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For another year, in 2014 ArchDaily has featured hundreds of houses from designers around the globe, with homes that appear to float above ground, sink below grade, snake through forests, jut over cliffs, and blur the line between building and environment. This year, we've seen some of the most intuitive, outlandish, and creative designs cropping up around the world, from São Paulo to Ho Chi Minh City to Stockholm, and to celebrate the end of the year we've rounded up our 50 best projects from 2014, representing an incredible range of living environments from the world's most innovative architects.
Enjoy the sandy surrounds of House in Miyake or the minimalist paradise of Love House; or escape for a getaway to Weekend House in Downtown São Paulo. Find out which houses stray from the norm, reviving the wooden cottage and redefining the stone cabin with a touch of linearity and serious panoramic views. Step inside wondrous spaces that soar skyward or connect with the earth, speak to the divine or convene with the spiritual – and yet all share the unmistakable feeling of 'home.'
Find out which houses make our list after the break
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Case / Jun Igarashi Architects
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Car Park House / Anonymous Architects
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House for Trees / Vo Trong Nghia Architects
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House Unimog / Fabian Evers Architecture + Wezel Architektur
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House in Fontinha / Manuel Aires Mateus + SIA arquitectura
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Cien House / Pezo von Ellrichshausen
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Split View Mountain Lodge / Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
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Estate Bungalow / Narein Perera
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Moose Road / Mork Ulnes Architects
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House in Kawanishi / Tato Architects
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7x18 House / AHL architects associates
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Lavaflow 5 / Craig Steely Architecture
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Vault House / Johnston Marklee
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Island House / Peter Rose + Partners
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Gumus Su Villas / Cirakoglu Architects
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Savioz House Conversion / Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes
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Solo House / Pezo von Ellrichshausen
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Villa-Gallery in Karuizawa / Makoto Yamaguchi Design
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Casa C / Camponovo Baumgartner Architekten
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Ipes House / Studio MK27 – Marcio Kogan + Lair Reis
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Mölle by the Sea / Elding Oscarson
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Quebrada House / UNarquitectura
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Weekend House in Downtown São Paulo / SPBR
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House in Balsthal / PASCAL FLAMMER
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A Hill On A House / Yuko Nagayama and Associates
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House #1.130 / Estudio.Entresitio
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The House of the Infinite / Alberto Campo Baeza
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Desert Courtyard House / Wendell Burnette Architects
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Jerry House / Onion + Arisara Chaktranon & Siriyot Chaiamnuay
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Tula House / Patkau Architects
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House in Miyake / Hidetaka Nakahara Architects + Yoshio Ohno Architects
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Skylight House / Andrew Burges Architects
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S House / Vo Trong Nghia Architects
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House Husarö / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter
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House in Byoubugaura / Takeshi Hosaka
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