In today’s article, we are going to tell you a few tips that you need to follow if you intend on building your own house. Building a house is no easy undertaking, we assure you. It can take years to complete and can cost thousands, if not tens of thousands, of dollars. Not only that, but one mistake and you may have to go back and start entire chunks again. Building your own home, if you do not have previous knowledge of construction, is not something that we would advise.

Completed in 2015 by Zagreb-based architecture studio ATMOSFERA ™, Family house in Klostar Ivanic, Croatia is located in an area known for vineyards and vacation cabins, which are more and more often becoming permanent residence rather than vacation places.

Jane Riddell Architects: Over Pool House was designed to allow for contemporary family life to play out beyond the formal front rooms of an existing Victorian house. The pool sits at the threshold between old and new built form and provides the element of surprise as one moves between the two distinct parts of the house.

Selami Bektaş: A cabin house away from the noise and the city for those who want to relieve the stress of a long and tiring year. For those who want to get away from the concrete piles in the city, the entire space was designed as wood.

C.Reality has announced a collaboration with Art D’Egypt and Orascom, in which an installation based on the traditional pigeon tower was designed and set up in the open- air exhibition at O West. The concept was created by Sarah Sarofim, designed by Mohamed Salem and implemented by C.Reality, and will be revealed on the 26th of March 2021 at the opening of “When Art Meets Design”.

ORCA Design: The city of Baños, considered one of the capitals of nature tourism in Ecuador and Latin America, it is very important to understand the value of this when developing future projects in this wonderful environment. The concept is based on the generation of its own ecosystem, within the building.

Completed in 2019 by Colima-based architecture firm Di Frenna Arquitectos, Casa Keita is a single-family home located in Colima City in Mexico. Reinterpreting the typology of a Mexican house in a contemporary version, was the premise to design Keita House, where the central patio became the circulation and main view of the residence. This last one, serves as the project’s heart, it can be contemplated from everywhere, and it is completely surrounded by both private and social areas of the proposal. 

The Mexican architectre firm Besana Studio, led by architect Francisco Javier Rios Rodriguez, has developed a project in the metropolitan area of ​​Pachuca, Hidalgo, in the central part of Mexico. Named Casa Gardens, the house is immersed in an environment of vegetation and exceeding tranquility. Landscaping elements, such as artificial lakes, are within the housing complex and complement the project.