A vacation home needs to be simple. It doesn’t have to look like a regular residence since it’s not. It should be inviting but it should also lack certain elements that would also make it feel less comfortable. But since it’s not easy to describe with words such a design, we found a perfect example. This vacation home can be found near Mount Yatsugatake in Hokuto-City, Japan.

The house was built in 2012 and it was designed by MDS architects. The Tokyo-based architects had to face the challenge of creating a design for a vacation home in an area that doesn’t offer the most pleasant temperatures. Making a house feel inviting and cozy is easy when the weather is helpful as well. But when you can have to do that in spite of what nature throws at you, it becomes a challenge.

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Most of the time, weekend retreats or vacation homes have designs that allow them to blend in, to disappear into the landscape. It’s the perfect option if all you want is to get away and to forget about everything else. A perfect example would be this retreat. It’s a weekend home that was recently built in upstate New York. It was designed by CWB Architects and it has a very interesting look.

The house was designed to replace an existing weekend retreat. It’s basically an update of the existing structure. The designs are very different. This modern retreat is a 2,700 square foot house. The goal was to make it blend with the surroundings so the exterior of the house features earthy colors. The façade is brown but the roof is grey, just like the sky. This allows it to almost disappear into the landscape.

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Man’s best friend deserves a place to call their own in any home. If you are a dog lover, then why not set aside a space for your pet to enjoy. Either indoors or out of doors, dog houses add a bit of fun for pets and owners alike. There are plenty of kennels and dog houses that you can purchase, but check out some of the contemporary designs that are more suited to fitting in with a modern home’s design.

Nowadays dog houses will not necessarily be a place for a pampered pet to sleep in overnight, outdoors. They tend to feature visual and play stimuli, so that your dog does not get bored. But even simply designed dog houses can be given a bit of style with the addition of some accessories and a bit of paint. Why not upgrade your dog’s house and really pamper your pooch?

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You might be surprised to find out this but quite a lot of people live in informal communities. They don’t have regular homes but rather improvised dwellings. Not many designers focus their attention on these communities but Doug Sharp, president and chairman of BSB Design was decided to be the exception. He came up with this ingenious creation.

It’s called Abod and it’s a sustainable home that can be built in less than one day. It’s made of lightweight materials that can be easily delivered by truck, place or ship to those that need them. The house is made mostly of non-combustible materials no the risk of fire decreases dramatically.It’s an important detail gives the fact that in this type of communities kerosene lighting is quite common.

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The Hawthorn Residence sits of a site located in Hawthorn, Australia. It was designed and built by Canny and it has a very distinctive look. As you can see, everything seems to have been very carefully detailed and designed. The house and the property as a whole are perfectly positioned and balanced. Designed to serve as a family home, this modern and sleek residence has a very functional structure.

The client wanted the house to be composed of several independent living zones. Each one was to have a specific function and together they would satisfy the need for space of a growing family. The house has large spaces where the children can be active, have fun and interact. Even so, there’s still that overall cohesive atmosphere of a family home.

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Designing a family home that would make everyone happy is not an easy task. Still, you can find many wonderful such structures that seem just perfect. One of them is this residence from Chungbuk, Korea, the house was designed and built by Moon Hoon. It was completed in 2011 and it covers an area of 57,050 square meters.

The house was designed for a family with 4 children. Both parents are teachers so they wanted to offer their kids the perfect environment where they could play and study. They also wanted to give them privacy and freedom. As a result, they requested a house that would have lower floors for the kids and upper floors for the parents. They also wanted the house to have a playful and creative look.

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Whilst spiritual buildings may be fundamentally a place of worship, the religious motifs and the grandeur of the structures certainly catch the eye.There are tons of stunning holy buildings located all around the world, however the following three are undoubtedly sheer visions of beauty…

US Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, Colorado Springs, United States

This prominent building captivates attention because of its striking appearance and sheer size; soaring 150-foot into the sky. The exterior structure boasts an overriding futuristic feel, which is remarkable considering the US Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel was built 51 years ago. The world renowned building was designed by American architect Walter Netsch.

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