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25 Hot Contemporary Abodes

From Transparent Homes to Cubic Summer Cabins

— September 14, 2010 — Art & Design
With an uncommon take on trendy architecture, these featured homes were industrially-inspired and created with style. Ranging from minimalist ideas to art deco productions, all the way down to geometric see-through homes, these contemporary abodes are sure to make you yearn to revamp your living space.

These residences are simplistic in design, but complex in nature, making them all the more intriguing to its viewers.

Implications - Consumers with an opposition to the typical suburban home jump to the opposite extreme and commission artists and architects to create masterpiece abodes that are one-of-a-kind and reflect their personal style. This desire for individuality is reflective of a common societal settling into middle-class comfort that has occured with the continuous development of urban sprawl.
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Angular Blue Homes
Angular Blue Homes
The 'I House' in Poland is an Architectural Fantasy
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Superhero Homes
Superhero Homes
Hohyun Park & Hyunjoo Kim's Z House is Perfect for Crime-Fighters
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Contemporary Chapel Homes
Contemporary Chapel Homes
The Stunningly Converted Quinta Dos Floreados House
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Mansion Delivery
Mansion Delivery
Daniel Libeskind's Ready-Made ‘Villa' Homes are Ready to Live I
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21
Missouri Modernity Homes
Missouri Modernity Homes
Framework Design's Vivienda Moderna Takes Part in an Oxymoron
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Boxed Micro-Homes
Boxed Micro-Homes
Yasuhiro Yamashita Builds a 'Cell Brick' House Out of Steel Boxes
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Corrugated Grid Homes
Corrugated Grid Homes
The Tsai Residence is a Boxy Design by HHF Architects and Ai Weiwei
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Industrial Concrete Homes
Industrial Concrete Homes
Robert Mills Architects Make Concrete Key in Australia
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Sculptural Slit Homes
Sculptural Slit Homes
Eastern Design Office Creates Simple and Sleek Concrete Home
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Bicycle Rack Homes
Bicycle Rack Homes
Joseph Bellomo's 'House Arc' Redefines Prefab Housing
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Flying Mobile Homes
Flying Mobile Homes
Soaring Apartment Systems Are the Future of Travel
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Fragmented Compact Homes
Fragmented Compact Homes
The Fractured Residence by Studio H:T is One Jagged Architectural Design
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Contemporary Camping Homes
Contemporary Camping Homes
Connect With Nature (without the Bugs) in the Pryor House by Bates Masi
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White Cube Homes
White Cube Homes
The Parallel House by Fumihito Hisanari is Simple and Chic
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Transparent Homes
Transparent Homes
This Concept House is Made Completely from Glass
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Glass Modern Homes
Glass Modern Homes
YH2 Geometric Architecture in the Canadian Laurentians
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Modular Skid Homes
Modular Skid Homes
Renovations are a Snap When You Live in the Pallet House
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Boxy Open Concept Homes
Boxy Open Concept Homes
The Morumbi Residence by Drucker Arquitetura is Geometric and Spacious
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Self-Powered Prefab Homes
Self-Powered Prefab Homes
The Global Sustainable Home by John Farag
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Sleek Geometric Homes
Sleek Geometric Homes
The Modern Hill House in California is Perched and Atypical
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5
Cubist Container Houses
Cubist Container Houses
The Contemporary Boxhome by Rintala Eggertsson Architects
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4
Super Squeezed Homes
Super Squeezed Homes
The Garage House is a Place to Rest Yourself and Your Car
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3
Geometric Brick Homes
Geometric Brick Homes
The '45 Faber Park' by Ong & Ong Architects has a Modular Design
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Cubic Summer Cabins
Cubic Summer Cabins
Sommarnojen's Box Homes Help You Escape the City
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Geometric Hillside Homes
Geometric Hillside Homes
The 'Bowen Mountain House' by CplusC Architecture is Spectacular
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