It looks like a spaceship but it’s not. This is the house of Roberto Sanchez Rivera. He is a retired teacher of industrial arts who lives in the city of Ponce and who decided to make his house a one-of-a-kind structure, one that everyone would stop to admire. His house resembles a flying saucer because of the shape but mostly because of all the lights.

When he first started the lighting, Mr. Rivera was as passionate as he is now. He would always walk all the way down to the corner to see how it looked and he would hear people whisper their admiration. When the lights are off, the house is nothing but an intriguing building. But when Mr. Rivera turns on the lights it all changes.

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Designing a house for a woman can be very challenging. There are usually lots of demands and everything has to be perfect. The attention to details is crucial. But designing a house for two women tops that. However, not everyone is the same and, in this case, this residence is surprisingly simple and austere. It’s the M House and it’s located in Tochigi, Japan.

The M House was a project developed by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects. It was built in 2012. The house covers an area of 63.87 square meters and it sits on a 138.75 square meter site. It’s a one story structure that was designed for two women. Structurally, it looks like a series of small volumes organized around a center. In the middle there’s a 6m by 6m space. The rest of the volumes are arranged around it, they radiate from the center.

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I would spend my entire day in a bookshop. The smell of fresh printed books and the fact that you are surrounded by the thoughts of famous people makes you feel like you’re in Heaven. For me, at least, a bookshop is a piece of Heaven. Imagine if this piece of Heaven is in a former 13th Century Gothic Church. Is the perfect place for me. Designed by the architects of Merks + Girod Architecture studio from Amsterdam, this bookshop was made in the town of Maastricht, Nederlands.

So, the best description for this place is that it is an amazing combination between history and contemporarily, and according to the architects: “Selexyz Dominicanen is a project with multiple souls, where tradition and innovative solutions come together over a good book and a good cup of coffee.” Is a very good description for a very nice place. But the best thing is that you can see the difference between old and new, because on a part of the building you can clearly observe the old columns of the church and on the other part there are a lot of modern bookshelves. They well contrasted this aspect.

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A masterpiece of design and architecture, this house from Melbourne, Australia, designed by Steve Domoney Architecture, is very well placed in a neighborhood recognized for these types of contemporary houses: Hawthorn. Is a perfect place for a large family because of his wide spaces and the possibility of spending quality time outside. And that’s not all, even though on the interior it has big windows that let you look inside the home, your intimacy is very well protected from those who pass on the street, with a big fence.

Because at every corner you see something that amazes you, this propriety is a very innovative one and even makes the people that pass by to stare at it.If the lower lever it’s well divided and has a normal shape, the upper level remains a curiosity, because of his amazing design and because of the form it gives to the entire house.
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