It was high time we showcased another exotic residence on Freshome. The Marcus Beach House was designed by Bark Architects and its unusual exterior could remind one of a fancy tropical resort rather than a large and spacious contemporary…
Edward Suzuki Associates is an architecture company from Japan whose latest works include this impressive home. EDDI’s House was named after the nickname of one of the architects and is said to be located in a very harsh environment.…
Prefabrication and portability keep cropping up as themes in contemporary architecture, from emergency post-disaster housing to modular shed homes and cargo container offices. BldgBlog (and Dornob and others) now raise the question: are portable camps (military, corporate and otherwise)…
At one extreme, and on the lower level, stacked wine rack modules make up the walls of a fortress-like home – the gaps filled in with colorful glass, a modern twist on traditionally colorful Spanish architecture and the red…
Crazy and curved both inside and out, the home was made of a combination of concrete and found materials, both inorganic but also natural (and relevant) ones including local seashells and regional coral. Instead of corners, each curve flows…
This unbelievable home was designed by Substance Architecture and is located in Iowa, USA. The project consisted in turning around the architecture of a home initially built in 1941. Everything was rearranged and reorganized in order to create a…
Beautiful before-and-after images show just how far this property has come, from a building that was half-vacant for dozens of years (complete with a faded ‘Checks Cashed’ sign over the lower storefront) to a trip-worthy townhouse tricked out with…
Sustainability and green technologies have taken over the world of design lately as more and more projects develop with these new concepts in mind. The Fab Lab House comes from Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) and is…
A swimming pool can have a major influence on how a home looks and feels. In this particular case, it seems that the pool is not an accessory, but the focal point of the entire residence. This amazing home…
The wide-open oceans and seas of the world are a wonderful place to explore – from the comfort of a dry deck, at least. Some of us, though, are (justifiably) scared of swimming straight in these opaque bodies of…