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Striking, sinuous home outside of So Paulo is inspired by the shape of native pine trees

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The Pinhão House boasts a unique, elliptical volume with various levels and a leaf-shaped roof that juts out over a covered swimming pool, which is also integrated into the home’s curved shape. The massive home spans four levels, with a garage and wine cellar on the ground floor and the main living area on the first floor.

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This luxe, solar-powered, prefab home was completed in 6 months

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High-end luxury meets energy efficiency in the Jesolo Lido Pool Villa, a 320-square-meter Venetian villa in the Italian seaside resort of Jesolo. Designed by Milan-based architecture firm JMA , the holiday home was prefabricated, installed and furnished in just six months.

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This Oaxacan oasis uses low-maintenance local materials

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On a paradisal plot between the Pacific Ocean and the Oaxacan mountain range, Mexican architecture firm anonimous has completed Casa Cova, a two-family vacation home with spectacular views of the ocean. The two private wings flank a large volume in the center that contains a multipurpose area and a linear swimming pool.

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Czech Republic villa allows owner to live in the open air

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It’s a residential home located close to town, yet it expresses a oneness with nature through unique architectural design. The builders report strict building regulations that added to the challenge of creating a home that met the client’s desire to “live largely in the open air.” Designed by Atelier Št?pán Atelier Št?

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A green roof disguises this gorgeous villa in Norway

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A new home designed for the family living on the farm was bermed under a green roof to make it nearly invisible from the road. Outside the back wall of windows below ground level, a pool deck follows the topography of the natural site down toward the fjord in the distance. It’s not just a green roof, though. View post:Â .

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Futuristic, seashell-inspired home is clad in reclaimed wood

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Torino-based design studio Wafai Architecture has unveiled an incredible home design that is inspired by the organic shape of a simple seashell. His concepts typically focus on organic and whimsical forms as well as an abundance of natural light. Wafai Architecture Images via Wafai Architecture.

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Wright-inspired home has trees growing through the roof

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Moscow-based firm Kerimov Architects has crafted a custom, luxury home for a new villa community in Repino, Leningrad that follows Frank Lloyd Wright’s philosophy of organic architecture by knitting the built environment into the natural landscape. The conceptual project is proposed for a community in Repino, an area northwest of St.

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