What is it like to live in the middle of a forest, on a cliff or nearthe lake itself? These houses break our ideas about relaxation and home comfort, but at the same time give us dreams of incredible adventures and new discoveries. Could you relax your soul standing on a cliff? Or admire the storm while sipping cocoa? Or cross a suspension bridge every time just to get into the house? The owners of these houses enjoy extreme sports in its strangest form - they live "on the edge of the Earth".
Over the cliff
This house, like a giant beast, climbed upslope of Nova Scotia and stood frozen, admiring the Atlantic Ocean. A simple structure of a regular geometric shape hangs over a rocky cliff, resting on a metal beam. The creators of this project, the MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects studio, gave the house on the cliff a completely predictable name - Cliff House.
Cliff House is hardly cozy.family nest, but there is actually a family living here - just not often. The house on the cliff serves as a seasonal refuge for the extreme family, where stress and anxiety leave with the morning fog and dissolve in the ocean. The interior of the house is as minimalist and restrained as the exterior - Cliff House is covered with natural wood inside and out. The interior here is the most urban - a loft.
Most likely, the owners of the house are trulyhave become attached to the industrial romance of the metropolis where they live most of the time, because even on vacation, surrounded by rocky hills and large bodies of water, they cannot refuse straight lines, minimalist decor and absolute functionality. However, the owners are not afraid of nature - the windows here are panoramic and devoid of any curtains.
Forest hut
Another house on the cliff is built for seasonal usea hospitable American family retreat by MW Works Architecture. The "Forest Cabin" is nestled on the very edge of a cliff in Washington's Puget Sound region. With its eco-friendly finish, Casa Inlet Retreat blends seamlessly into its green surroundings and even allows the lush nature to penetrate into the structure.
Huge panoramic windows combined withminimal artificial lighting creates the feeling of being in a living forest all the time. Here, direct sunlight is simply unable to penetrate the thick green crowns. And the world right at the ground is in constant partial shade.
Most likely, this house is often visited by guests.The private and public areas are separated more than thoroughly. The bedrooms are firmly attached to the ground and are lined with natural cedar wood. The living room, combined with the kitchen, is made of glass and concrete and hangs over the abyss.
On the lake
What to do if he is an avid mushroom picker and she livescan't live without water and speed? To build a house, of course! The Andersson-Wise architectural studio combined two elements - land and water - on the shores of Lake Austin, Texas. To get to the "vacation house" of the multifaceted family, you need to cross a bridge suspended over a ravine. And you can also jump straight into the lake from the window of this house.
The project, called Lake House, is based onbeams and is built in such a way that the owners' favorite watercraft can be stored directly "under the floor." The interior of the house is made of dark wood, which creates an additional feeling of coolness.
This project brought together not only two elements and several people with different interests, but also two seemingly completely incompatible phenomena - adventure and architecture.
Open to the elements
This house is made for sentimental romantics.Its entire western part is open to the public and is a huge viewing platform, specially designed for watching the sunset. However, in addition to visual pleasures, the owners here also experience a sense of participation with the elements.
The house is located on a rocky coastAtlantic Ocean and is in a practically constant state of struggle for life. The changing seasons, periods of storms, hurricane winds and temperature changes entertain the owners better than the evening news. Probably, that is why the interior here is minimalist, laconic and ultra-modern.
The design of the house is made in such a way thatto withstand any weather conditions and provide the owners with comfortable conditions for staying in the most "non-flying" weather. Most likely, such a house will be especially cozy for public figures who spend a huge amount of time among people of varying degrees of intolerability. After several weeks of active communication, the sound of water crashing against rocks must seem like music.
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