This 624 square foot one bedroom apartment was fully renovated by Spanish architectural firm COR to accommodate the needs of a young couple.

Situated in Campello near Alicante, Spain, the apartment is located in a building of small dwellings for seasonal use that was built in 2007, only a few step away from the beach.

One cool new feature is the movable glass panels of the terrace that can slide along the walls, transforming the entire apartment into an area open to the sea!

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Spanish architectural firm Ensamble Studio has designed “la Trufa” (the Truffle) in collaboration with Ricardo Sanz and Javier Cuesta.

This 270-square-foot one-room dwelling is located in Costa de Morte, in the north of Spain.

to build the Truffle, contractors dug a large hole, compacted the excavated soil around the cavity to form a rough retaining wall, stacked hay bales inside, and poured concrete over them.

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Spanish architectural firm A-cero has completed another contemporary concrete house.

This one is located in a fine modern neighborhood of Madrid, Spain.

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Completed in 2008, this six bedroom, eight and half bathroom contemporary home sits on over 2 acres in the Brentwood district of Los Angeles, California.

The approximately 11,000 square foot residence features walls of glass, head on city and ocean views, state of the art theater, wine cellar, commercial kitchen, spectacular pool, waterfall, spa and total privacy.

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Located near near the village of Mevagissey in Cornwall, the Lost Gardens of Heligan, are one of one of Cornwall’s must-visit gardens.

Originally owned by the Tremayne family for over 400 years, the gardens fell into a state of neglect after the first World War when many of the gardeners sadly lost their lives.

It wasn’t until 1990 that the derelict gardens were discovered by Tim Smit (who went on to create Cornwall’s Eden Project) and John Willis, who was a descendant of the Tremayne family.

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Located in the heart of Eriksberg, one of Gothenburg’s finest modern neighborhoods, this 1,334 square-foot apartment was completed in 2008.

The 10-foot high windows facing south flood the huge space with light, rain or shine.

The two-story apartment offers two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and features cathedral ceilings, natural oak lacquered parquet and under-floor heating.

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Forever on the look-out for the exceptional, the decorator, designer and French agent Gérard Faivre has completely restored Le Mas des Isords.

He has transformed the beautiful but neglected 18th-century mas into a seven bedroom, seven bathroom residence where his modern touch refrains from being excessive and which respects the architectural tradition of this truly incredible property.

The mas (typical Provençal farmhouse) boasts 6,460 square foot of living space ans is set on a 15-acre estate with beautiful landscaped gardens, lap-length swimming pool, tennis court and stables for horses.

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This contemporary residence was designed by John Maniscalco Architecture and is located close to the Sugar Bowl Ski Resort in Norden, California.

According to the architect, the design of this new home is “entirely a product of its dramatic environment.

With a snow pack of as much as 8-9 feet, massive snow loads, and dangerous shear snow blocks dropping from typical sloped roofs, the site conditions dictate design.”

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Michael Morris, principal of Morris Partnership, designed this inner house for his own family.

Located in Richmond, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, the three bedroom, three bathroom residence offers a lifestyle of modern elegance.

The house also feature a 2,500 bottle cellar, lift access to each level of the home, dedicated gallery spaces and a private central courtyard flooded with north light.

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Found on Nasa’s website, this series of images taken from NASA’s Landsat 5 satellite shows the city’s spread into the adjacent desert landscape.

Check out the video below and click the images to zoom in!

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