Affordable Houses

This house in a picturesque area of Krk island, the northern part of Adriatic, was built as a vacation home for three families: parents and two children's families. Located next to the sea, the house oriented mostly towards the beautiful seaview. The facade of the house smoothly transitions into a pool area, connecting it with a sleeping area on the ground floor. On the top there is a living room overlooking the best view. It has an outside space due to the house construction: the lower part of the house is larger than the upper part so there is an outside area for enjoying the fresh air. The outside spaces consist of an open terrace and covered one. All the rooms in the ground are connected in an atrium. The large windows-walls make the rooms wider and enable enjoying the beautiful views. The architects of the house are DVA Arhitekta.

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This house is located in the south of Jakarta, Indonesia. The name of the house is ‘Distort house’, because of its unusual form. Nature of the surroundings - it is a lush and tropical forest. There are some old big tropical trees just in the front part of the place where house is located. To leave vast green area, the house was built close to the back part of the place and twisted in 15 degree. So this design features is not the idea to attract attention by the extraordinary appearance, it's an interesting designers’ (TWS & Partners) decision to open a more huge front space striking back as view and beautiful view. [caption id="attachment_22839" align="aligncenter" width="620"] photo © Fernando Gomulya [/caption]

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This extraordinary house is situated in Tokyo (Japan) and designed by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects. Actually the house consists of two parts and designed for two families. It is a duplex house. The architecture of the house is very interesting and moreover it serves for communication of the families. Long corridor (1.8 m wide and 9m high) in the narrowest part of the house is the space for both families, where they come and go along. Another part of the house is the space for living room, dining room and bedroom. Such duplex house is a good decision for related families to live in. The empty territory for the economical purposes can be used for garden, place for garage or a playground. [caption id="attachment_22575" align="aligncenter" width="620"] narrow duplex house[/caption]

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If you’ve never seen the flying saucers– it’s not a tragedy, we want to offer you to see another extraordinary object – not flying but quietly lying on the ground huge egg! This construction, originally called “BLOB VB3?, was designed by Belgian architectural firm dmvA. This egg is located at the Verbeke Art Foundation. It is very comfortable to live in because of its mobility: it is easily transportable and can be moved to any picturesque place. Inside of this construction there is everything that can be necessary for living: lighting, bed, bathroom and kitchen. It has two “doors”: one exit with a porch from the side and another - automatically opening nose. This house can be used as a garden house or a mobile office. [caption id="attachment_22505" align="alignnone" width="600"] egg[/caption]

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The design studio Resolution: 4 Architecture (Res4) from New York has completed work on the project of Connecticut Pool House. This unusual villa with an area of 832 square foot is the perfect country house. Connecticut Pool House is located in Sharon, Connecticut, USA. In one part of the residence there is a bedroom, in the other - living area with kitchen. The residence also features sauna, laundry room, pantry and even and a heat-generating fireplace. However, perhaps the most interesting elements are sliding doors, which not only provide ventilation, are an excellent source of natural light, but also allow you to enjoy nature without leaving the comfortable couch or directly from the bed!

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The designers from Gary Gladwish Architecture have completed a draft of Eagle Ridge, a house in Washington. The site is located on a hill in a wooded area overlooking the lake, and the house is fully meet lifestyle of the owner and it is a dream come true for her. The open plan, a simple design, harmony with nature - these were the basic wishes of the client. The island and the forest were the main sources of inspiration, so each point of residence provides a magnificent view. As a result, the mansion feature united kitchen, dining room and living room, as well as a bedroom, office, art studio and a small warehouse. Wood and steel were used as the main materials, and even moss and rocks from the outside world became the part of the residence. Windows and glass doors can be opened, turning the living room into a cozy place to rest in the forest.

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The company CR2 Arquitetos in collaboration with FGMF Architects presented this interesting project of 4 × 30 House located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 4 × 30m is the size of the site where the architects was going to create a comfortable residence. The main goal was to provide the necessary level of lighting and ventilation, that’s why it was decided to design a courtyard with garden. Two residential blocks of different sizes are connected by bridges. In larger one living room and kitchen are situated on the ground floor and bedrooms are placed upstairs. The second block is of secondary importance, there is an office and business premises. The interior of the house is fully represented by floor to ceiling windows and sliding glass walls that emphasizes the integration of indoor and outdoor.

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The Cracked House was presented by Mass Studies in South Korea. On an area of ??290 sq.m., there are six bedrooms, five bathrooms, three kitchens and a living area, combined with the dining room and library. The project was initiated by a married couple from Seoul, which was preparing for retirement and would like to have their house located in a quiet suburb. The owners have three children so it was important to create enough space when they visit their parents. The two-storey building with three bedrooms and adjoining guest house became a kind of "mini-hotel", which is perfect for large families. Exterior is clad in concrete, which blends with the environment.

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