Open Block is two story house designed by ARQX arquitectos.

This a 555 square meters contemporary a small single family house in Porto, Portugal. The Open Block house project completed in 2010. [Read more...]

Spanish architectural firm A-cero has completed the Vivienda 19 House project is located in Pozuelo de Alarcon (Madrid).

This contemporary two story modern residence made of clear volumes, straight lines and simples shapes.

The house’s front is made of marble travertino and there are many windows in it. Both elements give a lot of lightness to the house. It has a 1.600 m2 surface and three floors (basement, ground and high floor). The structure adapts itself to the slope ( 4000 m2) where the house is. The garage and service spaces are in the basement, while the most public spaces, lounge, dining room, living room, are in the first floor. Bedrooms and more private rooms are in the high floor. A-cero has designed also a 80 m2 spectacular and geometric swimming pool.




Visit the A-cero website – here.

Baldinger Architectural Studio have designed the modern urban house ideas located in the university town of Tempe Arizona. Called Tempe Urban Living, the dwellings are designed as modern Tri-level units. The dwellings are open-plan, uncomplicated and feature solar shading, energy efficient mechanical systems, enhanced day-lighting and minimalist Architectural detailing.

The three levels are connected by an open stairwell that acts a light shaft, drawing light from a large skylight at the top deep into the dwelling unit. Semi enclosed roof top terraces expand the livable space year round and frames views of the city’s skyline.

Extensive Italian tile surfacing, Italian kitchens and cabinets, European appliances and plumbing fixtures complement the minimalist design and enhance the modern living experience. A simple palate of forms and building materials is employed. Sand blasted masonry is exposed both at the exterior and interior of the project to contrast with the brightly colored exterior “rain screen” cement board cladding and the smooth surfaces of the interior Italian tile.