Concrete structures designed by Brutalist architects have evolved from looking like parking garages and fortresses to something “palpably and unmistakably beautiful,” writes Amy Schellenbaum. This piece features a collection of more than 60 photos of homes all over the world that are made from concrete and are as aesthetically pleasing to the eye as they are utilitarian, according to the author.
↑ Vertical Glass House in Shanghai, by Chinese firm Atelier FCJZ. [link].png)
↑ A penthouse in a converted air raid bunker in Berlin, published in Elle Decor.[photo by Tim Brotherton and Katie Lock; link].png)
↑ Another shot of the Berlin penthouse conversion from Elle Decor. [photo by Tim Brotherton and Katie Lock; link].png)
↑ Another shot of the Berlin penthouse conversion from Elle Decor. [photo by Tim Brotherton and Katie Lock; link]
↑ Green Box in the Italian Alps by Italian firm Act Romegialli. [link]
↑ Inside Green Box. [link]
↑ Lavaflow 7 in Hawaii by California architect Craig Steely. [link]
↑ Another shot of Lavaflow 7. [link]
↑ Khopoli House in the Maharashtra region of India, by Mumbai’s SPASM Design Architects. [link]
↑ Another shot of Khopoli House. [link]
↑ Inside Khopoli House. [link]
↑ Another shot of Khopoli House. [link]
↑ Another shot of Khopoli House. [link]
↑ A modern mansion in Laguna Beach, Calif. [link]
↑ Another shot of Laguna Beach’s concrete mansion. [link]
↑ Inside Laguna Beach’s concrete mansion. [link]
↑ Summerhouse Lagnö in Stockholm, by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter. [link].png)
↑ Millard House in Pasadena, Calif., by Frank Lloyd Wright. [link].png)
↑ Inside FLW’s Millard House. [link]
↑ Chicken Point Cabin in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, by Seattle-based firm Olson Kundig Architects. [photos by Benjamin Benschneider; link]
↑ Studio House in Seattle, by Olson Kundig Architects. [photos by Paul Warchol; link]
↑ Another shot of Studio House. [photos by Paul Warchol; link]
↑ The Leaf House in Alibaug, India, by Mumbai’s SJK Architects. [link]
↑ Another shot of The Leaf House. [link]
↑ Casa Baladrar in Benissa, Spain, by Spanish firm Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos. [link]
↑ Cap House in Mexico City, by local firm MMX Studio. [a href=”http://www.dezeen.com/2013/10/14/cap-house-by-mmx-studio/”>link]
↑ Another shot of Cap House. [a href=”http://www.dezeen.com/2013/10/14/cap-house-by-mmx-studio/”>link]
↑ Inside Cap House. [a href=”http://www.dezeen.com/2013/10/14/cap-house-by-mmx-studio/”>link]
↑ Inside Cap House. [a href=”http://www.dezeen.com/2013/10/14/cap-house-by-mmx-studio/”>link]
↑ Residence in Kallitechnoupolis in Greece by Athens-based Tense Architecture Network. [link]
↑ An estate carved from an old cement factory in Barcelona, published by Elle Decor and created by architect Ricardo Bofill. [photos by Richard Powers; ].png)
↑ Another shot inside the converted Barcelona cement factory. [photos by Richard Powers; ]
↑ Inside a townhouse in Lisbon, Portugal, by local firm ARX Portugal. [link]
↑ Mun Jeong Heon House in South Korea by Korean firm A.M Architects. [link]
↑ A house between rocks on the San Juan Islands in Washington state, by Seattle firm Olson Kundig Architects. [link]
↑ Inside the home on the San Juan Islands. [link]
↑ River Place in Juliaetta, Idaho, by American architect Paul Hirzel. [link]
↑ Another shot of River Place. [link]
↑ Casa Rufo in Toledo, Spain, by Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza.[link]
↑ Another shot of Casa Rufo. [link]
↑ Bob Hope’s estate in Palm Springs, Calif., by John Lautner. [link]
↑ House in Sikamino in Attica, Greece, by Greek firm Tense Architecture Network. [link]
↑ Another shot of House in Sikamino. [link]
↑ West Wind in Osprey, Fla., by New York-based architect Toshiko Mori. [link]
↑ House on a Stream in Alibag, India, by Mumbai firm Architecture Brio. [link]
↑ Inside House on a Stream. [link]
↑ Casa Pezo in Matarraña, Spain, by Chilean studio Pezo Von Ellrichshausen. [link]
↑ Another shot of Casa Pezo, which is part of French developer Christian Bourdais’ Solo Houses project, for which Bourdais gives a handful of architects the money and complete freedom to design a vacation home as they see fit. [link]
↑ House in Yagi in Hiroshima, Japan, by Japan’s Suppose Design Office.[link]
↑ Another shot inside House in Yagi. [link]
↑ Another shot inside House in Yagi. [link]
↑ The exterior of House in Yagi. [link]
↑ Car Park House in Los Angeles by California’s Anonymous Architects. [link]
↑ Casa La Cañada in Santiago, Chile, by Chilean architect Ricardo Torrejón.[link]
↑ Calm in Tokyo, by Japanese firm Apollo Architects & Associates. [link]
↑ An organic-style mansion in Joshua Tree, Calif., by American architectKendrick Bangs Kellogg. [link]
↑ Jellyfish House in Marbella, Spain, by Dutch firm Wiel Arets Architects. [link]
↑ Glebe House in Sydney, by Australian firm Nobbs Radford Architects. [link]
↑ An interior shot of Glebe House. [link]
↑ Extended House in Singapore, by Singapore firm Formwerkz Architects.[link]
↑ Dutch Mountain in the Netherlands, by Amsterdam’s Denieuwegeneratie.[link]
↑ Tunnel House in Tokyo, by Japanese architect Makiko Tsukada. [link]
↑ Inside Tunnel House. [link]
↑ Rockmount in northwest England by London firm ShedKM. [link]
↑ Inside Rockmount. [link]
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