In the south of Spain, a small village of Zahara de la Sierra is well known for its reservoir made of a concrete dam. The local government made the site as a canoeing water-sport, thus commissioned Julio Barreno Arquitecto to design a contemporary building for canoe storage.
For Christoperchris Architect, the modern Red Hill Residence might be one of their masterpieces. The L shaped house in the Mornington Peninsula was designed for a young family by using locally sourced rammed earth consctruction and ship lapped cedar paneling.
Australian-based firm BVN Architects has designed a beautiful modern apartment complex which boasts open large space, as well as recreation spaces including reflection and swimming pools and large shaded lawn spaces.
The project is for 15 houses set in natural bushland at Bundeena in the Royal National Park south of Sydney, Australia. The houses are on a sloping bushland site and all have great beach views.