10 house projects that have shaped contemporary architecture How the most famous architects of the twentieth century conceived the home

Houses are the most fascinating experimental projects for architects. In a time where home has become our only living space, we can relate to thrill of implementing a vision of life though architecture. Some of these architects have left a deep aesthetic mark incluencing artist and fashion designers: Kanye West and Rei Kawakubo have named Le Corbusier as major inspiration, Virgil Abloh is an architect himself and he has borrowed many concept from the Mies van der Rohe; Pharrell Williams has collaborated with the Zaha Hadid in both art forms. We selected ten house projects from these creative minds that have shaped the contemporary aesthetic because, as Coco Chanel famously said “fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.”

Villa Savoye - Le Corbusier

Poissy, France

Capital Hill is the only private residence designed by Zaha Hadid. The archistar built it between 2006 and 2011 near Moscow for Russian billionaire Vladislav Doronin. More than a house, the building looks like a hybrid between a spaceship and a submarine surrounded by pine and birch trees. The structure consists of a master suite located 22 meters above ground level, connected by a thin concrete basement volume divided into three floors partially set into the hilly terrain below. The main entrance is on the third level, where there is a library and bedrooms for guests and children. Below, two other floors house a fitness and leisure area with sauna, gym and massage area and the main daytime areas with living room, kitchen with adjoining dining room, flanked by a large garage and swimming pool. Uphill you reach the master bedroom with its 360° view of the forest and the surrounding landscape.