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• Contemporary Mountainous Dwellings - Michael Doty Associates' Shaw Mesa is an Elegant Modern Chalet (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Located in rural Idaho, this slick modern chalet offers its residents breathtaking panoramas of the Rocky Mountains. Michael Doty Associates worked on the project to produce a contemporary dwelling...
  
  
• Concrete Slotted-In House Designs - Carmody Groarke's Lambeth Design Boasts a 'House Within a House' (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) London-based studio Carmody Groarke has really outdone itself with this ‘house within a house' project. The architecture office is tasked to design a space that is “slotted into...
  
  
• Urban Living Room Extensions - COBE Adds a Communal Meeting Space to the Red Cross Volunteer House (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) The Red Cross Volunteer House enjoys an architecturally interesting aesthetic that boasts a massive multi-functional staircase. The project was undertaken by local design studio COBE. The...
  
  
• Renovation-Disrupting Startups - Block Renovation Offers Affordable Building Plans (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Home renovation projects can quite honestly be soul-crushing, but Block Renovation is a startup that simplifies the entire process by allowing users to pick a bathroom layout from a catalog of...
  
  
• Cross-Cultural Fitness Spaces - Aqua Sports & Spa Offers Fitness Spaces and Relaxation Experiences (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Merging western and Japanese concepts of materiality and spatial definition, Aqua Sports & Spa is a new health and fitness center designed by COE Architecture International. Owned by Seta Sports...
  
  
• Wavy Water Tower Designs - White Arkitekter Plans a Large Reservoir for Water in Varberg, Sweden (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) This water tower design by White Arkitekter is exceptionally interesting. Breaking the conventional approach for its building category, the VÅGA reservoir is dynamic, wavy and spreads horizontally....
  
  
• Bathtub-Accessible Secret Rooms - Gon Architects Boasts an Unconventional Secret Room Idea (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Led by Gonzalo Pardo, Gon Architects produces a strikingly modern dwelling with a curiosity-spiking secret room idea in the Conde Duque district of Madrid. The site takes up space in the attic of a...
  
  
• Impossible Geometry Exhibitions - Nendo Curates an MC Escher-Inspired Exhibit in Melbourne (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) M.C. Escher — or Maurits Cornelis Escher, is a Dutch graphic artist who is most renowned for his intricate impossible geometry drawings. Deriving inspiration from mathematical objects, the works...
  
  
• Brightly Lit Transparent Buildings - CO Architects Features a Glazed Facility in Kansas City (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Built for the University of Kansas' Medical Center campus, this transparent building is cutting-edge not only in terms of functionality but also with regard to aesthetic integrity. The...
  
  
• Partly Submerged Modern Villas - The Glass Villa by Mecanoo Boasts a Transparent Silhouette (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Dutch studio Mecanoo builds a stunning Glass Villa on a body of water near the town of Lechlade. Spanning three floors, the structure is the epitome of contemporary design — from the slick and...
  
  
• Secluded Cave-Like Galleries - OPEN Architecture Arranges a Network of Galleries Inside a Sand Dune (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) This network of galleries will definitely have guests puzzled by way of their natural hyper-integrated architecture. The ‘UCCA Dune Art Museum' is located in Qinhuangdao, China, and...
  
  
• Contemporary Canadian Nail Salons - Montreal's Le Hideout is Modern and Industrial (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Le Hideout is a nail bar in Montreal with a gorgeously designed interior that's reflective of the beautiful designs achieved by the technicians. The space features industrial but modern...
  
  
• Sustainable Housing Developments - Lendager Group & ÅRstiderne Arkitekter Work on the Un17 Village (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) This sustainable housing development is situated in Copenhagen. Great focus is put on planet-friendly practices. Dubbed the ‘UN17 Village,' the eco-conscious project spans 35,000 square...
  
  
• Cozy Wooden Alpine Chalets - Network of Architecture (NOA) Designs Shelters on the Seiser Alm Slopes (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) These incredibly cozy alpine chalets serve as “an expansion of the Zallinger resort in northern Italy.” Designed by Network of Architecture, the structures see a homey, warm and comfort-...
  
  
• Standardized Apartment Units - Skender Made an Apartment Assembly Line to Create Homes (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Chicago-based Skender is launching a new ambitious plan to change the way people view housing by focusing on simple construction. With a new assembly line, this new apartment factory will produce...
  
  
• Chic Wine-Inspired Bar Interiors - Foolscap Studio Arranges a Modern & Sculptural Interior Design (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Champagne brand Moët & Chandon taps Melbourne-based firm Foolscap Studio for the arrangement of a contemporary wine bar in Victoria. The architectural company undertakes an approach that is...
  
  
• Framing Trapezoidal Pavilions - Levenbetts' White Pavilion Contributes to a New York Art Center (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Local architecture firm Levenbetts adds to the contemporary art scene with this trapezoidal white pavilion. The structure is erected on the grounds of an art center in Upstate New York. The project...
  
  
• Contemporary Coated Building Extensions - Office S&M Uses Spray-On Rubber to Coat This Structure (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) This dark, ultra-stylish coated building extension features an interesting material finish. Architectural Office S&M makes use of spray-on rubber — a material “originally developed for...
  
  
• Effective Modular Building Systems - Kwong Von Glinow Tackles Loneliness in Urban Environments (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) Kwong Von Glinow, an architectural studio based in Chicago, shares its plans for its “Table Top Apartments” — the proposal is one of those modular building systems that seek out to...
  
  
• Contemporary Detached Cabins - Umwelt Erects This Incredibly Stylish Cabin for a Young Family (TrendHunter.com)
  (TrendHunter.com) This detached cabin overlooks the Pacific Ocean, giving its residents — a young family, a striking and calming panoramic view. The buildings, which have aptly been titled ‘BL1' and &#...