10 Uncanny Ultramodern Houses You Wish You Could Afford

By Queuebot in Architecture on Apr 8, 2009 at 12:39 pm

Well, the market has fallen out from under everyone but it is still nice to dream, right? And who knows, with housing prices plummeting maybe you too will be able to afford one of these awesomely luxurious modern house designs. Part of what makes them so great is the variety of ways in which they take the limitations of a given site and turn them into incredible design opportunities.

Many designers must content themselves with imagining and drawing things that may never be built – very few can realize ultramodern home visions in the real world. Like a blast from the future, these ten architects have brought to life incredible houses that most of us could not even dream of – let alone afford.

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Tags: design, home, House, modern

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Alex
Apr 8th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
The Buried Bunker House is very cool!
Christophe
Apr 8th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
… and with very dangerous stairs!

I’m always amazed by the clutter-free environment in architect houses. From that I deduce that those people don’t have kids, and that I shouldn’t go modern in my new house design
v.dog
Apr 8th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
My favourite is the sliding house:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxmvRDTELy8
Gail Pink
Apr 8th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
These are some truly beautiful and innovative designs!
Persephone
Apr 8th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
I hate all of them. Most modern homes stand out from the surroundings (there was one exception on that list), and a lot of them just seem to be ugly versions of Wright’s Falling Water. They all seem cold and unlived in.

My parents had friends who built a very modern house in the 70s, which looked a lot like the houses on this list, especially the first one, and it was horrible. I used to babysit there and it was absolutely frikkin’ dangerous with the kids due to the open staircases and open floor plan.

They also had the floor-to-ceiling windows which were uncovered, so it was scary as hell to be babysitting in the middle of nowhere, because I knew that anybody driving by could see me, a teenage girl, in the lights from the house. I would turn down all the lights at night and just have the TV on.

I guess that anyone who wants a home like that would have to have exhibitionist tendencies.
Evilbeagle
Apr 8th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
I don’t like modern looks, though the buried bunker one is the best of that lot. To me, a dream home is something old that I can renovate/restore. But hey, that’s just my taste, and even though none of these places are to my taste, I can appreciate what went into them. Someone will enjoy them, but personally, I wouldn’t live in one if it were free.
Daz
Apr 8th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
uh… hate to be picky but I can only count 9 houses in that article….
1 Ultramodern Cantilevered Forest Home
2 Ultramodern Buried Bunker Home
3 Ultramodern Spiral Shell Home
4 Ultramodern Urban Hilltop Home
5 Ultramodern Tiny Lot Home
6 Ultramodern Skinny Lot Home
7 Ultramodern Contextually Designed Home
8 Ultramodern Concrete Fortress Home
9 Ultramodern Glass Cube Home

maybe they combine to make 10 Ultra mega Home…
DOJ
Apr 9th, 2009 at 12:30 am
The Ultramodern Spiral Shell Home looks great
The Ultramodern Glass Cube Home looks horribly out of place
DOJ
Apr 9th, 2009 at 12:31 am
flagged for moderation? which word was it?
DaveL
Apr 9th, 2009 at 2:38 am
Be careful of what you wish for… the feng shui of these designs may turn you into a pretentious prick.
seefish3
Apr 9th, 2009 at 4:19 am
Great looking stuff! They should film the next Bond movie in one of those houses.

As an aside, though, I went to art school and I hate all that phony “art-speak” about “creating tension with its environment”. Fine artists are as bad as politicians for obscurant language that covers up the fact that they’re full of crap.
Foreigner1
Apr 9th, 2009 at 7:24 am
Call me oldfashioned, but all of these modern houses lack life in them. They all seem so sterile with way to white or gray, straight walls, to much glass that take away any privacy or on the other hand to little glass that take away any natural light in the rooms. And even if wood is used, it is done in such a way that that wood is stripped of its naturality. Like if you would have to wear white gloves and anti-dust coveralls and a mouth-protector. The accoustics in nthese houses is very tiring with all the echo in it, so it would drive me mad. And then on all these pictures I see a somewhat sterile interior that reminds me of modern office-buildings- Is there anyone living in these houses, or are they just showrooms for fancy interior-designers that themselves live in some cosy place, like a cosy trailer next to the fancy house…?
Ally
Apr 9th, 2009 at 8:59 am
I hate modern houses, there is no way to get comfortable in them or feel cozy. Give me a small cottage with low cielings and a nice fireplace. Where would you feel best with a hot cup of cocoa and a blizzard outside?
DOJ
Apr 9th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
hmm, it was probably the word “ultra modern”
I don’t remember Daz’s post being there before either

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