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Explore 71 award-winning designs tagged House on DXGN.

The Pitched Roof House

The Pitched Roof

The Pitched Roof is a single-storey house in Karuizawa, Japan, covered by a very simple pitched roof. Only forty percent of the space under the roof is enclosed, so the boundary between inside and outside remains soft. The cantilevered roof reaches over six meters with a structure just 200 millimeters thick. A folded, L-shaped surface works as a monocoque element and reduces the supports needed. Sliding doors allow the inhabitants to change the character of the living space. The house reinterprets the deep eaves of traditional Japanese architecture.

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The Sliced House

The Sliced

The Sliced is a compact house built in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The design removes wasted space and increases family and storage space. The living room sits at the centre of the plan and is visible from the front door, so the children's rooms are reached through the living room. Direct access is also given to the dining room, the kitchen and the bathroom. The first floor is cut at an angle from two directions, and reinforcing wood keeps the wooden structure strong during earthquakes. Windows frame views of nature and bring in daylight.

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Escape House

Escape

Escape House is an unusual and unexpected concrete house in the typical town. The meaning of the Escape house is ambiguous. It has monolithic and close form on the street side while the open view to the woods.. ‘E’ means different. The house makes different scenery in the town, and the skip floor structure makes various space experience and dramatic views such as a panoramic woods view from the living room. Escape House is our final destination of escaping from ordinary daily life,

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Villa Olympea house

Villa Olympea

The Residential Villa in the mountains of Lebanon is integrated with its surrounding nature. Its design consists of 2 L-shaped structures on the ground floor, which interact together to create an internal green patio, visible from all spaces in the house. This concept was thought of in order to avoid having corridors in the house, for aesthetic reasons as well as for avoiding loss of space. A cedar tree was planted in the internal patio,it being the emblem of the country found on the national flag , becoming the heart of the house.

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Park Villa House

Park Villa

Park Villa is a residential interior design for a three-storey detached house in Yuen Long, Hong Kong. The interior was created for a couple who use the house as a vacation home. A hotel-like and relaxing atmosphere was intended, with a warm and welcoming setting for guests. Contemporary design is combined with an oriental Asian style through the partition design and the selected furniture. Natural materials such as marble, wood and leather were used to echo the green landscape around the house.

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 Miniature Travel  House

Miniature Travel

Miniature Travel is a residential interior design for a home of 99 square meters. Classic elements are combined with modern minimalism, and simple moldings on the walls create a neoclassical atmosphere and add depth to each room. In the entryway, a floor of interlaced white stone pattern and copper strips meets a dark blue wall and an elegant cabinet with a dark green line, showing a gradation of colors. Marble, titanium-plated metal, glass and natural veneer are used throughout. The display cabinets are kept low to extend the visual scale of the marble back wall.

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A C Residence House

A C Residence

A C Residence is a residential interior design for a family home in Taiwan. Wooden tones form the central theme of the interior. Materials with different wood grains are combined with white marble, artificial stone, painted copper plates and laminated wooden flooring. Each area is defined by vertical and horizontal material lines instead of solid walls. Glass surfaces keep the circulation open and extend the space visually. A wide hallway, a low sofa and a low television cabinet allow children to move and play freely.

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Miorita House

Miorita

Miorita is a three storey residential building located in Chisinau. The ground level holds commercial spaces, while the two upper levels host three apartment units. An underground parking area is placed below the building. Each level has a different polygonal shape, which gives the building a stacked and rotated appearance. The facade combines dark ceramic granite tiles with bright warm timber cladding on a ventilated system. Sharp angles and cantilevered terraces create a dynamic form within the urban setting.

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Yi Family Friendly House

Yi Family Friendly

Yi Family Friendly is a residential interior design for a five story home shared by three generations. Each generation has a private floor, with a luxurious style for the parents, a calm style for the grandparents, and a colorful, playful setting for the children. Shared areas, such as the sitting and dining area and the upper play room, bring the family together. Marble, wood, metal and mirrored surfaces are combined throughout the interior. Color layers and material changes guide movement between the spaces and link Eastern and Western elements.

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With Four Children House

With Four Children

A house for a couple and their four children. There is a playroom in the center of the house, and four children's rooms are located facing each other. There are steps and windows between them. When the children open the window, the floor becomes a big desk where they study face to face. The four children's rooms become an integrated space and are connected to the first floor because the desks are made of glass. It is a space that connects the family at various distances.

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Alina House

Alina

Alina is a two-story private house with a total built area of 480 square meters. Several styles are combined, and the forms, colors and materials are chosen to reflect the emotions and personality of the client. Industrial metal, glass, concrete, stone and wood are the main materials. A glazed corridor placed before the entrance limits the entry of cold and heat. A smart system controls the electronic devices and the lighting through a simple application. A smart water supply system eases irrigation across the whole house.

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Villa Mandarin Palace House

Villa Mandarin Palace

Villa Mandarin Palace is a residential interior design located in Shanghai, China. The 1800-square-meter house follows a symmetrical layout based on a central axis. Corridors, courtyards and a waterscape form a modern Chinese courtyard with a private garden. The ground floor holds the living space of the elders and a Shanghai-style Chinese dining room for family gatherings. The longitudinal area contains the main reception area and a separate lounge for female guests. Two patios bring daylight and greenery into the basement floor.

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