Italian stone house

One of the best stone houses I have seen in a long time! Modern and rustic at the same time - just love it!



Facts:
Italian Stone House with rustic appeal on Lake Como, by architect Arturo Montanelli. Nature meets architecture in this amazing Italian countryside home by architect Arturo Montanelli. Built into a slope, this hillside house has a strong sense of gravity to it, grounded in a heavy, stone design. This stone house may be cool, but it has very warm qualities, incorporating exposed concrete and limestone with natural wood and exposed ceiling beams for a rustic look. This gorgeous lake house frames amazing views of Lake Como and the Italian countryside in every direction, adding to its natural appeal. The main floor is bright and airy, with a double-height living room and floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the garden outside. Upstairs, bedrooms boast peace and privacy. A strong Mediterranean style flavors the modern yet authentic stone home design.

Barn-house in UK

A nice contemporary barn house conversion in UK!



Facts:
Barn To House Conversion by Nicolas Tye Architects. The United Kingdom’s Nicolas Tye Architects designed this amazing rustic barn to house conversion in a Bedfordshire village, with rolling hills covered by a blanket of forest as far as the eye can see. With a respect for these natural surroundings, the architect created a look that blends seamlessly with the outdoors while staying true to his own modern and elegant architectural vision. This warm and welcoming rustic style barn-conversion to house features 2,200 sq. ft. of living space, all wrapped in an amazing shell of wood barn board and glass. The unique farmhouse style is enclosed in frameless 3.2m-high glazed panels, bringing the wonderful vies into every room. Nature further makes its way into the glass wall house with the use of natural materials. “Harping back to the adjacent barn building’s history, the new studio utilizes cor-ten detailing, further enhancing the sense of place, reflecting the old and discarded agricultural machinery and steelwork,” according to the architect. To help keep the environment in tact, this barn house includes a number of sustainable technologies, making an eco house design with rainwater recycling, a wind turbine, low-energy lighting, organic paints and non-toxic chemical sealers.

California pond....

Like it !! Clean lines and a pond with function...



Facts:
Sustainable architecture is the future of home design. This California house designed by a sustainable architecture firm, John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects, encapsulates cool, contemporary living in its modern design with attention equally doles out to aesthetics and environmental sustainability. In fact, according to the firm, this eco friendly home “suggests that attentiveness to sustainability can inspire and elicit beauty where it might not be otherwise.” This 3,900-sq.-ft. Santa Monica-area eco house design boasts a simple, modern white facade punctuated by plenty of windows covered by natural-finish wood windows shades, outdoor terraces, and a serene garden and koi pond overlooked by the glass-enclosed main floor. Because the architects were so keen on green, this sustainable house incorporates recycled and sustainably harvested materials, and both passive and active eco technologies. The home’s idyllic site is much more than a pretty spot – it allows for the sun and ocean breezes to naturally warm and cool the house, which is facilitated by the open concept house plan. The pond also serves to cool warm air before it enters the house through the floor-to-ceiling windows. A concrete floor absorbs and stores the sun’s heat, which passively regulates the cooler night-time temperatures. Above the indoor atrium staircase, motorized skylights naturally light the space while evacuating hot air.