3S Villa

The 3S villa is an example of these modern country houses. Built by an architecture studio called Love Architecture, it is located in a suburb of the Austrian city of Graz, Geifdorf. Architects themselves described the house as simple, light, optimistic, playful, as a little-big complex. The design is unconventional and unique, providing all that one needs for everyday life. An impressive roof and two wooden terraces create together a symbol of unity with nature. The interior space has enough of natural light coming through glazed facade. The predominating material is wood in combination with white color it looks very fresh and calming at the same time. The villa has a warm and cosy atmosphere.

Y House

An interesting family house has been constructed called “Y House” in a peripheral part of Beijing. It is located in a very nice area on a hill pointing south from one side and surrounded by mountains from the other. The Y house is not newly built, it is a reconstructed building with a concrete construction built five years ago. Architecture studio Beijing Matsubara and Architects have created a new flooring and by adding a new flat rook they extended the surface of the building. The existing two-storey building had a double-sloping roof and was covered with white tiles. After the reconstruction the building has three floors with a three times bigger surface than before, the white covering was replaced by grey blocks. The interior space is organized by floors, the ground-floor is the public area, it houses a living-room, kitchen etc., the first floor is the bedroom area and the top floor serves for relaxation. Communications are situated in the center of the building. The house is complemented by several functions of modern sustainable architecture. In the summer owners live mainly in the northern part of the house that provides a natural ventilation. Contrary to the winter season when they move to the south parts equipped with basic heating. The Y house provides a maximum of comfort at every weather condition.

K3 house Sydney

K3 house is a project by Bruce Stafford Architects residing in Sydney, Australia. Bruce Stafford. K3 house is a reconstruction project with a spacious inner court as a center piece. Large sliding doors are the key element of the design providing an elegant look and separating a number of open spaces allowing a flow between the interior and exterior and natural lighting. The overall appearance is a luxurious house using a balanced combination of glass, stone, wood and concrete and different shapes as well as a number of interesting interior elements. The house has a unique swimming-pool surrounding the entire house, so the owners can have a swim all around their house.

Brasilian Residence.

Grupo SP architects have constructed an impressive project located in suburbs of Sao Paolo, Brazil. This family residence built for a client that admires and collects books, his collection has more than 7500 books. The owner wanted a house where he can store and exhibit his unique book collection. Books became the most emblematic element of the residence where they occupy one entire wall. The design takes advantage of a height difference between a street and the parcel, so the living-room is situated in the lower part that provides a maximum of privacy while maintaining a contact with surrounding nature. The simple design has a simple construction of reinforced concrete and monolithic concrete floors. Walls have not been anyhow modified with one exception – the book wall. The interior space has a maximum of natural sunlight thanks to two opposing walls.

Holman House. Australia

The Holman house is located on the edge of a reef in Dover Heights, Australia. Created by Durbach Blok Architects it gained a lot of public interest. This family house provides a very modern open layout that maximizes accessibility of all rooms on both floors. Ground-floor houses a large living-room area viewing at the Pacific ocean, while the first floor is composed of a series of rooms organized in a vertical line along one of the walls. The shape of the house is a reset of more than six months long negotiations with the owner. An interesting structure was built with a part of the building laying on a number of columns allowing to construct one part on the reef. A roofed terrace reconnects exterior with interior and provides an unusual atmosphere. Interior space is composed of glazed walls, fancy wooden flooring, stone and can be described as a modern mixture of materials and textures. The house is well embedded in the surrounding area complemented by unique plants growing only on the reef. The owners have to be with their investment admiring a fabulous view at the ocean and blue sky.

Holon- Museum of Design

Museum of Design Holon is a new educational and cultural center in Israel. Municipal authorities have chosen architect Ron Arad to construct a building that will attract the interest worldwide. They asked for an architect that would know and understand their original cultural heritage. Museum of design Holon or DMH serves to promote the Israel`s architecture and design. With its surface of 3700 square meters it houses a main gallery of 500 square meters taking advantage of natural lighting coming from roof skylights and a room with a mysterious name „Blackbox“ of 200 square meters that is lightened only by aritificial light, contrastingly with the main gallery. Topography of the build-up area is expressed in the layout of the two-storey building. Both floors are connected by a number of outside halls furnished by sculptural pieces. Wandering through inner court of the museum a visitor can always discover something new. As an alternative, museum galleries are accessible by a series of closed halls. One of the most original element is the facade made from corten in warm tones of orange, red and brown. Entire outside covering looks very dynamic, assembled from a series of circles creating the building`s spine what accentuates its horizontal line.