This stunning Mexico home was designed by the architecture firm of 7XA Arquitectura. Lead architects on the project were Angel Lopez and Carlos Ortiz. This home is situated in El Uro, Mexico which is south of Monterey and just east of the Sierra Madre Mountains. My first thoughts were about the large windows and how they were built to take in the view of the mountains. The contemporary design theme in the Mexico home features high ceilings, minimal effects, and squared off angles. The accompanying furniture supports the house plan, such as the Barcelona chairs that you see in the living area. Via and Via.
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Modern architecture and home design is making its way to all corners of the world thanks to architects like Jose Roberto Paredes who let Dwell into his home for a look around. This open and angular modern home in the rain forest outside of San Salvador, El Salvador is home to Paredes and his family who as you can see has ample fun and relaxation room. El Salvador known for its Spanish Colonial architecture may get a well needed boost of modern from Cincopatasalgato, the firm started by Paredes after studying in Spain and working for his father. I am a big fan of modern industrial residential architecture as well as open floors plan with fewer large rooms. Read more about this great looking home at Dwell.com.
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The Mosaic House designed by TNA Architects of Japan proves a home doesn't need a large foot print to make a big impression. At first glance it is obvious that this seemingly clean cut home has some unusual qualities, and I would say the designers made the best of an otherwise boring piece of real estate. As a minimalist I simply love the openness and uncluttered feel of the structure that has wood floors and ceilings in the bottom floors, and a full size sky light to brighten up the top floor with natural sunlight. This type of home works perfectly with the light modern furniture shown in some of the pictures which add to the character and shows up well in this type of environment. See the rest of the interesting modern residential architecture from Makoto Takei and Chie Nabeshima of TNA Architects here.
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The Miami home pictures featured in this article show a property designed by Touzet Studio that is currently being offered for sale by David Solomon. The home is of modern design and measures 12,000 square feet. It sits on Biscayne Bay which is a prime real estate location for anyone living in the Miami area. The Biscayne Bay area is a most exclusive area in Florida where many stars have homes. The bay area is protected by a peninsula and yet has access to the Atlantic Ocean for yachts and large sailboats. My impression in looking at the pictures is the home owner's fascination with using white as the primary color for the home's interior design. I can't say that I have seen its use as much as I have in this property. Having lived in the Miami area for two years I can tell you that white is a popular color in both house design and home furnishings. Via. David Solomon.
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Japanese architecture has a Zen like quality that makes the onlooker enjoy the simplicity of the elements and how well they work with nature. Japanese architect and architectural historian Terunobu Fujimori also a professor at the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo began his work late in life, 19 years ago at the age of 44. Fujimori takes a hands on approach in his conception of some of Japan's most startlingly original buildings and homes and is more interested in actual building than in the design. He fell into the business after he was commissioned to design a small history museum for a local family in his village.
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