Casa do Penedo, Fafe Mountains, Portugal
This unbelievable structure is called A Casa do Penedo, or The House of Stone, and is located in the Fafe mountains of northern Portugal. It was built in 1974 between four large boulders naturally found on the site. Believe it or not, the stone house has 2 stories, a swimming pool and fireplace, serving as a family retreat for many years.
Dune Home, Atlantic Beach, Florida
Carved into the dunes of Atlantic Beach, Florida these two psychedelic apartments are pure 1970s. Native landscaping on the exterior ensures comfortable 70-degree temperatures indoors. Created by architect William Morgan, they were constructed using technology that was devised to create gunite swimming pools. The two-story suites include beach-level terraces, lower level living spaces and upper level bed- and bathrooms accessible via a common stairway. The home is currently on the market for $1 million.
Cob House, Rutledge, Missouri
Gobcobatron is a small cob house built by Ziggy in 2008-2009. It’s a small, one room home, roughly 200 square foot space in the shape of a snail. Featuring a reciprocal roof with wild grasses, earthen plasters, a terracotta tile floor, a recycled urbanity foundation, and a tiny mud room, the house is made largely of local, natural, and recycled materials.
Wood House, Hilversum, Netherlands
This house in Netherlands, Hilversum was designed by Piet Hein Eek for Dutch musician Hans Liberg. The cozy little music studio was designed to provide a serene space for him to enjoy and compose music. Passers by who mistake it for a pile of logs, are sure to get a jolt when Liberg opens up his windows. The interiors sport all the amenities of a modern recording studio and what’s more, the whole house is on wheels and can be relocated to any location by hitching it to an automobile.
Leaf Box, San Francisco, California
This modern cube, which stands behind a San Francisco row house, is actually an art studio. The verdant plant life that grows on its walls was introduced to make the boxy building blend into the property’s adjacent parkland. Where the cube is now, there used to be a humble storage shed. Scott Green Landscape Architects redesigned the structure. It now serves as both a garden sculpture and a shelter.
he Pierre Home, San Juan Islands, Washington
The Pierre is a breathtaking home tucked away in the cluster of rocks it was named after (“Pierre” means “Stone” in French). Olson Kundig Architects designed the hideaway for the owner, who was inspired by the lovely views from the property of the archipelago of the San Juan Islands. The bunker-like villa was built using largely local materials, and its green roof and rocky color cause it to melt away into its peaceful surroundings.
Camouflage House, Green Lake, Wisconsin
Johnsen Schmaling Architects are the designers behind the rustic Camouflage House, hidden in Green Lake, Wisconsin. This magnificent, modern lake cabin is perched on a steep hillside overlooking the lake, surrounded by trees in a veritable nature-lovers wonderland. This densely treed plateau has inspired the look of this natural house design; a rustic, low-profile silhouette with cedar and glass panels, framed to resemble the forest’s vertical lines and repetition.
An understated, low-lying entrance gives way to a stunning, 2,700-sq.-ft. two-storey lake house that appears to spill down the hillside, with the breathtaking lake just beyond. Like the cabin-like exterior (a very chic cabin!), interiors are rustic and minimalist, yet sophisticated, elegant and chic all at once. Natural elements prevail, like warm and rich woods, and earth tones, and the panoramic views.
Dragon Rock, Garrison, New York
Industrial designer Russell Wright designed this retreat, called Dragon Rock, in the 1960s. Nestled into a rocky hillside among 75 acres of trees and woodland gardens, the house and studio overlook a quarry pond. The home’s camouflage features include vertical tree trunk supports in the dining area, jutting rock-face in the great room and bathroom, a living green roof and a naturalistic terrace overlooking the quarry lake.
Greenhouse Home, Nagano, Japan
Designed by Hiroshi Iguchi, this green house in Japan is designed to nurture people as well as plants. The wall so the house were built to accommodate trees which are free to grow skyward. And the warm, eco-friendly living spaces feature light-colored wood and minimalist design elements that are sure to keep human residents happy. To control temperatures and sunlight, canvas panels are draped along the ceilings.
Stoneflower House, Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas
E. Fay Jones designed this house for landscape architects Bob Shaheen and Curt Goodfellow, who built roads and designed the golf course on Eden Isle. Developer Herbert Thomas offered the men a lot in the new resort community in exchange for their professional services. After Shaheen and Goodfellow secured the land in 1963, the two men decided to pool their limited resources and construct a weekend cottage that both families could share.
In order to reduce construction costs, the two men provided boulders and 2×4 boards salvaged from other construction projects on Eden Isle. They also contributed physical labor, lifting stones into place for site and foundation construction. They hired architect Fay Jones to construct a house under a tight budget of $6,000 to $8,000. House is fully restored in 2007. Currently used as an exclusive nightly rental. It has been photographed for many magazines.
कोई टिप्पणी नहीं:
एक टिप्पणी भेजें