Picture Perfect: 28 Homes in the Middle of Nowhere
Need an escape from the crowds and the chaos? Check out these intrepid dwellings that found the wilderness and set up home there
From afar, the eye is almost deceived. “What house?” you might think to yourself, trying to find them within the surrounding landscape. These uncharted homes from all over the world venture far from the crowds, standing proudly on top of remote mountains, in nondescript crevices or on the edge of vast waters. From timber huts to grand estates, some of these remote homes are just waiting to be discovered, while others enjoy the quiet life, well and truly off the grid.
1. Sky House by PLATFORM architecture + design. Washington, USA
2. Closeburn House by Mason & Wales Architects. Queenstown, New Zealand
3. Casa Paz y Comedias by Anna Bosca of Ramon Esteve. Valencia, Spain
4. Florida Island House by Habitat Post & Beam, Inc. Florida, USA
5. Brockloch Bothy by Echo Living. Galloway, Scotland, UK
11. Planchonella House by Jesse Bennett Architect. Cairns, Australia
12. Walk Barn Farm by Charles Barclay Architects. Suffolk, UK
13. Casa China en Leon by Alarcon + Asociados. Madrid, Spain
14. Maison en Normandie by BECKMANN-N’THEPE ARCHITECTS. Normandy, France
15. House of the Infinitive by Alberto Campo Baeza. Cádiz, Spain
18. Coromandel Beach House by Mercury Bay Design. Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
19. Xanadú by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura. Alicante, Spain
20. Lakehouse Spa by Ben Cunliffe Architects Ltd. Cumbria, UK
21. Silverleaf Upper Canyon Lot 1708 by Fisher Custom Homes. Phoenix, USA
22. Hut on Sleds by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects. Auckland, New Zealand
24. Tom’s House - Jack’s Point by Anna-Marie Chin Architects Ltd. Queenstown, New Zealand
25. Treehouse Home by McElroy Morrisson Pierce Architects. Cairns, Australia
26. Hide and Seek by Gestalten. Berlin, Germany
27. House at Gap Head by Studio Agoos Lovera. Boston, USA
28. Nettly Wood by Bosworth Hoedemaker. Washington, USA