Modern Houses

Each house is a reflection of its designers’ artistic expression and the owners’ personality and needs.

Australian architecture practice Mártires Doyle has completed an alteration and addition to timber workers cottage in Melbourne.

The Glass House is a simple construction made of a metallic structure, aluminum window frames and glass.

The materiality was used for this addition brings a fresh contemporary feel to the otherwise outdated aesthetic of the existing house.

Conceptualized to cater to a small family of four, Natural Lane is a highly site specific house.

Located in a neighborhood bordering Washington, DC, this suburban site has the advantage of being located adjacent to woodlands. A contemporary house surrounded by mature trees and manicured gardens anchors the site.

Located in the harborside suburb of Neutral Bay, Australia, this semi detached residence originally consisted of an amalgamation of unrelated spaces that were disconnected from both the site and the outdoors.

In the Step Down House, the original 1910 front rooms and architectural details have been revived, while a poorly lean-to rear addition was removed.

This striking and impressive guest house in Denton, Texas complements its adjacent midcentury modern home. Situated in a residential neighborhood, Five House – or as the owners lovingly call it “granny-flat” functions to accommodate the owners large family and visitors. The owners saw the potential of the unoccupied half of their property and opted to build a guest house rather than expanding their existing midcentury modern home.

The brief for this house was to create functional house for a family of six with improved natural light and greater connection to the garden.

The clients had defined: the house would have a great central yard and it would develop itself around it.

Located in Itu, São Paulo, the 1100m2 residence received from the owners the affectionate name of “The most beautiful house”.

Located in the typhoon prone territory in Tam Anh, Nui Thanh, Quang Nam, Vietnam, the “water house” celebrates the challenge of adapting to dynamic climate changes.

Situated on a sloping site, the Mornington Peninsula house is surrounded by lush vegetation with extensive views to the Port Phillip Bay.

Japanese design studio Hearth Architects designed a modern and minimalist home in the Shiga prefecture on the island of Honshu in Japan.

This midcentury inspired bungalow is the epitome of minimalism meets modernist.

Ben Callery Architects’ clients recently returned to Melbourne from years of travelling and working overseas ‘chasing the sun.’

In architecture, responding to site and context is the essence of a successful design project

Like many of the properties in the vicinity, this Hamptons house is a relaxing retreat for the affluent residents of New York city.

Set in the scenic Southern Alps in Japan, this modern home pays homage to the traditional Japanese Architecture.

‘Old Be-al’ is the loving nick-name given to the beautifully old, gnarled Mallee river redgum at the rear of this classic, single story brick veneer home from the interwar period in Melbourne’s inner-east.

Pre-fabricated houses can now also feature a modernist aesthetic. This house shows a new concept for modern living.

‘Island Rest’ is a response to a client’s brief for a modern holiday home.