A private home is always a reflection of characterits owner, and built with love and attention can itself create a mood for the owner. The most charismatic and beautiful examples are in our article The desire to live closer to nature, to have, albeit small, but your own, native corner for rest and recuperation, is inherent in every modern person. The desire to make your home beautiful is indispensable, although the concepts of beauty and architectural styles can differ to the opposite. Today we will show you several very beautiful projects of small houses. A set of drawings of most of the houses shown here can be ordered online from the architectural bureau that created it. This house is designed in "warm" minimalism, and simple, rational volumes are picturesquely decorated with wood from top to bottom. The mastery of the material is emphasized by two thin horizontals dividing the main volume, breaking the monotony of the facades and fixing the corner windows in their places. The use of dark brick gives thisa small one-story house, and the transition to the landscape occurs gradually, through the glass wall of the inner living room - to the open living room on the veranda under a pergola canopy. The southern touches of this house are givenThe emphasized verticals of the light plaster walls, on which, like columns, a massive roof slab with gentle slopes rests, and real columns support a spacious canopy instead of a closed garage. The shade of the wood is also chosen to be faded, as if burnt out in the sun. And, of course, floor-to-ceiling glazing with access to verandas and balconies, although the windows themselves are small in area, to avoid overheating. The compact house in the spirit of Provence is simple in itsconstruction, but looks exquisite thanks to the unusual pastel color of the facing stone, thin mullions of high windows and French balconies. An ideal house project for Russians, although made in Poland. Our opinion:— To create an expressive and harmonious appearance, it is necessary to remember that the simpler the lines and shapes of the building, the richer the texture and grain of the materials should be, and vice versa, smooth, homogeneous materials are suitable for complex, small plastics. That is why wood with its variety of textures is so often used in minimalism, and plaster and single-color paint in classical styles. This house in the Alpine style has a developed veranda and many exits to the site, which makes it comfortable for a country holiday. Very unusual, but justified placement of dormer windows over the open veranda, darkened by wide roof overhangs. The project was created by a Russian architect. A striking example of southern architecture, with exits to the site from almost every room. A one-story volume, spreading along the ground, like a Project from Poland. angatkin.ru, sto-domov.ru, domproekty.ru, totan.ru