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Blue Lake Retreat

The Blue Lake Retreat is a stunning waterfront house in Marble Falls, Texas, that´s all about the outdoors. Designed by renowned architecture studio Lake Flato, they devised this modern residence, built into a cliff, on a vertical three-story metal structure designed around the property’s steep topography. The unique architecture provides guests a 180-degree view of the lake, the main living space sits beyond the trees in the homes top floor and is framed by a glass north facing wall, the two lower floors house four bedrooms with an incredibly spacious and open layout that allows guests to experience the stunning views from virtually anywhere in the house. All circulation space is located outside, with an open stairwell connecting all three levels, and outdoor patios, allowing users to further interact with the outdoors. The two-story boathouse mimics the design of the house.



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EAST HAMPTON RESIDENCE - Image

EAST HAMPTON RESIDENCE

Set within the wooded landscape of East Hampton, this private residence by Helena Clunies-Ross Design reimagines the Hamptons retreat as a place of deep restoration. Conceived as a wellness sanctuary for fashion designer Natalie De Banco, the home was designed to be the inverse of a high profile public life. Where fashion demands spectacle and velocity, this residence offers stillness, texture, and calm. The transformation integrates architecture and landscap...
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OPENHOUSE | BY XTEN ARCHITECTURE - Image

OPENHOUSE | BY XTEN ARCHITECTURE

Built by the Xten Architecture studio, the OpenHouse lives up to its name as seen by the pictures. The elegant and beautiful interiors have full visibility to the outside world. The house was built on a challenging site, embedded into a narrow and sharply sloping property in the Hollywood Hills. The front, side and rear elevations of the house slide open to erase all boundaries between indoors and out, connecting the spaces to gardens on both levels....
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COODO MODULAR LIVING UNITS

Coodo are modular living units designed to provide housing on the surrounding of your choice, ground or water. German built, each prefab unit is customizable but generally comes with a comfortable bedroom, an open kitchen, a dining area and a complete bathroom. They’re also modular so you can assemble more units onto each other, should you need more housing area. The way you choose to assemble them is also up to you, make it larger assembling other Coodos horizont...
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