Sitting on a dramatic slope in a southern suburb of Newcastle, Australia, ‘Bunkeren’ is a sleek and modern five-bedroom home immersed in greenery and boasting views of the South Pacific Ocean. Half-buried and carved out of stone, the residence is a captivating study of concrete textures, forms, and shapes, designed
Immersed in the beautiful Apulian coastal landscape, ‘Casa Maiora’ is Barcelona-based Studio Andrew Trotter’s latest residential project. Minimal yet rustic, the four-bedroom house is an architectural statement with simplicity and serenity at its core. Sitting on a hill in the small seaside town of Carovigno, Italy, just a stone’s throw
In the Portuguese village of Ansião, Bruno Dias Arquitectura has designed ‘Casa Âmago’—a one-storey concrete residence with a stunning open patio that gives light and spaciousness to the whole house. Set on a slightly sloped land in the historic part of the village, the family home presents an intriguing orthogonal
Mexican architectural firm Araujo Galvan Arquitectos has designed a minimalist country house in the south of Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco, Mexico’s western state. Named Casa Mate, the residence features a striking geometric concrete structure and a large central garden—both of which have become a defining part of the project’s
Located in the coastal town Puerto de Sagunto, in the province of Valencia, ‘DM House’ is a minimal modernist dwelling designed by local architecture firm Horma. Unique in its tones and shapes, the project is an expressive home in which curved volumes meet straight, sharp edges and colors balance and
Conceived by Melbourne-based architecture firm o’connor and houle and nestled within the rugged coastal landscape of the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia, ‘House at Prickly Rocks’ is a minimalist residence with timber and concrete featuring as the main building elements. The firm was tasked to design a house that would
Nestled amongst lush forest grounds on the outskirts of Bruges, ‘Villa BA’ by Belgian firm Gosseye + Verbeke is a sleek residential project with a Brutalist exterior and an ultra-minimal interior, championing the deceptive simplicity of modernist architecture. Despite being located on a small forest road populated only by hiking
In Jeddah, the capital city of an increasingly modernized Saudi Arabia, vernacular architecture based on the ancient desert is shifting and changing. Here, Barcelona-based firm MESURA has designed ‘Villa AM’, an enclosed minimal home premiering on IGNANT that champions light, material, and atmosphere. “Traditionally, the Arabian home functions both as
In Italy’s autonomous region South Tyrol, the Milan-based architecture firm Peter Pichler Architecture has designed ‘Kastelaz Hof’, a minimal concrete villa boasting 360-degree views of the surrounding Alpine landscape. The firm was tasked to replace an old existing structure on top of the Kastelaz vineyard in the Termeno district, with
The Belfast-based housing startup Koto, who specializes in sustainable, prefabricated cabins inspired by Scandinavian and Japanese architecture, has taken their minimalist designs to a grander scale with their first-ever two-story modular design: a residential home in the Cotswolds, UK, titled ‘Falcon House.’ The upside down, asymmetrical home emphasizes light and
The exterior design, a pair of pale, gabled timber sheds amidst the dunes, references the timber working sheds found in and around rural New Zealand. “The buildings are sited to create an occupation against the dune edge that feels relaxed and timeless,” explains the firm to IGNANT. “Together with the
A tranquil Andalusian retreat by Madrid-based architecture and design practice Febrero Studio, ‘Casa JMA’ is a refurbished traditional Spanish villa designed to evoke feelings of summer peace all year round. Located in Marbella, a resort area in Spain’s Costa del Sol, Casa JMA is surrounded by tall palms and picturesque
