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AdvertiseThe Jewel of India – Cliff House by Khosla Associates
Most modern house designs will attempt to blend an atmosphere of classical elegance, but few will probably manage to achieve this goal as well as the Cliff House, by Khosla Associates. The superb contemporary residence is located in a small fishing village in Kerala, India. The rural landscape blends with the gorgeous exotic views [...]
Dry Creek House Brings Understated Simplicity to Austin, TX
The Dry Creek House by Austin-based design practice Brian Dillard Architecture is a gem of modern house design, located in Austin, Texas. Coming in at 2,700 square feet, the single level family home is a superbly modern, yet very simple, understated structure. The home was commissioned by a couple who wanted their home to [...]
Upcycling a Boeing 747: Wing House by David Hertz
Modern house design is often about reinventing the conventional, and the team at David Hertz Architects Inc fully understood that when they decided to create Wing House. The property is located in glamorous Malibu, California, which places at its tenants disposal wonderful views of the nearby mountain range, valley and islands peacefully floating on [...]
Finish Avano Architects Build Their Own Modern Mountain Cabin
Helsinki-based Avanto Architects, who are Anu Puustinen and Ville Hara, wanted to combine modern house design with rural flair. Consequently, they came up with a four-cornered mountain cabin concept and built it in Virrat, a small town located 170 miles away from the country’s capital. The resulting residential structure with an area of 839 [...]
Golf Course Retreat: Flinders House by Sharif Abraham, Victoria, Australia
Clad in timber on the outside, luminous and spacious on the inside, the Flinders House by Sharif Abraham is an outstanding example of modern house design. There is an interesting story behind this project, completed in 2007 in Flinders, Victoria, Australia, by Melbourne-based design practice Sharif Abraham. Building the home proved to be quite [...]
Wind-Shielded Modern House Design – Summer House Vestfold 2 by JVA
One of the underlying principles of modern house design is to create structures that blend seamlessly into the surroundings, as typified by the Summer House Vestfold 2 by Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects. The Norway-based design practice completed the project in 2009. It is located on the rocky shores of Vestfold, a county in Norway. The flat [...]
Bring Nature Home with Stonebasin Natural Stone Sink
Those who have found themselves dreaming of bringing a raw touch of nature in their modern house design can find the answer on Etsy. This superb, wild-looking natural stone bathroom sink is on sale for approximately $1,008 from Etsy seller Stonebasin. Stonebasin is essentially Douglas Craig Taplin, a Calgary, Alberta-based designer whose product has [...]
Think You Know Luxury Villas? Check Out W Retreat Koh Samui
You haven’t truly lived until you’ve taken in the glorious modern house design of the W Retreat Koh Samui in Thailand. The Thais really know their luxury tourist resorts, and the W Retreat Koh Samui is but another confirmation of this fact of life. This superb all-villa resort hosts no fewer than 75 exquisitely [...]
Let the Landscape Flow In – Simon Couchman Architects House
The modern house design of the Simon Couchman Architects project, by Simon Couchman Architects, of course, will have you smitten from the very first glance. The single-story, ultra-contemporary home stands demure under the Victoria, Australia sun, in a small ocean-side beach community called Balnarring Beach. It is a hidden architectural gem, lovingly tucked in [...]
Spacious, Serene, Stockholm Two-Story Attic of Wonders
This superb two-story loft in Norrmalm, a Stockholm neighborhood, displays modern house design to die for – the perfect blend between vintage, modern and bright. The two-story penthouse duplex boasts a generous 1,302 square foot surface. To boot, it is located in a quiet residential area, with palaces of yore gracing the streets and [...]
