Extraordinary house

This T-house, located in the centre of Tokyo, was planned especially for a couple (designed by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects). Extraordinary design and chaotic arrangement of the rooms is very suitable for people who don’t like commonness. There are some holes in the walls and floors to connect the rooms together. The very top level has four holes in the floor which give the room a cross-shaped layout. Small ladders connect rooms and a staircase with shelves inside leads up from the studio on the ground floor to the dining room. Inside of one of the holes there is an area for study, the ceiling of which is used as a desk on the floor above. Many of lamps of different height hang from the top to illuminate every room. General view of a house gives the impression of rather open and free space, maybe not enough secure for free movement inside, but very peculiar and interesting. [caption id="attachment_22590" align="aligncenter" width="620"] t-house[/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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Could you ever imagine life in a hole of the hill? Living not just like a wild animal, but with all the necessary capabilities for life? It’s difficult to imagine it but such extraordinary house really exists and it is located in a picturesque place of the Alpine mountains. The house called Villa Vals, designed by Holland architects SeARCH & CMA, has no windows because it doesn’t need any of them. Instead of them the building’s large façade opens a fantastic view of the beautiful mountains and the valley. The project was began because of necessity of building the house in the places of the world famous thermal baths of Vals with the opportunity of minimum disturbing the bath’s appearance. And this house became possible due to the fantastic idea and imagination of the designers. [caption id="attachment_22523" align="alignnone" width="620"] house in vals[/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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Have you ever seen plant facade design? We are going to review a very unusual and beautiful project by Samyn and Partners. First of all, it was desided to maintain the existing one story house on the ground level. The renovation provided structure for the entry, office and kitchen for the residence, and the living room and stairway extend to the rest of the building. The house presents curved and vegetalised facades that are very private and closed to the neighbours to the north, the east and the south. In contrast, the west facade is is fully glassed  to provide natural lighting. The architects worked in collaboration with botanist Patrick Blanc and the facade is equipped with all necessary systems for plants life.

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In the province Las Rozas near Madrid Ensamble Studio realized an extraordinary project, called Hemeroscopium House. Completed several years ago, it continues to astound and amaze the audience with its appearance and a special philosophy. Hemeroscopium is an ancient Greek settlement, situated on the Iberian Peninsula. According to legend, it was a place where the sun sets. Work on the design of this unusual building took almost a year, but it was built during the week because the house was assembled out of large precast structural elements, prepared before. Because of the gray concrete facade the house seems a bit gloomy and unwelcoming, but an unusual form still attracts the attention. There are lots of features there: two pools, huge granite stone on the top of the house and lot more.

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