Geometrical Concrete House in Shanghai by Archi-Union Architects - Geometrikus beton ház koncepció Kínából

Shangai-based design studio Archi-Union Architects has designed this Tea House and Library. Completed in 2011, this contemporary tea house is located in the backyard of their office, in Yangpu District, Shanghai, China.
According tot he architects: “The Tea House is constructed from salvaged parts of a  collapsed warehouse roof. The site was extremely constricted with walls on three sides, with only one side facing towards a nopen space that contains a pool. The space was further restricted by a mature tree.The design tries to embody harmony by integrating enclosure and openness, delightful space and logical construction and other complicated relations.
This contemporary Chinese property reacts to the site’s environment; the plan layout is a logically obscure quadrilateral, thus maximising the amount of space. It is divided into three parts. A covered public area is formed towards the open space with the pool, with an enclosed tea house at ground level and library on the first floor where a small triangular balcony extends around the existing tree. Other more private spaces exist such as a lounge, reading room and service room which are arranged towards the rear of the building; a delightful transitional space was created to connect the public space and the private spaces.” Images courtesy of  Zhonghai Shen.

The Multi-Generational Villa in Stuttgart by Alexander Brenner Architects - Modern kortárs villa tervezés Stuttgártból

Stuttgart-based studio Alexander Brenner Architects has designed the Oberen Berg House. Completed in 2007, this three story contemporary home is located in Stuttgart, Germany.When approaching the building via the access road in a depth-layered  picture is discernible. The northeast side of the house is an addition/a combination of white cubes. Each of them is recognizable as an individu- al structure when viewed from close up, but seen from a distance, they merge to form a unified whole.
As you enter the house from the north-east via the two-storey entran- ce hall, the floor-to-ceiling glazing facing southwest opens up onto the garden. One can look out over the pool in front of the house, and across the valley towards the hills opposite. In this entrance hall (as in the whole house), visitors are aware of an interplay of open and enclosed spaces stretching between transparent expanses of glass and protective walls. This layout satisfies both the occupants’ need for security and, on the other hand, for openness and a connection with the surrounding natural landscape.
If necessary, the house can be divided into units of varying sizes without major constructional work being required, thus offering its occupants maximum flexibility and permitting a suitable way of living for every lifestyle and family situation. This multi-generational villa is a new and sustainable reinterpretation of the old dream of a house that can grow and shrink within the same building shell.



Alexander Brenner építésziroda tervezte a Stuttgartban található három szintes kortárs házat. A ház északkeleti oldala fehér kockakövek kombinációjából áll,amit ha közelről nézünk minden egyes eleme egyedülálló szerkezetként is felismerhető, de a távolból nézve egységes egészet alkot. Ahogy északkeletről a két szintes bejáraton keresztül közelítjük meg a házat, a délnyugatra néző mennyezettől-padlóig tartó üvegfal egy kertbe nyílik. A ház előtt kitekinthetünk a medence felett,míg az ellenkező
oldalon a völgyön át a hegyek tárulnak elénk. A bejárati hallnál, csakúgy mint a ház többi részénél a vendégek szembesülhetnek a nyitott és zárt térközök kölcsönös hatásáról,ahogy az üveg-és védőfalak áttetsző kiterjedései között terülnek el. Az épület elrendezése eleget tesz a lakók biztonságérzetének,és kölcsönös harmóniát alkot a környező természettel. Ha szükséges,a házat különböző méretű egységekre lehet osztani,anélkül hogy fontosabb szerkezeti munkát vennénk igénybe,így ez maximális
rugalmasságot biztosít az ottlakóknak, továbbá egy megfelelő életmódot tesz lehetővé mindenféle életstílushoz és családi összejövetelhez. Ez a multigenerációs villa annak a régi álomnak az új és fenntartható újraértelmezése,amelynek a szerkezete ugyanebből a burokból született.

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.