Scenic Mountain and Sea Residence by Suppose Design Office

Perched high on a plateau in the west of the Hiroshima prefecture, in Otake, this scenic residence by Suppose Design Office oversees the Kamei Park of the Kamei Castle and the Seto Inland Sea right in front. Designed with two distinct parts, the multi-personality house has load bearing structures on one side and free zones to make a place, on the other side. The bedrooms, kitchen, dining area, and wide apertures are on the north side while a terrace with a 6 meter eave provides a free space, south. Since the architect wanted to keep the building as safe as it could be, the exteriors are shielded with water proof material. The Otake house blends traditional construction practices with new, making for a futuristic living zone that inspires.-source

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Minimalist Desert House by Gracia Studio

Gracia Studio design a minimalist house open to nature. This house used for vacationing home. The materials used in their construction are carefully chose to withstand hurricane seasons and also need a minimum maintenance. Basically the house is one open floor plan for the common areas and the bedrooms are more enclosed to have privacy. Both houses have similar structure. It is composed of concrete matching the natural color of the local dirt. Some walls are covered with “talavera” in order to bring a traditional Mexican architecture into its design. The floor plan is very easy and flexible because of the linear structure of each house. The simplicity of the floor plan matches the simplicity of the design of the exterior making the place perfect for enjoying the nature.

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Stunning Tropical Seafront House by Juan Carlos Doblado

This stunning tropical house is one of those houses that has almost perfect location design by Juan Carlos Doblado. It’s overlooking Playa La Isla in Peru and only 5 minutes walk separates it from the beach. The home is designed to connect owners with a beautiful landscape around. Half of it is fully closed from street looks while other one is fully opened to awesome views of the ocean. Besides ground-floor patio there is a rooftop terrace which also fronts the ocean. Even though the house isn’t looks big it features 4 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms for the owners and guests. The house become a great place not only for holidays but also for living with contemporary needs.

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Hill House and Landscape Design of Krater House by Deca Architecture

Deca architecture completed design house on the top of a hill on Antiparos, in the Cycladic islands, Greece. There was a lot of challenges in designing it related to its position. First of all there was a need to protect living areas from strong winds of the Aegean Sea and to hide them from the settlement at the foot of the hill. That’s why part of the house was dug into the landscape. In the result, the house is not only protected from wind but only its second store is visible from the village. Stone surfaces defines borders of the Krater house. A 25 meter long lap pool is located at the Krater’s west part which also features amazing sea views. The kitchen’s windows frame views of the pool and its infinity-edge. A courtyard is also protected from winds and is separated from living area only with large glass sliding doors that blur the boundaries between it and the interior space. [source:digsdigs.com]

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Sustainable Prefab Home by students at Taliesin West

Mod.fab is an amazing modern prefab house designed by students at Taliesin West, in conjunction with Jennifer Siegal and Victor Sidy. Designed for sustainable living in the desert, this one-bedroom, 600-sq.-ft. house features panelled construction that allows for off-site assembly – a big bonus both economically and environmentally speaking. This prefab house incorporates a variety of innovative eco-friendly features in this “unplugged” design, including low-consumption fixtures, rainwater harvesting technologies, greywater recycling, natural ventilation, solar orientation, and photovoltaics to reduce energy and water use, all to minimize environmental impact while providing a stylish and secure lifestyle. The Mod.fab house is on display on the student-led Taliesin West Desert Shelter Tour until April 25, 2009. Taliesin Mod.fab

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Contemporary Stainless Steel Kitchen Cabinets

If you want modern and durable kitchen furniture then you should to pay attention to stainless steel kitchen cabinets. Nowadays these kitchens are very popular thanks to their excellent technical characteristics. They are reliable, stain and corrosion resistant and environmentally friendly. Besides contemporary steel kitchen furniture looks very stylish and sophisticated. One of best examples of such kitchens is ElektraVetro by Ernostomeda. This minimalist kitchen perfectly demonstrates one more advantage of stainless steel cabinets. The fact is that there is a large selection of kitchen appliances in any shop, which fit to them. If you also think that stainless kitchen is cool then you could find more information about this model on Ernostomeda site.

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Cool Fruit-Inspired Bathroom Sinks

Almost every time when you come in to the bathroom you use a sink. We see this item one of the first things in the morning and that’s why it should be cool to set fine mood for all day. A very original bathroom sink Lemon by Cenk Kara could make your smile every day. This sink gets its name because of its interesting unusual shape, which is resembling to sliced lemon. It can be integrated in the white rectangular base or lay on it. There is also available practical model with double wash basins. All of these funny bathroom sinks are offered in yellow and white colors. In spite of their creative designs they look quite elegant and nice and could fit any contemporary bathroom. Besides such fruit-inspired sink could add a fresh touch to your bathroom and make it more unique. For more information you could visit Cenk Kara site.

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Black and White Kitchen by Ernestomeda

Ernestomeda is a young and dynamic company which offers a lot of excellent kitchen designs. Its kitchens stand out by perfect quality and pleasantly surprise by awesome designs. One of the most attractive models is ElektraVetro White made in modern minimalist style. It combines the charm of curved lines and strictness of color solution. Black and white colors greatly mark its elegance and originality. White kitchen cabinets with black aluminium frame are in an amazing harmony with curved black island. This kitchen island provides enough space for comfortable cooking and having a breakfast by several persons. If you like a trendy design then this kitchen could become a good choice for you. You could find more technical characteristics and other useful information about this curved kitchen on Ernostomeda site. If you like black and white style then you also could check out 30 black and white kitchen design ideas.

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Modern Ranch House Design – Green Mountain Ranch

This glass-and-steel house is located in the Colorado Rockies is designed by Cynthia Leibrock. It’s anything but an usual ranch home. Designed in modern style it’s filled with smart high-end things that make a living there more comfortable. The house also utilize some modern energy-saving technologies like solar panels for heating, doors and windows that prevent heat loss and other more simple things. Besides a patio there is beautiful glass garage outside the house. The kitchen is one of the most high-tech places in the house. It features Gaggenau magnetic induction cooktop, that won’t burn if you touch it, a Gaggenau column refrigerator with shallow shelves and other luxury Gaggenau’s appliances like steam cooker. The guest bath has a reflecting pool and a steam shower with a redwood bench. Besides all that cool stuff the ranch house is optimized to old people live there.

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Cool Wooden Bird House for Apartment Inhabitants

This item designed by young French designer Emilie Cazin links the balcony to its green environment. It could attract birds and at the same time could help you to personalize you balcony look. This bird house looks like an usual wooden one but it has a useful base resembling a tree branch. This branch should be fixed on a window and to organize a comfortable place for nice birds. They could walk along it and live in the cool wooden small house.

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Futuristic Kitchen Concept for Small Room Layout

As a majority of progressive designers Lodovico Bernardi tries to create a kitchen furniture which can satisfy all people needs and at the same time occupy a minimum of space. This concept, which is named Rubika, could give wide versatility to the kitchen’s room. Rubika is almost consists of adjustable, folding and rotating constructions which make it very comfortable and practical. Unfortunately this is only concept, but we hope that soon such kitchens will be available for everybody.

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