Do you know that the houses in the rock do they really exist? There are some of the most beautiful architectures in the world designed by architects who wanted to integrate the human style with the surrounding nature. Stone, of course, is the basic material of every construction that we are going to illustrate in this article, where you can see magnificent and unexpected residences but also public buildings and mountain shelters. Discover them all with us the most beautiful stone houses in the world.
Fallingwater: the house on the waterfall
This architecture was made by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Mill Run in Pennsylvania. It is a real structural masterpiece, known to the world under the name of Fallingwater, the house on the waterfall or also Kaufmann house, which is the name of its owner. This building was conceived as a form of integration between the human world and that of nature, a real system of balance between the building and the surrounding existing environment. Stone is the material that the architect has mostly used for the creation of this house, for which he has also used other elements of the place.
Pound Ridge House
Between record houses of 2015 figure la Pound Ridge House designed by Kieran Timberlake. It was positioned on a rocky escarpment in America, has glass facades, which reflect in the surrounding water, and a structure made of stone, the backbone of the entire construction. The building also boasts the use of matte and shiny steel that changes which creates an iridescent surface, which changes color at various times of the day.
Pierre House by Olson Kundig Architects
Pierre is the name of the house in the rock made by the architecture studio Olson Kundig. It is located in the San Juan Islands, an archipelago located north of the United States, close to Canada. The name Pierre means stone in French and it is with this material that it was conceived and in the midst of which it was made. It is a single-family dwelling which, seen from different points, seems to blend in perfectly with the surrounding nature.
Petter Sass Museum in Norway
This house in the rock is in fact a museum, the Petter Dass Museum dedicated to one of the most loved Norwegian poets ever. It was designed by the studio Snøhetta, the same one who built the Oslo Opera House, considered one of the buildings that marked the evolution of architecture. Particularly striking in this institute are the walls with a decisive and smooth cut and a stone effect.
House Bridge by Rintala Eggertsson Architects
This building is also located in Norway and is really very special. House Bridge it looks like a bridge, which in effect connects the city to nature. The beams are in steel and the platform in concrete. Here it is possible to stop and spend the day observing the grandeur and drama of these desolate lands, made up of rocky boulders that surround the watercourse.
House on the Castle Mountainside
In Spain, on the cliffs of Ayora, there is the splendid House on the Castle Mountainside. This was designed by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos and it is a house with a very modern and totally white shape, a geometric architecture that leaves you breathless despite the harsh and decisive cut. This construction also rises and breaks in the middle of the rocks.
Malaparte house in Capri
There is one of the most beautiful houses in Italy built in the rock and perfectly identified with nature Malaparte House, a private house located on the promontory which gives the effect of emerging from the sea itself. It appears to have been built by the same Curzio Malaparte, although it is often said that it was created by Adalberto Libera. In any case, this building represents the perfect integration between nature and architecture.
Norwegian hunting lodge
The Snøhetta architecture studio he has also created another work that is perfectly integrated into the rock and it is a Norwegian hunting lodge, which seems to be truly one with the surrounding nature. It is totally covered with stones and characterized by a contour of various mosses and herbs. It is the perfect retreat not to be noticed, capable of hosting over 20 people.
Desert House by Kendrick Bangs Kellogg
There Desert House by Kendrick Bangs Kellogg it is certainly one of the best integrated rock houses in the world. Perfectly integrated into the surrounding space, this architecture cannot go unnoticed once it is identified in the Joshua Tree area, California. Furthermore, the color of the stone perfectly matches that of the area.
Lotte Jeju Resort by Kengo Kuma
In South Korea, the Lotte Jeju Resort drawn by Kengo Kuma, considered one of the greatest and most innovative Japanese architects. The designer has managed to completely reverse the concept of nature and dwelling and placed scattered boulders and small rocks, recovered from the surrounding area, on the roofs and all around. Not a bad idea!
