House’s Color

Hirsiset cabin Villa Valtanen is designed to Lapland´s fell landscape and was choosen the Log House of The Year 2012 in Finland. Villa Valtanen is designed by Oulu based architect (SAFA) Lauri Louekari and it is hidden in the wilderness of Lapland´s fell landscape. The building is divided in separate cabin, sauna and wood shed, joined by terrace…

Stamberg Aferiat Architecture conceived of a breathtaking, colorful island retreat nicknamed “Maison Plastique,” intended to reference Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion. Setting out to build an utterly groundbreaking home on Shelter Island for the most discerning clients (themselves!) was no easy feat…

Korean architect gave birth to Rock It Suda, a guesthouse with six bedrooms, each characterized by a specific theme: From Barbie to Ferrari, from Spain to the caves to finish with traditional Korean style. The six different ways to capture the landscape inspired Moon, who decided to give birth to the Same Spatial Concentration of Expansion and Compression reasoning on issues completely dissociated from the context such as Spain, Barbie, Stealth, Ferrari, Caves and Traditional Korean Style…

A revolutionary house designed by the architect Antti Lovag, the Palais Bulles (Bubble House) is at the cutting edge of contemporary architecture. This unique house consisting of a collection of bubbles plunges visitors into a futuristic setting with an extravagant, festive atmosphere!..In designing this palace, Antti Lovag architect proposes a new form of appropriation of space. habitat builds now so natural curves in the environment. Finished corners and edges that bound so hard living spaces…

Occupying a narrow infill lot in an old city neighborhood at the edge of Lake Michigan, this LEED Platinum home for a young family demonstrates how a small residence built with a moderate budget can become a confident, new urban constituent. The compact building volume is wrapped with an innovative concrete rain screen facade system that transforms into a delicate scrim of metal rods defining the perimeter of upper level outdoor rooms. Floor-to ceiling apertures penetrate the rain screen, their bright colors an unapologetic nod to the cheerful polychrome of the neighborhood’s Victorian homes…

Hansha Reflection House by Studio SKLIM is a two-storey detached family home with a courtyard and roof deck situated at the entrance of Misakimizube Koen. Fronting a lake and flanked by Sakura trees, the house totals 124 square metres. It is arranged with the living space upstairs with a large window looking out to the street, perfect for keeping an eye on your fellow suburban neighbours…

Brad Pitt enlisted architect Frank Gehry as one of the designers for his Make It Right Foundation, an initiative to build new homes in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward following the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005…