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AA House by MVN Architects Location: Mojácar, Spain Year: 2007 Area: 3,068 sqft Photo courtesy: MVN Architects Description: The house is located on an existing platform overlooking the Mediterranean, on the East, on a sharply sloping plot. It is laid out as three longitudinally displaced strips. The first,...

Hadaway House by Patkau Architects Location: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada Year: 2013 Photo courtesy: Peter Buchanan & James Dow Description: This snow country house is located on a northwest slope overlooking a panoramic view of Whistler valley in southwest British Columbia. The site is a difficult...

Contemporary Victorian House in South Yarra, Melbourne Location: South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Photo courtesy: RT Edgar Description: This stately and beautifully renovated and extended contemporary Victorian house with  circular driveway, pool and separate self-contained accommodation is situated on a large garden allotment of 1266m2...

House T by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects Location: Tokyo, Japan Year: 2012 Area: 818 sqft Photo courtesy: Hiroyasu Sakaguchi Description: It is a residence and atelier for a couple in the center of Tokyo. Floor like bookshelf plates are placed at the different level in the shifted box. Furniture is...

Railway House Santpoort by Zecc Architects and ZW6 Interior Location: Santpoort-Noord, The Netherlands Year: 2012 Area: 2,045 sqft Photo courtesy: Cornbread Works Description: The project involves the transformation and expansion of a railway cottage next to station Santpoort-Noord. The railway house is on one side bordered by the railway...

Banya House by Tonic Location: Brisbane, Australia Photo courtesy: Tonic Description: The idea behind this house was to create an urban oasis with WOW factor. As a result the house was designed around a central courtyard with flow of space from the living areas out to...

Luxury Domain Road Residence in South Yarra, Melbourne Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Photo courtesy: RT Edgar Description: Experience every luxury, comfort and convenience in this masterfully designed and flawlessly conceived architectural marvel by Sue Carr. Offering a unique take on luxury inner city living, this...

Urban Ravine House by Bortolotto Design Architect Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Area: 4,000 sqft Photo courtesy: Bortolotto Design Architect Description: Located in Toronto’s Summerhill neighborhood, the original 1,600 square foot, darkly traditional, staid 2 1/2 storey house was designed without consideration of its breathtaking ravine site. Today,...

Voelklip House by SAOTA and ARRCC Location: Cape Town, South Africa Year: 2009 Photo courtesy: SAOTA Description: The brief called for a beach house suitable for a family of four, on a vacant site in Voelklip, Hermanus, Western Cape, RSA. The site is a long thin rectangular subdivision stretching...

HP Tree House by mmpP Architects Location: Cairns, Queensland, Australia Photo courtesy: Michael Martino Description: HP Tree House is set on a secluded and private lot on the flanks of Mt Whitfield in Cairns, the principle aims of this low budget home included simple, elegant...