildings and tries to conect without closing-up or crowding the space. The house consists of a white, L-shaped body– containing the bedrooms on the upper floor – located over a U-shaped living area on the ground floor. The basement is being used to house guests and the Wellness area can be found there as well.

The lack of a gas supply line was the initial point for developing the structure’s energy scheme. The latter implied the usage of geothermal energy being the most ecologically worthwhile and forward-looking solution.

Contemporary House Constantia Kloof in South Africa - Extavagáns építészet Dél Afrikából

Johannesburg-based design studio Nico van der Meulen Architects have completed the ‘House The’ project. Built in 2012, the contemporary home can be found in South Africa.
Following the trend of making alterations to and revamping existing houses, the owners of this contemporary South African home enlisted the expertise of Nico van der Meulen Architects for a modern upgrade.
According to the architects: “They liked the current trend in our work towards a mix of steel construction and concrete framing.


“The new design was achieved by removing most of the internal walls on the ground floor and adding a porte cochere and a new lanai with an infinity edge pool. The impressive porte cochere is suspended from a semi-circular beam supported by the bisecting wall and a huge column and transfer beam over the pool. The element of water was added into the design with a koi pond to the north side of the existing lounge, with glass stepping stones that lead to a new pivoted glass front door. A small waterfall at the front door adds the welcoming sound of water, while a huge sheet of water is visible through a cut-out in the massive rusted steel wall bisecting the contemporary South African house to create a private pool area.
“M Square Lifestyle Necessities decorated the interiors using a palette of monochromatic colours with the interior furnishings in similar and contrasting colours. Accents of green were used sparingly to add fresh splashes of colour. The modern lines of the furniture are a continuation of the interior structural lines. As the structural interior elements are simple with sharp lines, attention is brought to the furniture pieces and decorative items within the interior.  For this project, the interior designers professionally created these interior spaces with the use of its unique imported products, Molteni and C, Zeus and Ligne Pure. The designers cleverly balanced the stark simplicity of the structural elements with carefully selected and placed furniture pieces, colour schemes, soft furnishings and decorative details.
“The end result is a home with a liberated feel – as if the normal rules of a suburban home have been suspended, with light, nature and views from everywhere.”