Sliding House

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Located in a rural site in Suffolk, England, the Sliding House, by London-based architecture firm dRMM, is consisted from three conventional buildings and a big surprise. The catch is a 20 ton independent steel and timber structure that slides – Now you see it, now you don’t.

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Habitat 67

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Located on Montreal’s Saint Lawrence River, ‘Habitat 67′ is a fine architectural design of an urban, three-dimensional housing concept, combining style and quality of life to be enjoyed by a diverse community of 148 singles, couples and families.

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Pet Friendly Home

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Designed by Japanese architect Kouichi Kimura, this dog-friendly home is minimalistic and beautiful. As a dog owner myself, I must say I wish today’s architects would design more houses with pets and their owners in mind.

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Urban Campgrounds

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Antwerp-Based architecture firm, Import Export, designed a mobile, multi-level steel structure to be placed in urban areas. This model enables the new concept of UC – Urban Camping – A small scale form of camping in cities around the world.

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Glass Pyramid House

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Designed by Japanese architect Yukihide Mizuno, the Pyramid House is a unique residential home, featuring a distinct glass A-frame structure, inspired by the architectural style of the snowy areas of Toyama, Japan.

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Camouflage House

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Japanese architect, Hiroshi Iguchi designed this beautiful glass home called ‘Camouflage House’. Designed like a greenhouse, this semi-transparent structure features a large, slanting roof made of glass.

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Selgas Cano Office Space

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Check out these beautiful photos by Iwan Baan, portraying the modern, almost hidden work space of Madrid-based architecture firm, Selgas Cano.

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Lilypad Ecopolis

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The Lilypad is a modern, auto-sufficient amphibious city, a floating ecopolis, designed for future, worldwide climatic refugees escaping the environmental crisis caused by the rise in ocean level.

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Riverside House

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Designed by Japanese architecture firm, Keiji Ashizawa design, the unique Riverside House is a weekend home located in Chiba, Japan.

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Vault House

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This modern Japanese home features a lightweight steel frame structure with an interesting R-shaped ceiling. It’s called ‘1/4 Vault’ and the reason for its unique roof design is the extreme condition of approx. 1.5 meter height of snow.

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Leonard Congello House

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Located in the foothills outside of Denver, Colorado, Faleide Architects took a traditional, 18th century schoolhouse and converted it into a 21st century, contemporary home. Although quite different from the original building, this modern home extension seems to take full advantage of the site without losing the history and charm of a bygone era.

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MetroShip Houseboat

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From the guys who brought us the Metro prefab cabin, here is the MetroShip – A 48 x 12 ft modern houseboat or a luxury condo that floats.

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2 Courts House

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The city of Tokyo in Japan has one of the highest population and architectural density in the world. At first glance, this house, seems quit narrow and windowless, almost like a concrete pixel art. However, by implementing smart architectural solutions the architects succeeded in creating a four-story residential structure that is spacious and private.

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North Carlton Green House

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Designed by Australian Zen Architects, this house is a living, breathing, sustainable space, inspired by the owner’s intuitive connection with landscape and the sun.

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