Modern house

तोषम् (Tosham) — a Sanskrit word meaning contentment and fulfilment — is a thoughtfully designed 1870 sq.ft. carpet-area duplex penthouse located in Kharadi, Pune, a fast-developing IT hub shaping the city’s modern skyline. Crafted for a family of three. The home reflects a design philosophy rooted in balance, warmth, sustainability, and timeless elegance. Piyush Rathod The entrance introduces the home with a calm, minimal language, preparing the transition into a refined entrance lobby that works as a visual pause before the spatial journey begins. The living area is composed through layered materials, soft textures, and balanced proportions, creating a serene yet expressive social space. The dining area, seamlessly... More

With its modern glass wall design, moat-style swimming pool that wraps around the entire backyard, and outdoor living spaces that extend all the way from the lowest floor to the rooftop, Royal Oak offers a luxury interpretation of contemporary Hollywood Hills living. From the motor court, the entryway passes a glass-walled display garage, before climbing floating stairs over reflecting pools and fire features to an elevated front door. Here, a light-filled gallery draws arrival deeper inside. The open plan main floor is composed of a series of everyday living and entertaining spaces. Family, dining, kitchen, and gathering areas all flow from one to the next, while open volumes and transparent floor elements allow views to pass throughout... More

Designed for the contemporary Brentwood lifestyle, Bonhill brings together open plan living, abundant natural light, and a central outdoor pool terrace at the heart of its design.  From the street, a visually textured exterior of stacked stone, warm wood, and expansive glass beneath deep roof overhangs lends the home a sense of sheltered privacy, while it remains remarkably open.  Inside, the design is exceptionally cohesive. A library, living room, dining room, bar, and kitchen all unfold within a series of interconnected spaces, while a concealed workspace, walk-in pantry, and private guest suite are incorporated into the surrounding plan.  A sculptural wine wall and strategically placed light well add visual interest an... More

Set within a quiet Hollywood Hills setting, Rising Glen is conceived around an unusual arrival, where the resort-style pool terrace becomes the first expression of the home’s indoor-outdoor lifestyle. The main floor is set within an open plan, with a family room, dining area, and kitchen extending onto outdoor living spaces, both front and rear. The pool terrace brings together a 52-foot swimming pool with spa, sunken fire-side conversation pit, ponds, sculpture, and areas for lounging, dining, and barbecuing, while the backyard opens onto a quieter garden with a lawn, mature trees, and water feature. The upper floor houses private accommodations and rooms for wellness, work, and relaxation. On one end sits the primary suite with a... More

Set within a quiet residential neighborhood in Encino, Los Angeles, High Valley is a modern courtyard residence organized around a single, expansive outdoor living space, and the result is a luxury home that balances openness, privacy, and contemporary California living. From the street, the architecture presents a quiet composition of floating horizontal roof lines, warm wood cladding, textured stone, and expansive glass. A generous motor court leads to an entrance framed by reflecting pools and fire features, establishing a calm arrival, before the home opens up to the spaces beyond.  At the heart of the design, the living room, dining room, family room, kitchen, and bar are arranged around a central courtyard, anchored by a modern... More

Everything has been carefully planned in every detail to create a very special house, combining tradition with the best techniques of bioclimatic architecture. João Guimarães The plot was carefully laid out to get the best sun exposure and protection from the north winds, without giving up the beautiful views of Sintra mountains, the Castle and the Pena Palace. Each room has its own indoor and outdoor space, be it an exclusive garden, a patio or a balcony, which doubles the private living area. Otília Freire's landscaping takes advantage of the rocky outcrops and existing trees and transforms the plot into a vibrant, low-maintenance and sustainable garden. Rainwater is collected in a tank and used to water the e... More

 The night passes, the plague passes, the summer passes, the winter passes, the war passes, the peace passes, what is born passes, what is done passes. Everything passes, and passes very well.” - Text inspired by Paulo Leminski  Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption More

At Bandeirinha House, the inclined planes protect, direct the view and create the base for the garden. The house integrates with the landscape, paying homage to the place. Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption More

Frame Wood is a contemporary timber house that reinterprets the traditional half-timbered structure through a minimal and monolithic lens. The project celebrates the expressive nature of the wooden frame, allowing its tectonic language to shape both the exterior and interior. Caption Instead of replicating the familiar pitched-roof silhouette of classical half-timbered homes, the design adopts a barnhouse form – simple, compact, and bold in presence. The result is a calm architectural volume that merges modern restraint with structural honesty. Caption A double wooden beam defines the horizontal rhythm of the main living volume, while a light steel frame contrasts with the timber in the carport area, adding precision and l... More

We were approached by residents to transform a typical condominium house from the late 1990s, with wooden roofs with many slopes and small windows and doors, into a house with contemporary architecture adapted to the family's needs in 2021. Manuel Sá Manuel Sá Manuel Sá The two main objectives were clear: to integrate the social areas and to make the house open to the gardens with a view of the horizon. To achieve this, it was necessary to demolish walls and make structural reinforcements to support the new spans of the integrated spaces. Manuel Sá Manuel Sá Manuel Sá The toilet that was between the living room and the kitchen was completely demolished and repositione... More

The design of a small house on a theoretically large plot (1220m2) although seemingly easy, was a significant design challenge for us. Although the plot is large, only the part with an area of ​​382.5 m2 is a plot that can be built on (according to the local spatial development plan). The building part of the plot has a triangular shape, which in combination with the other parameters from the local spatial development plan (including at least 45% of biologically active area and at least 2 parking spaces for passenger cars) was a significant limitation but also a challenge. RESE Architekci Fortunately, the investor contacted us before purchasing the plot in question, which allowed us to analyze all the limitations and possibilities of... More

The most striking feature of this home are the razor-edge roof profiles and the fact that those roofs swoop both vertically and horizontally. It is really an evolution of modern design. It uses all of the typical architectural rules of modern home design and takes it to the next level. JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD JMAD The roof forms serve functions on the exterior. They overhang to provide shade during the warmer months and then create a really unique transition from the single story portion of the home to the second story. Plus, they take form in the great room with a curved ceiling form above that transitions up to the second floor, creating a timeless architectural element.  JMAD JMAD JMAD... More

The building’s structure is composed of 5 volumes connected by a common allure. This is done to ensure maximum privacy for each family member: 8 people from different generations will live here at the same time. Caption Caption Caption The functionality of each volume is seen in the architectural design: the blocks with the cantilevered roofs, the characteristic of the Kerimov Architects signature, are for residential areas; and the flat ones are for the volumes of a common living room and SPA. Caption Caption Caption All viewpoints face the inner courtyard to hide from the c from prying eyes in a densely built villa community; and a forest. The entire logic of space and orientation of volumes is subord... More

The Site  As hillside design specialists, the Whipple Russell team sometimes finds it necessary to move mountains – or at least part of one, in order to create a spacious yet intimate modern home. To accomplish these goals for our Hutton house, we first cut into the rear hillside to maximize backyard living space and to site the house further from the street in the front. At the back of the property two porcelain stone retaining walls create a balcony lounge area with a fire pit and greenery overlooking the saltwater pool, spa, and the entire property including multiple firepits, and an outdoor kitchen/bar. An Ipe wood walkway bridge leads from this upper seating into the primary suite.  Adam Latham Adam Latham F... More