Modern Brazilian Home Taking an Elegant Approach to Design

Modern Brazilian Home Taking an Elegant Approach to Design
Luxury Penthouse Overlooking London’s Majestic Skyline
Modern Tree-House Residence Reflecting Its Surroundings in Isle of Wight, England

Posted: 15 Nov 2014 01:47 AM PST

Modern Brazilian homes keep popping up in a successful effort of permeating traditional culture. This particular home in Brazil is located in the city of Londrina, in the north of the state of Paraná, in Brazil’s South Region. Occupying a corner lot of a residential area, the modern structure is guarded by palm trees and was designed with privacy in mind. Since the home presents two facades to the street, the spacious living spaces inside were to be protected from prying eyes. Spagnuolo Arquitetura was in charge of the project and they imagined a bright and elegant home where privacy was put on a pedestal.

The modern Brazilian house showcases a volumetric architecture composed of stone, wood and glass. Once you step inside, the stone wall and white block unravel a double-height living room fit for royalty. Owners can enjoy dinner in the open yet cozy kitchen and dining space under the mezzanine. This opens on to the covered outdoor living and dining space.

Completed with an outdoor swimming pool, the first floor of this beautifully functional modern Brazilian home is complete. Clerestory windows help illuminate social spaces even more, making this part of the house almost completely open to natural light. Upstairs, bedrooms and bathrooms await owners to indulge in sweet relaxation in complete privacy. What a home to wake up in!

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Luxury Penthouse Overlooking London’s Majestic Skyline

Posted: 14 Nov 2014 01:13 PM PST

Beyond its stunning slanted glass walls, this penthouse basks in natural light and a stunning panorama of London all day and night. Imagine living in this luxury penthouse overlooking the London skyline, coming home to an open floor plan where the breathtaking city skyline floods the interiors with an ever-changing charm. As you might have guessed, it boasts its own elevator, lifting owners and guests straight up to the 37th floor is occupies. From high up, you can see the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf, St Paul's and the Olympic Stadium, while cooking, eating dinner and having a relaxing time in the fabulous open apartment.

A spacious entrance hall guides your steps to the open-plan dining space with a kitchen tucked underneath expansive slanted windows. Two bedrooms, an en suite shower room and a second guest bathroom complete the floor-plan seen on Cluttons and leaves simplicity do its job. With 24 hour security and a porter, as well as a secure car parking space, the fabulous London penthouse is a city dream home in one of Europe’s tallest apartment buildings. All rooms have these slanted floor-to-ceiling windows inviting panoramic views of the city as well as night city lights inside.

Unrivaled panoramas from the 148-meter, 43-storey Strata building in London can conquer even the wildest hearts. How many people you know would say no to living here?

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Modern Tree-House Residence Reflecting Its Surroundings in Isle of Wight, England

Posted: 14 Nov 2014 08:50 AM PST

Located on a spectacular shoreline terrain, on the island of Wight in England, the Welch House by The Manser Practice appears to float within the neighboring trees. The modern tree-house resembles a dark-colored box in lightweight steel and timber, offering subtle reflections of the surrounding landscape due to its high gloss enamel finish. Designed to have a small physical footprint on the ground, the residence is partially sustained by a compact tear-shaped concrete tube created on 30 meter deep piles. Believe it or not, this concrete tube contains the utility room and shower room.

According to the architects, the residence replaces a former wrecked building on the site: “Ground conditions are notoriously unstable with blue slippery clay with rotating shelves underground. Foundations needed to be deeply piled and retained with soil nails and an early decision was to create a flat stable platform for a simple 'box' house raised on legs above the ground. This allowed for the simplest possible below ground solution, reduced the area of house that 'touched' the ground, avoided the need for complex and expensive multi level changes within the house whilst raising it tree-house like amongst the trees.” Ventilation and cross ventilation is provided by a series of floor level opening panels and roof lights. [Photography: Morley Von Sternberg]

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