Elizabeth H - Modern House Design by Bates Masi Architects

The modern house design Elizabeth H designed to interact with the environment and evolve over time, the architect discovered how the change of the seasons played an important role in the way they live their lives. The Elizabeth H building began with a material palette that could be applied both indoors and out. Cedar, concrete, Santos mahogany decking, frosted glass, slate, aluminum and copper slip easily from inside to out, blurring the line between the two. The front entry and interior stair are made from mahogany decking. Light seeps through the boards through two stories giving a feel of openness. Mahogany decking from the private deck off the master bath becomes the shower floor giving the already exposed space a more outdoor feel. The double-sided indoor/outdoor fireplace is faced with crimped copper that is already reaching a rich patina. A Spanish cedar entrance door, the first object one comes in contact with, is forever changing. This door incorporates a window with a large air space into which small pieces of beach glass are deposited after daily walks on the beach, thus slowly changing the color and intensity of light as the collection increases.

Multiplicity of Use

As materials were selected to span between indoors and out, these house adapted to perform in a diversity of applications. The jatoba floor in the kitchen wraps up the side of the island to double as a countertop. Its natural hardness and water resistant OS Hardwax finish make it equally desirable for both applications. OS Hardwax is an environmentally friendly natural sealer that is water and stain resistant, safe for children, and produces no off-gassing. Accordingly, this oil was also appropriate for the mahogany veneer plywood lining of the MDF kitchen cabinets.

Temporal Variation in Appearance

Over time, these oiled hardwood and veneered surfaces will slowly darken. Outside, rough sawn tongue and groove Western Red cedar siding defines the spaces beneath the house’s red-dyed concrete paneled shell. In contrast to the permanence and vibrancy of the panels, the boards will mature to a mellow, weathered, silvery gray conducting their own dialogue with the elements. In and through time the house will mature and evolve. It is designed to be in dialogue with the environment and with its owners, changing in subtle ways only noticeable to those who really know it. Visit here at Bates Masi Architects site. Via

Point Dume Residence - Modern House Interior Design and Architecture by Griffin Enright Architects

The Point Dume Residence project designed by Griffin Enright Architects, the site rests atop one of the highest points in Point Dume, Malibu. The modern Point Dume Residence explores the nature of fluidity and sequence in the context of space, circulation, and landscape. The modern Point Dume Residence offers stunning panoramas that make the organization of views of paramount concern. The home both captures and is captivated by these views, creating spaces that flow in to one another and in to the landscape. The occupant then becomes immersed in a continuous volume of spectacular views that focus attention both internally towards the architecture itself and externally towards the Pacific Ocean in the distance. The modern Point Dume Residence presented with smooth, sinuous surfaces that organize the spaces are then punctured and intersected in such a way as to break down the barriers that visually and psychologically separate the inside from the outdoors. Visit here at Griffin Enright Architects site.

Suntro House - Modern House Design by Jorge Hernandez de la Garza

This modern Suntro house residential occupied of exceptional natural beauty, with oriented to the northeast with a splendid sight of the Tepozteco. The natural light is filtered through the folds of the house in the shape of rays that softly flood the spaces. The shape house was built responds to warmth of site, to place every space in the best way inside of a curved skin that opens to the immediate context to obtain the best climate and views to allow the wind to circulate and cool the house.

These modern Suntro house designed by Jorge Hernandez de la Garza architects, is located in Morelos, Mexico. The topography presents an unevenness that was approached for the pool to stay at streets level letting the rest of the house be lowered to midlevel. The organization takes place in a clear horizontal division of the house locating in the ground floor the public and recreation areas and in the top floor the dormitories connected with the lower floor by an inner-outer circulation.

The different habitable spaces fit in a transparent area that makes its continuity with the exterior by the concrete floor that extends to the open areas, allowing the users to move in a fluid space without obstacles.

The front appears slender with a great sense of lightness as if it were only a volume floating over the living and dining room, this sensation changes with perspective, as the planes create volumes and empty spaces, resulting in a rationally controlled formal experiment.

Skyline Residence - Modern Exterior Interior House Design in Small Budget by Belzberg Architects

Best residential Skyline Residence by Belzberg Architects is located in Los Angeles, exactly perched atop a ridgeline in the Hollywood Hills, the Skyline Residence was built within a limited budget. The pre-existing site presented a challenge in terms of constructability as the client presented the challenge of limited allowable expenses. The Skyline Residence interior are very modern and very nice clean. The use of glass curtain-walls as a permeable boundary between the house and its immediate context, provides for light and views on the immediate horizon.

Beyond incorporation sustainable building product systems, the budgetary limitations imposed on material choice forced the architect to implement strategies for using resources in close proximity to the site. Therefore, the general concept adopted for this project stems from “Carbon Neutral Economics”, or the purchasing of goods which are manufactured locally to save carbon transportation emissions. In a low budget architecture project where high-tech systems such as photovoltaic panels, wind turbines and recycled products are out of economical reach, the Skyline Residence reverted back to purchasing locally, minimized grading and capitalizing on natural characteristics of the site. Visit here at Belzberg Architects site. Via

Amazing Family House Design with Two Courtyards in Guadalajara by Agraz Architect

Amazing architecture and interior family house design in Guadalajara, Mexico, by Agraz Architect. The building has no less than three levels, each with a different purpose and personality. The first level includes a basement, a game room and a garage. The middle level houses the kitchen, family room and dining room and the three bedrooms are located at the third floor. There is a stairway which connects the rooms in the house and some lovely terraces which are accessible at every floor. The property also has two large courtyards. Via

Modern F.House with Seamlessly Interior and Exterior Spaces by Nabil Gholam

The modern Mediterranean F. House located at 1200 square meters on a beautiful hill covered with pine trees. The concept is to embed the house in the landscape, disrupting the existing trees as little as possible while capturing the mountain vistas from every room windows. The design is based on a succession of sandstone walls that define seamlessly interior and exterior spaces, while stretching into the garden. The Nabil Gholam Architecture & Planning creating this modern and romantic style in architecture and interior design Mediterranean F. House in Dahr El Sawan, Lebanon.