Gisele Taranto and Izabela Lessa have teamed up and founded Progetto Architetura & Interiores in 1998.

They both designed this contemporary residence which is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

This single-family residence was completed in 2006 and has a floor area of 8,000 sq ft.

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Virginia-based architect David Jameson has designed the multi-award winning Black White residence, a single family home located in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

As its name suggests, the house is deliberately monochromatic, both inside and outside. Color is introduced through the furniture and the dramatic views.

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Texas architect Jim Poteet had never worked with a container himself until Stacey Hill approached him about transforming one into a playhouse and a guest house.

Located in the San Antonio artists community, the house, made from a standard 40-foot shipping container (320 sq ft), stands in the backyard of renovated warehouse where the client lives.

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Designed by Los Angeles-based studio Whipple Russell Architects, 9010 Hopen House is described by Ben Bacal as a “one of the most incredible architectural homes to date in the Hollywood Hills”.

Located in the famous “Bird Streets” in Los Angeles, California, this recently remodeled luxury house has four bedrooms, five bathrooms and a incredible infinity swimming pool with panoramic Los Angeles city views.

At the time of writing, the 4,000 square foot property is on sale for around 10 million dollars…

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First Crescent is a stunning seven bedroom rental villa designed by SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects, a Cape Town-based studio.

This luxury house is located in Campus Bay, South Africa.

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The Casa Kimball by Architect firm Rangr Studio is a unique and stunning modern rental villa located in Cabrera in Dominican Republic.

This luxury residence (20,000 sq ft!) offers eight full suites with an infinity pool and breathtaking views over the Atlantic Ocean from all points of the property.

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Located in Ottawa, Canada, this new modern infill was completed by Canadian architect firm Linebox Studio.

The Residence (2,400 sq ft) fits both the dimensions of its irregular and narrow 20 feet by 60 feet lot, and the owners’ pattern of working and living.

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This spectacular house called Shell Villa is located in Kitasaku, a district of Nagano in Japan.

Designed by Japanese firm ARTechnic Architects, this house (3,500 sq ft) is unique in its style.

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If you think a contemporary house has to be expensive, think again!

Studio 2LR has designed 1519 Cleveland, an affordable single-family modern house in collaboration with Celtic Works builders.

The house, located Columbia, South Carolina, has 1,120 square feet with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an open living, dining, and kitchen space.

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Colorado is one of the places to get the most beautiful scene of nature in the United States and Boulder is well known for being a wealthy, intellectual hot spot where environmental and scientific ideas blossom into businesses.

It’s in Hollyberry Ln, a small and quite dead end street of South Boulder that Architect firm Arch11 designed this gorgeous 4,800 square foot residence.

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Fearon Hay Architects from New Zealand have completed a renovation on a 5,900 square foot apartment located in Tribeca, a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York, USA.

The Tribeca Loft has a panoramic view, 3.6 meters high, and is entirely designed in a minimalist style made of wood and steel.

According to the architect, “the original volume was converted into a residence with the insertion of glazed volumes and associated enclosed service rooms.

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Rockefeller Partners Architects have designed a home in Mandeville Canyon, a small community in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

This custom residence (10,000 sq ft) is inspired as much by its unique setting as the client’s lifestyle.  Due to the irregular shape of the site, which includes a small grove of eucalyptus and pine trees, only one of the 3.5 acres is buildable land.

To maximize the views, the house was split into two wings – north and south – which turn away from the motor court to face an expansive lawn and the surrounding canyon views.

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Villa Vals is an all-equipped underground vacation home that was designed by Bjarne Mastenbroek and Christian Müller, respectively of the architectural offices SeARCH and CMA.

Their design plan was to completely integrate the villa into the landscape to avoid disturbing the unspoiled nature.

That is why access to the villa is only possible via the nearby wooden Graubünder shed, through an underground tunnel which runs straight through the mountainside.

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The Villa Amanzi by Architect firm Original Vision Studio is a stunning modern vacation residence located in the exclusive Cape Sol on the West coast of Phuket, Thailand. Original Vision Studio specializes in leisure architecture throughout southeast Asia.

The residence (8,600 sq ft) offers six bedroom residence with a 15m infinity pool and breathtaking views over the Andaman Sea. It is designed as an exclusive private villa, ideal for families or groups of friends to escape together in stylish yet relaxed surroundings.

This luxury villa enjoys a spectacular headland location along Kamala’s exclusive Millionaires Mile and captures cool gentle breezes all year round with uninterrupted sea views from every vantage point, in one of the most breathtaking locations Phuket has to offer.

The mix of cutting edge technology, modern design and natural beauty results in a remarkable and unique property.

As a vacation residence, the Villa Amanzi can be booked for $2,000 to $4,500 per day, depending on the season.

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