Collection by Diana Budds

Daring Geometric Houses Around the World

Take a spin around the globe in this gallery of homes that take shapeliness to the next level.

The black facade of the Yatabes’ house may turn a darkly futuristic face to its suburban block, but behind it the house is full of light. In Saitama, a tightly packed neighborhood near Tokyo, the black metal screen affords the family privacy without sacrificing outdoor space.
The black facade of the Yatabes’ house may turn a darkly futuristic face to its suburban block, but behind it the house is full of light. In Saitama, a tightly packed neighborhood near Tokyo, the black metal screen affords the family privacy without sacrificing outdoor space.
Geraldine and Kit Laybourne’s apartment is inside architect Neil Denari’s HL23 building in the Chelsea arts district of New York. It hovers above the High Line, a former elevated rail line now transformed into a public park.
Geraldine and Kit Laybourne’s apartment is inside architect Neil Denari’s HL23 building in the Chelsea arts district of New York. It hovers above the High Line, a former elevated rail line now transformed into a public park.
“I hope that the design will stimulate architects to break away from strictly cubic structures,” Hecker wrote 

in a 1980 manifesto. Photo by Zvi Hecker.
“I hope that the design will stimulate architects to break away from strictly cubic structures,” Hecker wrote in a 1980 manifesto. Photo by Zvi Hecker.
The family built the rich wood deck in the backyard, a warm visual contrast to the cold concrete and steel building. On the south side, a carefully concealed shed houses more bicycles and tools.
The family built the rich wood deck in the backyard, a warm visual contrast to the cold concrete and steel building. On the south side, a carefully concealed shed houses more bicycles and tools.
A narrow terrace—one of three—hangs precariously over the street.
A narrow terrace—one of three—hangs precariously over the street.
In the Dolomite mountains, an angular copper-clad apartment building echoes the topography of its site. Photos by Hertha Hurnaus
In the Dolomite mountains, an angular copper-clad apartment building echoes the topography of its site. Photos by Hertha Hurnaus