This modern planned by Guilherme Torres architects for a couple and their two teenage children in Londrina Brazil. The house architecture carries several antagonistic symbolisms – solidity, lightness, cosiness, modernity, warmth, freshness – and complementary so as to shorten the distance between our dreams and achievements, an antidote to the boredom of traditional houses. The big wood brise indicates the stairway that leads to the house. The access to the bedrooms is through a long corridor, brightly illuminated by glass sealed slabs on the ceiling and walls. It is free, …

The “Beach Road 2 ” modern beach house sited in beach line in Jupiter Island Florida, designed by hughesumbanhowar architects. The house is made of three materials glass, aluminum boat hull and sand, coupled to create shelter. Sand encloses the sleeping area, aluminum the entertaining space, and glass the contemplative living space. These 3 “boxes” are arranged to take advantage of site orientation: the two story high ceramic fritted glass box with views to the south; the sand box to the north with punched openings for privacy and soft morning …