Situated atop the edge of a cliff, this stunning house is more than just a facade. Inside, you’ll find a modern interior, wood floors, and a stone roof. Click here for more pictures.
Designed by MOS architects, this stunning floating house on Lake Huron, Canada sits “on steel pontoons which allow it to fluctuate along with the lake when water levels change.” Click here for more pictures.
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Students at the College of Architecture, the College of Visual and Performing Arts, and the College of Engineering at Texas Tech University teamed up to build a solar-powered cabin that embraces “the creativity of architecture and celebrating sustainable design practices.” Click here for more pictures.
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Not just any small apartment, Daniel Arsham’s apartment in Brooklyn has walls that were made with 25,000 ping pong balls. They were designed to “look like great big, pixelated screens that fade from gray to white as you approach the ceiling.” Click here for more pictures.
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At first glance, this may actually look like the White House, but it’s just a scaled down replica that Fred Milani designed and lives in. Called White House Atlanta, it comes complete with an oval office as well. Video after the break. Click here for more pictures.
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Called the Palais Bulles and located “on a rocky cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea”, this futuristic space ship-inspired home “is often rented out for film festival parties and other grand events.” Click here for more pictures.
The spherical forms create sensuous interior spaces when they intersect, a bit foreign to the architect’s eye but beautiful nonetheless.
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Though not as cool as the TRON Legacy ice hotel, this $1-billion palace just might be the most expensive home you’ve ever seen. According to Bloomberg, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is building “$1 billion palace in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, paid for with money donated by Russian businessmen, Vedomosti said, citing Sergey Kolesnikov, a St. Petersburg entrepreneur.” Click here for more pictures.
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At first glance, this stunning custom home in Bainbridge Island, Washington may look like a fortress from some angles, but on the inside, you’ll find a modern interior. Concocted by Coates Design, “each room within the home was carefully designed to take advantage of views, provide comfort to the occupants, and an appealing style.” Click here for more pictures.
With only a small buildable area available on the site, the home was designed to maximize the footprint through the use of vertical space which also takes advantage of the spectacular views of Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains to the West.
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Here’s a first: a real hanging nest that is designed for humans. Called NESTREST, this gadget is basically “a suspended sanctuary perfect for meditation, relaxation, and open-air conversations.” Click here for more pictures.
Artist Ronit Baranga basically used “clay and porcelain to craft some really disturbing tableware that would probably instantly make you lose your appetite.” According to Ronit, “the combination of ceramic cups with ceramic fingers represent an idea in which the still creates a will of its own, enabling a cup to decide whether to stay or leave the situation it is in.” Click here for more pictures.
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