A new book highlights houses that integrate seamlessly into their surroundings—whether they’re buried under hills, covered in mirrors, or perched over the sea.
flip through the coffee table tomeElemental Livingwill make you finger really , really bad about your theatre . In fact , you may even start frantically Googling “ cabin in the Swiss Alps ” after you put it down . The of late free rule book from Phaidon showcases architecture that makes the most of its natural surround , and boy are they languid .
The house are designed to detract as little as possible from the beauty around them . Some are so subtly blend in into the palisade landscape that they are barely noticeable . Others are not quite so hidden , but allow for unbelievable panorama . Here are seven of the most impressive dwellings .
1. DRAGSPEL HOUSE BY NATRUFIED ARCHITECTURE
The Dragspel House in Smolmark , Sweden is a Modern extension to a nineteenth C cabin in a nature reserve . The rabbit warren - comparable exterior blends into the wood like a fall tree . Never listen that it looks like the perfect home for the hag in a medieval fairy tale .
2. ALONI BY DECA ARCHITECTURE
This Hellenic house built in 2008 is snuggle into a hillside on the island of Antiparos . It ’s strong to secern how adult the house is from a distance , since it ’s buried below the grade of the J. J. Hill and covered in a greenish ceiling .
3. NOTONA BY NOT VITAL
The Swiss creative person Not Vital design this island home on an island in Patagonia , Chile . It ’s carve directly from a marble rock outcrop and is largely mist from horizon , making it look like a lighthouse when it ’s lit up at night . There is a farsighted tunnel from the building to the other side of the island , where there ’s a rectangular windowpane out onto the lake .
4. CASA MALAPARTE BY ADALBERTO LIBERA AND CURZIO MALAPARTE
The Casa Malaparte was make in 1942 on the Italian island of Capri , rest atop a jolty outcrop overlooking the Gulf of Salerno . You ca n’t get to it by railroad car ; it has to be get to on foot or by boat .
5. BJELANDSBU HUNTING LODGE BY SNØHETTA
Built in 2013 , the Bjelandsbu Hunting Lodge is located in the mountains of western Norway . you’re able to only reach it by foot or hogback . With its sloping , grassy roof , it looks like a bantam hill , it ’s surprisingly spacious inside , accommodating up to 21 citizenry .
6. VILLA VALS BY SeARCH & CMA
The 2009 Villa Vals in the Swiss Alps tight resemble a hobbit hole . The entrance to the family is an oval scoop out from the hillside . But this is really the back door — the main entrance is through an underground burrow in the nearby barn .
7. M2 HILL HOUSE BY BIG
This turf - covered business firm in Denmark , built in 2006 , has glass exterior wall , and its roof is covered in succulent . Like many of these mansion , its cap slopes down to the ground to give it the appearance of rising out of the earth .
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