The most incredible houses in the world - Nothing is impossible in architecture

The world's greatest architects prove that nothing is impossible. Architecture Now magazine shows us the most incredible houses in the world.

1. Monterrey House, in Mexico. Architect: Tadao Ando.

2. BP House, in Borrio, Castellón de la Plana, Spain. Architect: OAB and ADI Arquitectura.

3. Arthur Casas, Quinta da Baroneza, Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brasil.

4. Barclay & Crousse, Vedoble Houses, Cañete, Peru.

5. Carsten Höller and Marcel Odenbach, House Turtle, Biriwa, Ghana.

6. Woodstock Farm Estate, Woodstock, Vermont, SUA. Rick Joy Architects.

7. Casa Raul, in Aculeo, Chile. Architect: Mathias Klotz.

8. Casa Melides, in Melides, Grândola, Portugal. Architect: Pedro Reis.

9. Villa Vista, Weligama, Sri Lanka. Architect: Shigeru Ban.

10. The Nest, in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan. Architect: UID

Houses with the best views in the world

Sometimes, the view of a house means everything! Here are some of the most beautiful views in the world, seen from some of the most expensive hotels or villas. Enjoy!

Jade Mountain din St. Lucia

Igloo Village în Kakslauttanen, Finlanda

Cabana Firefly din Zermatt, Elveţia

Casa din Copac, din Costa Rica

Ladera Resort din St. Lucia

Cabana Zermatt din Elveţia

Le Meridien Hotel din Bora Bora

Casa din peninsula Bouddi din Australia

Casa de pe insula Kangaroo din Australia

Clock Tower Apartment din Brooklyn, New York City

How to design your house in the romantic style

The romantic interior design style is very delicate: soft fabrics, floral patterns, painted furniture, pastel colours and lots of nice smelling flowers!

How can you obtain the romantic style:

- Use soft, pastel colours
- The romantic style is a femminin one, but this doesn't mean men don't like it. To have a room for both women and men, use some furniture with round shapes, mixed with stripes, a huge chair and dark wood accessories. Louis XVI furniture is a very appropriate one for the romantic style!
- The fabrics are very important for this style - the silk is the favourite of the designers, especially for the pillows. In the bedroom, you can use matelasse or velvet.
- The decorations are essential for the romantic feeling. You can use pearly shells, mirrors, silver photo frames and silver flower vases, and never forget the real flowers!
- The windows have big and beautiful curtains.

Here you have some nice decor ideas:

 

 

How to transform a small house in a larger one

Most of our homes ar not too big, so it's very important to know how to design them to seem much larger.

In a small house we have to use only the necessary, we have to pay attention to the colours and mostly, to the lighting.

1. Use light colours

Light colours offer the illusion of a bigger and brighter room. White is the best for creating this effect, but they're also some nice and delicate colours combinations like pastels. The designer's favourite combination is cream and light blue.

2. The light

Space may seem bigger if you let the natural light come into the house. If you don't have a nice natural light, you can use the artificial lighting as much as possible.

3. Have an organised home, without clutter.
4. Create a focal point: for example, in the kitchen the focal point is the table, in the bedroom - the bed. So concentrate on these areas and don't use to many decorations in the others.

5. Use mirrors. Mirrors reflect the light and the space, so a room will seem brighter and bigger.

6. Use multifunctional furniture, like chests that can be used as coffee tables.

7. Advices for the furniture: Use extandible tables and pliable chairs. Don't use big pieces of furniture or too many decorations and don't block the walking paths. It's also very important to leave free the center of the room. It would be nice to have some pieces of furniture with the same colour of the walls. You can also use tranlucid furniture, as tables or chairs, for the illusion of space.