A recently published book, Homes: An Extraordinary Life, described in detail the most unique buildings built in the 20th and 21st centuries in conjunction with nature. We will talk about such structures in this article. They are so amazing that sometimes it seems that they simply dissolve in the landscape.
Sacred space
Architects say the house should be a sacred space. A place where you feel safe, you can relax at the end of a long day.
New methods and materials, introduced since the beginning of the 20th century, have offered architects and courageous clients around the world unique ways to let their creative imagination go wild, coming up with options that people can now live in.
In this article we will tell how taste has transformed over the past century. Particular attention should be paid to the style of architecture and thinking about a home lifestyle.
Graham House, Canada
Outstanding Canadian architect Arthur Erickson designed this modernist home on the west coast of the country in an incredibly scenic location in West Vancouver.
Construction on a complex rock was completed in 1963. The design used the image of soaring horizontal beams and glass, which covered the main residential areas in the form of a multi-story structure, descending along the slope at four levels. From a canopy to a rocky cliff above the Pacific Ocean.
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Each area opens onto a rooftop terrace above the floor below to maximize access to stunning views. Erickson wrote that Graham House built his reputation as an architect. Despite its great value, the building was demolished in 2007.
Desert House, USA
Architect Jim Jennings and writer Teresa Bissell leisurely built their elegant desert hideaway. After buying land in 1999, a decade passed before they settled in their refuge in Palm Springs.
Jennings noted that when you work exclusively for yourself, you can be as demanding as you want. Then you will find out how complicated everything is, especially what seemed simple.
The building undermines the traditions of modernity. It is a glass box with beamed glazing, which includes a living area surrounded by a concrete wall 2.4 m high. It supports a steel roof overhanging and over the patio.
The house offers views of the surroundings - palm trees, San Jacinto mountains and a molten blue sky. The structure is framed by a floating flat roof with overhangs providing an amazing shade.
Edgeland House, USA
In this case, architects used a modern interpretation of the Native American as a model for Edgeland House. The house appeared on the territory of the industrial town of Austin in Texas.
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The work was completed in 2012. The turfy roof and the two-meter-high structure itself, recessed into the ground, provide privacy from the street and isolation from the outside world. This allows the building to keep warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
The absence of any connecting corridor between the living and sleeping quarters is deliberate. This encourages owners to spend more time outdoors.
House in Itsuura, Japan
This one-story corner house (in the main photo) in the Japanese prefecture of Ibaraki. It is located on two pillars of organic form, which allow you to embed the rest of the structure in the hill.
The interiors are lined with wood, and on the facade there are external corner rails that regulate the temperature, transmit light and ensure privacy.
The living quarters are located in the longer wing of the building, while the shorter are equipped.
The architect planted 60 trees to help repair the damaged area. Over time, he hopes that the dwelling will become directly connected with its natural environment when the wood takes on a weathered appearance.
Bakkaflot, Iceland
Shortly after graduating from the School of Fine Arts in Paris in 1960, Hong Sigurdardottir was the first woman to design a building in Iceland on a professional level.
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In 1963, Sigurdardottir told a family of six: "I'm going to build two of you nest." She used three mounds to protect the low house from severe Icelandic frost and winds.
The house is made of concrete using brutal technology, like most furniture. For example, a sofa and a bathtub. All this creates a connection between internal and external space.
House on the cliff, Spain
According to a number of contours of the steep hillside in Granada, a dwelling is recognized, which architects Pablo Gil and Jaime Bartolome call the "modern Gaudi cave" in honor of the famous compatriot architect Anton Gaudi. It is he who is known as the greatest representative of Catalan modernism.
This two-story residence, built in 2015, uses natural cooling of the earth to maintain a constant temperature of 19.5 degrees.
Covered with a curved double reinforced concrete shell on a metal frame, the building has a handmade galvanized tiled roof. Outwardly, all this resembles a dragon's scaly skin.
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The house itself offers stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea. Architects said: "The metal roof creates a calculated aesthetic uncertainty between natural and artificial, between the skin of a dragon sitting in the ground, when viewed from below, and sea waves, when viewed from above."
Dragspel House, Sweden
Dragspel means "accordion" in Swedish. It was these allusions that appeared among the creators of this house, who took red cedar as a basis. The house is located on the lake.
Its organic form is naturally combined with the Glaskogen Nature Reserve, has minimal visual impact, and the windows are hidden inside the enclosure.
Over the past time, wood has acquired a gray hue, merging with a rough and stony forest landscape. Another interesting trick: in summer, the front of the building can be expanded with a console with wide open windows. This room offers an attractive view, the sound of water is heard.
Kirsch Residence, United States
In the suburbs of Oak Park (Illinois) this house is located, more like a huge bunker. It was built in 1982 by Errol J. Kirsch. Outwardly, it resembles the form that is most often found in science fiction films.
The unusual geometric shape enclosed in the concrete creates a sense of security, but that is not all. Peaked roofs, ziggurat shapes and slit windows were designed to increase energy efficiency by prohibiting temperature and window changes that maximize the use of solar energy.
