{"id":31146,"date":"2016-12-30T17:21:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T17:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/?p=31146"},"modified":"2016-12-30T17:21:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T17:21:49","slug":"architecture-unique-houses-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delightfull.eu\/blog\/2016\/12\/30\/architecture-unique-houses-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture: Top 10 Unique houses of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We decided to bring you a special selection today: the top 10 unique houses<\/strong><\/em> of 2016! Based on the review of Dezeen\u2019s editor, Amy Frearson, here you will find amazing architectural works that came wonderful houses. Ready? Feel inspired\u2026<\/p>\n

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Antsy Plum, UK,\u00a0by Coppin Dockray<\/strong><\/p>\n

This mid-century holiday house comprises two buildings \u2013 one built in 1962\u00a0by\u00a0Levitt Bernstein co-founder David Levitt and another added by\u00a0brutalist architects Alison and Peter Smithson in the 1970s.\u00a0After decades of deterioration, London studio\u00a0Coppin Dockray\u00a0completely revived the property, creating a home that is comfortable in winter as well as summer.<\/p>\n

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Cabin Knapphullet, Norway,\u00a0by Lund Hagem<\/strong><\/p>\n

This small seaside holiday home by architecture\u00a0studio Lund Hagem nestles against a cliff\u00a0on Norway\u2019s south-east coast. The 30-square-metre residence\u00a0features a stepped concrete roof that doubles as a viewing platform, while its ceiling is covered in slender strips of basket-woven oak.<\/p>\n

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Garden House, UK,\u00a0by\u00a0Hayhurst and Co<\/strong><\/p>\n

A steeply stepped roof covered in over 800 plants tops this London home and studio built by\u00a0Hayhurst and Co<\/a> for leading leather-design duo Whitaker Malem. Described as a \u201changing basket roof\u201d, the\u00a0pyramid-like tower\u00a0contains sedums and heathers, but also incorporates skylights that bring plenty of daylight down inside.<\/p>\n

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House in Utsunomiya, Japan,\u00a0by Suppose Design Office<\/strong><\/p>\n

A metal roof completely surrounds this house by Japanese studio Suppose Design Office<\/a>, sheltering terraces and a garden so that residents can use these spaces all year round. Various cutaways allow natural light to enter both the rooms and the terraces, while\u00a0large sliding windows allow residents to choose\u00a0how exposed they want different spaces to be.<\/p>\n

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Jungle House, Brazil,\u00a0by Studio MK27<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nestled in a clearing of a coastal forest in Brazil, this house by S\u00e3o Paulo\u00a0firm Studio MK27<\/a> features elevated living spaces that open out to a roof terrace and infinity\u00a0pool.The house is\u00a0built from concrete, textured by timber\u00a0boards, and has\u00a0extensive glazing that can be screened by wooden shutters. It also boasts an outdoor hot tub and sauna.<\/p>\n

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Outhouse, UK,\u00a0by Loyn & Co<\/strong><\/p>\n

Glazed courtyards puncture the expansive grass roof of this English countryside house, described by architecture firm Loyn & Co<\/a> as an \u201cearth shelter\u201d. The building provides a home and studio for a pair of artists.\u00a0Arranged over\u00a0one large storey, it nestles against the landscape, meaning it is almost invisible when viewed from the north.<\/p>\n

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Retreat in Finca Aguy, Uruguay, by MAPA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vying\u00a0to be the most beautiful house ever built in a factory, this compact property was\u00a0prefabricated near the Uruguayan capital, before being transported 200 kilometres to\u00a0a picturesque olive grove surrounded by rolling hills. The\u00a0115-square-metre property\u00a0is made up of two identical modules, each approximately 12.5 metres long, which both sit over\u00a0a\u00a0pair of\u00a0crisscrossing stone walls.<\/p>\n

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Santana House, Mexico,\u00a0by CC Arquitectos<\/strong><\/p>\n

CC Arquitectos<\/a> used weathered stone, natural wood and huge panels of glazing to create this secluded woodland house in Mexico\u2019s scenic Valle de Bravo region. With a wooden framework\u00a0based on a series of repeated frames,\u00a0the\u00a0single-storey residence\u00a0nestles inconspicuously among the trees of its forested site, offering the ultimate privacy for its occupants.<\/p>\n

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Pedro Reyes House, Mexico, by\u00a0Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernandez<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mexico City home and studio of Mexican sculptor Pedro Reyes and his fashion-designer wife Carla Fernandez features crazy paving floors, as well as a staircase and double-height library rendered in coarse concrete. The design, which\u00a0takes its cues from Mexico City\u2019s modernist and brutalist buildings, also features a lounge\u00a0littered with sculpture, mismatched furniture and\u00a0vermilion-red-painted details.<\/p>\n

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Moving Landscapes, India,\u00a0by Matharoo Associates<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the touch of a button, the chunky marble walls that surround this residence\u00a0in India divide up into spinning and sliding panels, revealing a more lightweight glass facade behind.\u00a0Matharoo Associates<\/a> designed the house to transform from an \u201cimpregnable shell\u201d into a glass pavilion, allowing residents to vary the amount of light, ventilation and privacy in their home.<\/p>\n

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