Welcome to our weekly property digest, where we bring together the best homes for sale and rent across the world. This week, a Usonian home in Illinois and a super-lightweight prefab are among our discoveries.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Carr House in Illinois, USA
4 bedrooms; 2,973 sq ft; $1.659m via Sotheby’s Realty
The John Carr Residence was constructed in 1950 by Frank Lloyd Wright and the Glenview Usonian property uses his. classic material palette. Mahogany ceilings and geometric brick cut-outs, furniture and fixtures are original in the midcentury property which is approximately 25 miles northwest of Chicago. See more of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Carr House.
A modernist time-capsule in Los Angeles, USA
3 bedrooms; 1,676 sq ft; $3.75m via Crosby Doe
Architect Craig Ellwood designed this modernist time-capsule in Brentwood as an ‘exquisite box’. Johnson House mixes concrete, glass and wood and has been carefully restored, including Ellwood’s distinctive panelled walls that float inches off the terrazzo floor. Take a look around the modernist home.
Space of Mind prefab cabin
Production slots from €700
Studio Puisto designed this super-lightweight prefab cabin, which can be delivered to remote locations by helicopter worldwide. Space of Mind cabin can be adapted to different climates and landscapes via cladding and foundation options. The wooden hut was created in partnership with furniture company Made By Choice, with modular interiors and built-in furniture that can be switched up depending on the prefab’s use. See inside the tiny hut.
Kodesama’s Nordic prefab, USA
From $95,000 direct
Estonian practice Kodasema has launched its award-winning micro homes on the North and South American markets. KODA Loft and Loft Extended models will be delivered turn-key, with electrical and water hookups, though owners can customize its Nordic-inspired interiors to include smart-home features, furniture, and amenities. The energy-efficient tiny home ships in 16 weeks. See inside.
‘House H’ by Franck Martinez near Cahors, France
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3 bedrooms; 200 sqm; €690,000 via Architecture de Collection
Architect Franck Martinez designed this minimalist French home, which is named for its H-shaped floorplan. The concrete home has adjoining patios, a deck with a swimming pool, and large glazed windows overlooking woodland outside of Cahors.
A concrete countryside home in Comporta, Portugal
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4 bedrooms; 207 sqm; €2.3m via Architecture de Collection
Manuel Aires Mateus rethinks the ‘country house’ in rural Melida. This monolithic concrete structure was inspired by traditional Alentejo architecture evoking the outlines of barns and agricultural store sheds. Formerly a holiday home, it is an hour drive south of Lisbon and sits within 17 acres of olive, lemon, and orange groves. An 18-metre swimming pool with views over the surrounding landscape also sits within its grounds.
