Spa House Cape Town

If you're feeling the chill as winter takes hold then you may not want to take a further look at this beautiful Spa House designed by Metropolis Design in Cape Town, South Africa.

It's quite outstanding.

Living the dream in a cloud

Why build your house as a box when you could be living in a cloud? 

McBride Charles Ryan is the architectural practice behind this cloud-shaped addition to an Edwardian residence in Australia.

It is quite beautiful and very different from the ordinary front of the property that is just a bungalow. 

The architects commmented, “The form of the ‘cloud’ conforms to setback regulations without appearing obviously determined by them. The extrusion creates a dramatic interior language where walls merge seamlessly with the floor and ceiling. The craftsmanship is remarkable throughout; it has a sense of care one typically associates with the work of a cooper or wheelwright. While the geometry is playful, the extrusion is essentially a contemporary barrel vault.”

See more of this great building here on Web Urbanist.

Prototype Desert House Interacts with Views

A prototype house by Marmol Radziner has been built to capture the views of San Jacinto peak and the surrounding mountains near Desert Hot Springs, California.

The Desert House works with the landscape and includes a covered outdoor living area, 2000 square-foot  of interior spaces and a detached carport that allows the owners to “leave the car behind” as they approach their home.

The house is built with prefabricated technologies comprising twelve feet wide modules that can extend up to sixty four feet in length and which can use any type of cladding, including metal, wood, or glass.

Find out more on ArchDaily

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