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AdvertiseMore Inspiration from Stockholm – 200 Sq M Penthouse
Contemporary house designs place a lot of importance on the communication between indoor and outdoor spaces, and this penthouse found on Skeppsholmen confirms the principle. The home has a grand surface of 200 square meters, which skilled interior designers have peppered with just enough color and décor accents that truly stand out—the pendant lamp [...]
Polish House with Zero Stairs Combines Elegance and Practicality
One amazing thing about contemporary house designs is how they transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, and this certainly applies to the House with ZERO Stairs project we found on ArchDaily. The single-story residence was recently completed in Wroclaw, Poland, and bears the signature of local architects Przemek Kaczkowski and Ola Targonska. At first [...]
Openness and Inspiration from Coates Design via Dorsey Residence
Contemporary house designs can sometimes be deceiving on the outside, as illustrated by the Dorsey Residence, authored by Seattle-based studio Coates Design. In 2010, the practice completed this single-family home located on Bainbridge Islans, a city in Kitsap Country, Washington State. Seen from outside, the home looks like nothing more than a slab of [...]
Contemporary German Forest Chalet by dmvA
What do you do when you crave an update to your contemporary house design but sorely lack space? You take a cue from the incredibly talented German team at design studio dmvA, who managed to expand and upgrade the vB4, an existing residential structure, all in a measly 26 square meters. To make matters [...]
M2 House Interior House Design Blends Vintage and Modern Flair
Contemporary house designs meet vintage charm at the M2 House by Studio Associato Bettinelli, located in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. The design studio undertook one of its boldest remodel projects yet, which it completed in 2008. There is plenty of bold modernism at play within the walls of this home, as exemplified by the geometrically [...]
Celebrate Purity of Form with Netzwerkarchitekten’s Puristische Villa
If you have a penchant for minimalism and simple contemporary house designs, then you will be smitten with Netzwerkarchitekten’s Puristische Villa. The ample home is located in a suburb of Darmstadt, Germany, on a 1,150 square meter plot, of which it occupies a grand total of 378 square meters. The two-story residence is immaculate [...]
Blok K by NL Architects Undulates Under Dutch Sun
So far, we’ve gotten you used to contemporary house designs with a focus on individual residence, but today we bring you Blok K, by the Netherlands’ NL Architects. The massive building with a softly curved terrace roof is featured at the heart of an elegant, peaceful residential project with 500 homes and a park, [...]
Simple and Sleek in Sao Paulo – Piracicaba House
Isay Weinfeld Architects, a major Sao Paulo-based design practice is one of the leading names on the Brazilian contemporary house designs scene. Their 2010 project, the Piracicaba House, fully explains why this is the case, in spectacular visual form. The two-story home was named after the city in Sao Paulo state where it is [...]
Mesmerizing Minimalism at OH Residence by Koseki Architect Office
Japan has always been a great source of inspiration when it comes to contemporary house designs, and the Oshikamo House by Koseki Architect Office is yet another confirmation of this popular knowledge. The Japanese architecture studio produced a small, yet elegant home, characterized by typical minimalism, both on the inside and on the outside. [...]
Putting a Price on Malibu Style – Birdview Residence
Our journey in the wonderful world of contemporary house designs now takes us to one of the most expensive residential areas in the world – Malibu, California. That is the location of the Birdview Residence, a gem of modern architecture completed in 2011 through a joined effort of local architect Doug Burdge, interior designer [...]
