In lush natural surroundings of mature trees, dense shrubs, and soft lawns, low linear architecture melds sympathetically with the environment. The sleek, man-made linear form beds peacefully into nature’s emerald cushion to create a balance of life, firmly rooted and standing strong alongside one another. Today, we’re celebrating our love of linear architecture with two contemporary home designs. Our first is a house of two planes, great concrete slabs that sandwich a chamber of glass, open living spaces and private suites. A sparkling, rectangular pool emulates the elongated line of the build, emphasising its scale. Our second, a house in Sotogrande, demonstrates an almost invisible link with its habitat with fabulous frameless glass walls.
- 1 |
- Visualizer: Luis Fernando
This house of two planes treads lightly upon the green land, with a construction of parallel concrete slabs that skim well below the dense tree canopy.
- 2 |
Between the two concrete planes, a series of floor to ceiling windows break open the interior spaces to the fabulous view.
ADVERTISEMENT
- 3 |
The wall of retractable glass doors also connects the indoor living spaces with a wide pool terrace to create an easy, breezy flow for life.
- 4 |
The surrounding trees provide blissful dappled shade to the pool area, whilst the patio receives full sunshine for sunbathing on a set of modern loungers.
- 5 |
A courtyard is situated on the base plane of the concrete home. A mature tree pushes up from the courtyard and ascends through a cutaway in the concrete roof plane.
- 6 |
Wood slatted panels filter sunlight to create moments of cool shade, whilst also adding visual warmth to the cool grey concrete home exterior.
- 7 |
Tree shadows fall upon the wood-slatted walls, painting a living mural that sways to the breeze and shifts with the sun.
- 8 |
A wooden deck rounds the lawn to link with the edge of the pool. An outdoor chaise lounge chair set furnishes a relaxation zone with a magical view.
ADVERTISEMENT
- 9 |
Inside the house, an airy open plan living space unfolds. A linear sectional sofa composition splits the centre of the living room into two separate lounge areas. A bespoke bookcase creates a wall of rich wood tone. A wood slat coffee table and a matching indoor bench mirror the warm backdrop.
- 10 |
A second modular sofa arrangement runs parallel behind the first. Green upholstered lounge chairs freshly tie in with the sweeping garden vista. A rustic stone chimney breast houses a decorative log store in the firebox opening.
- 11 |
A unique chair with ottoman set makes a stylish reading area in the corner of the living room.
- 12 |
Floors are paved with stone slabs to seamlessly meld the indoor living spaces with the outer patios.
- 13 |
A modern dining area splits the open plan lounge spaces from the kitchen. Light green dining chairs provide a pop of colour around a natural wood dining table. In the culinary space, a large concrete kitchen island commands the floor. SIx kitchen bar stools line up along the edge of its spacious dining bar. A concrete backsplash mirrors the island’s cool finish.
- 14 |
Lush groundcover thrives around the garden’s paving stones, giving the property an appearance of permanence in the landscape.
- 15 |
Tropical plant beds border the pathway.
- 16 |
Wooden window frames blend easily behind slender palm tree trunks.
- 17 |
Wood slatted walls make a mellow merge with the tree bark in the yard.
- 18 |
The density of trees and shrubs grow a jungle-like shield around the home that provides complete privacy.
- 19 |
The shimmering water in the swimming pool reflects the beauty of the garden like a great mirror.
- 20 |
The pool stretches the full length of the property, echoing its long linear shape.
- 21 |
By night, outdoor uplighters illuminate the border of plants.
- 22 |
Pool lights illuminate an azure horizon.
- 23 |
- Visualizer: Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Our second linear home design is a luxury house in Sotogrande. Its straight silhouette cuts cleanly through the landscape like a dart.
- 24 |
Inside the luxury living room, a fully wood slatted ceiling exaggerates the scale of the vast space.
- 25 |
The wood-slatted ceiling treatment extends to the outside of the home where it clads the underside of the roof overhang.
- 26 |
The master bedroom suite is furnished with its own lounge space, creating an ideal spot for morning coffee or late-night cocoa. A bespoke headboard features integrated floating bedside units and storage in the back for clothing.
- 27 |
The modern kitchen is a clean minimalist design, with a laconic colour palette and sleek, handle-free units. A long kitchen island threads through the centre of the narrow room, with a dining bar at one end. All appliances are hidden away inside of the featureless white units to maintain the immaculate, fuss-free aesthetic.
- 28 |
Frameless glass windows encase the living space and bedrooms, creating a seamless connection with the outdoor living spaces.
- 29 |
A large swimming pool washes along the length of the linear property. A couple of modern sun loungers lie by the side of the water, along with an outdoor coffee table for cold drinks.
- 30 |
Even the bathroom is given a wide panorama of the garden via an enormous edge-to-edge window. A luxury bathtub is given prime position for a privileged view. A double sink vanity unit appears to extrude from the shade-matched microcement walls, bringing no bathroom mirror above it.
- 31 |
A huge skylight brings a column of light into the depths of the property.
- 32 |
The flat concrete roof of the property serves as a roof terrace. Sun loungers are positioned to look out over the far-reaching vista.
