Discover contemporary houses that epitomize modern design, innovative architecture, and sustainable living. This category showcases a wide range of stylish homes with cutting-edge features and aesthetic appeal, perfect for architects, designers, and homeowners looking for the latest trends in contemporary residential design.
The homeowners of Bilateral House are a married couple with three girls. They purchased a lot with a 116-year-old Period Revival home in a mature picturesque neighbourhood in the city. As avid collectors of contemporary art and vintage furniture, they wanted to build a modern gallery-inspired home with high ceilings to display their collections artfully.
Name of the project: Lagarde House Architect: la SHED architecture Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada Photographer: Maxime Brouillet Designed by la SHED Architecture, the Lagarde House won Grands Prix du Design 2017 Winning Project for the 1600 Square Foot or Less Residential Category. Built on a very narrow and shallow lot, on a small Plateau-Mont-Royal street,
Architect: Tomislav Soldo Project: Croatian Country House Location: Gorski, Gerovo, Croatia Area 100.0 m2 Photography: Jure Živković The genesis of this croatian country house might have a somewhat peculiar narrative. The possibly reversed but certainly not unwanted process of conceiving and designing the space where the foremost sensory role has the nature itself. Initially, before everything
Agava House is located in Casablanca, Morocco, and was designed by Driss Kettani Architecte in 2016.
Flavin Architects collaborated with Ben Wood Studio Shanghai on the design of this modern house overlooking a blueberry farm. A contemporary design that looks at home in a traditional New England landscape, this house features many environmentally sustainable features including passive solar heat and native landscaping. The house is clad in stucco and natural wood
In a conservative residential pocket close to North Sydney, a workers cottage perches on top of a hill looking south-east towards striking views of Sydney Harbour. The idea behind the design was to retain the existing character of the cottage to the front – its low slung and strong horizontal lines – and place a more contemporary two storey addition at the back behind the ridge.
Located in Gouesnou, France, the Guipavas Black Barn was designed by french studio Trace et Associés for a young family with children. The landscape design was conceived by Crayons des Jardins. Photography by Pascal Leopold
Architects: anArchitecte Project: Maison Noire Kerenoc Architect in Charge: Anaïs Nicolas Location: Kerénoc, Pleumeur-Bodou, France Area 145.0 m2 Photography: Pascal Leopold Designed by french studio anArchitecte, the Maison Noire Kerenoc is located in an old granite quarry, along the Breton seashore.
 At the outset, the future inhabitants wanted a one-story, unobtrusive house giving on to a panoramic
