Even though my tastes tend to be more traditional in interiors, I can truly appreciate great modern residential architecture. Or really any great architecture. These homes I think are all spectacular in their own ways, and they're all different styles.
The above photograph as well as the following seven images are of the Paraty House in Brazil, designed by Marcio Kogan Architects.
Bishamon House by Suppose Design Office
Brazil: Ulisses Morato's Mountain home
From: Morato Architecture
Highgate, London
Ok, seriously. Is this built on a cemetery? I don't know what to think! But I am loving what appears to be a retractable roof in the kitchen. That is one big sunroof... pretty amazing. We could never get away with this in Texas. We'd have mosquitoes in our food all the time.
Highgate, London
From: London Brickwork
For the full details, read the whole article here.
Dallas, Texas
Architect: James K. Langford. Photo courtesy of Allie Beth Allman
New York City Penthouse
Photo: Carl Wooley, courtesy of New York Magazine
East Hampton, New York
Photo: Thane Studio
Cape Cod Home designed by Fritz Kreiger
Photo: Thane Studio
Photograph: Space Invading
This wooden staircase takes on so many other shapes and objects in my eyes. One minute it looks like a flower, the next a propeller, or a ceiling fan unraveled. Also, it looks like a dissected Nautilis shell or a Georgia O'Keefe painting. I also can see a ballroom gown skirt puddling around the wearer. This is like looking for shapes in the clouds!
Pacific Heights Residence
By: Lundberg Design via The Contemporist
I can totally picture the staircase above at the Tyrell Corporation in Blade Runner. Can't you?
The above and following five pictures are all of The Studio of Bark Design Architects in Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia. I like how they integrated their workspace with nature. How many people can sit at their desks (or their drafting boards) and have a view of eucalyptus trees and the Pacific Ocean?
To read more about the Bark Design Architecture project, visit here.
Design: Tony Robertson Architect: T. Douglas Enoch
Photo: David Schilling/Veranda July - August 1999
The above and below interiors are much more classic in style, but they both still exhibit great architectural design. I like the play on the curves, lines, and circles in the space above, at the window. And on the window below, I like the subtle curves of the frame, and the ceiling surround.
Cape Cod Home designed by Fritz Kreiger
Photo: Thane Studio
