A delightful design of a modern home on a small island

In the English Channel, one of the group of Channel Islands called Guernsey. This is a large part of the state of the same name. In addition to this land, the country has several tiny islands. The largest area is called the Castel. This is where it was built An unusual house For the family by Jamie Falla Architecture

Green spaces Hiding the lower part of the house. Second floor has full-height glass windows instead of exterior walls. Flat roofs form canopies. A column and angled stone walls stand out against the smooth white backdrop. Farmers’ homesteads whitewashed in the distance between fields.

First floor ledge with glass railings on top of the perimeter, finished in dark stone. Similar decor of the facade is available on the road side. The corner of the roof and balcony is supported by a square column of the same material. The second pillar is white and merges with the wall. All of this gives the house a distinctive look and creates a contrast to the whitewashed plastered walls and shiny panes of glass.

The lot around the house is all green, although lawn grass never dropped off. Designers used native wild plants densely growing on the slopes. Tall pines line the side, and behind the house are mostly deciduous trees.

On the street side, there is also an overhang in the stone structure, only smaller and right-angled. Roof canopy with lawn on top and fireplace chimney sticking out, propped up by a column. The front door is located in an alcove formed by a plastered and rough wall. Towards the street and the road, the windows are made tall, French, from the floor and not wide. The area in front of the house lined with slabs, and skirting the side of the house, passes into the porch exit to the courtyard. Green plantings Fenced with a high curb.

Near the porch, in a niche between a rough stone wall and a plain white one with narrow stained-glass windows, stands a Baroque table and chairs from its early period. The lightness and elegance of forms with carving and whorls ornamentation is already there, but there is still no evident undercutting of the backs and reduction of the size of objects. Combining modern plastic with its capabilities and hardness to create an unreal simply airy look designer furniture, …but it’s also very solid.

Snow-white dining set blends in with the wall. The sun casts shadows, making the decoration pattern even more intricate. Gray stone accentuates lightness.

The grass on the lawn grows in a bushy carpet. It creates a contrast to the finishing surfaces of the house and paths. Fenced curbs reveal a shrub with small waxy leaves. The blue sky contrasts with the white walls and the grayish roof covers on the sides. Heavenly blue reflections on the multiple panes of glass in the facade

A sliding door from the living room opens onto the courtyard above the grotto. In the corner, opposite the stone pillar, A transparent chair In front of an almost invisible table. The high-tech interior meets all his needs. Clear geometric shapes, lightness and airiness of the interior, perfectly clean and smooth surfaces and harmony of light and space.

The facade is made entirely of double-glazed windows set in narrow metal frames. The floor, in polished stone and mosaic, reflects the light and outlines of the objects. The black table Of plastic has a mirrored surface. Bright sofa with smooth upholstered rectangular shaped seats and cushions. Chimney and fireplace pipe hanging from the ceiling. They seem to be chiseled out of metal.

No cabinet furniture in the usual bulky form. Behind the sofas along the wall is a cabinet with open shelves and vases as decoration. The crockery is smooth and monochrome, with no patterns.

The second-floor interior is dominated by furniture and doors in natural light wood lacquered. In the corner next to the nightstand stands white chair With slightly curved legs and small elements of decoration in the form of carved fragments. At the end of the hallway, a full-wall mirror creates the appearance of an endless long room. Open bookcases in wall niches.

The bedroom overlooks the shore and the hillside village. Through a door you can get to the balcony with transparent railings that runs along the whole facade from the courtyard side. The bed is of the same light wood as all the furniture on the second floor. Behind a glass partition there is an oval ceramic basin, and the bathroom is not overcrowded with furniture. Curtains for the bedroom dark, go up, and hide in the grooves of the ceiling slab.

The white walls of the house stand out against the dark forest backdrop and the many light bulbs shine. Stylish and comfortable modern family home blending in with its surroundings.