Japanese architect Katsufumi Kubota has created this dramatic three story reinforced concrete and steel framed home.

Berlin's modernist and contemporary architecture plays a staring role in 2005's futuristic thriller Aoen Flux. Berlin plays the fictional city of Bregna in the year 2415 with suprisingly little alteration. The images above show the interior and exterior of Baumschulenweg Crematorium  by Alex Schultes and Charlotte Frank, where much of the action takes place.

Not only is modern architecture clearly still considered space-age in the popular unconscious, we wonder at what point modernist and contemporary architecture will no longer be considered quite so futurisitc?

The Zurich based Philippe Stuebi Architects have created this eccentric single family villa within the beautiful country side around the Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland.  The architects described the property - "On both, the front and the lake side, the villa presents sculptural facades. Facing Mount Pilatus the white concrete elements are dotted with circular openings that allow glimpses into the two-levelled orangery with ist exotic plants, as well as the lounge, the guest tract and the staircase accessed through one of the openings at the ground floor. The lake side with superb mountain views of the Rigi and the Bürgenstock shows off a protruding, glistering loggia made of round glass bricks. The basement nestles along the slope and opens into a large fitness area with a 25 meter pool, half inside, half outside, which is inserted in a white Terrazzo plate. This Terrazzo plate extends gracefully from the pool bar located inside along the boathouse made of white tinted, rough jetted concrete into Lake Lucerne."

Australian architects McBride Charles Ryan have taken out the top award for the House category at this years World Architecture Festival. The architects were influenced by the geometry of an origami Klein bottle for both its beauty and perversity. The outcome is a beautiful yet radical example of abstract architecture.

For more information on the architects go here.

Reminscent in structure of a windmill from the Netherlands, this private Japanese home by architects Ryoko & Keisuke Masuda is certainly unique. Covering three floors the building houses sleeping, eating a bathing areas within the outter walls of the cylindrical structure. Constructed around a circular steel frame and clad entirely in wood the building lets in natural light through various irregular breaks in the exterior wall.

These stunning images of Mies van der Rohe's iconic Farnsworth House, built in 1946, are in fact 3D renderings created using aspects of the somewhat limited photography that was originally taken of the building.

Check out more images from the creator of these  - Peter Guthrie here.

French architect Claude Parent, whose work lies equally in written theory and physical structures, designed Villa Drusch, a home which embodies his “theory of oblique architecture.” Built in Versailles in 1963, the home is a literal embodiment of his theory. Constructed primarily of concrete, Villa Drusch appears to be a home turned on its side, a bold architectural move which still evokes interest today. Living spaces are encased in aluminum-framed glass, which naturally lights the open interior. A staircase inside follows the slope of the exterior structure, leading to a second level where the ceiling, contrary to the rectilinear exterior, curves dramatically inward. Most surfaces inside are also cast from concrete.

Designed in 1968 by architect Jim Olsen, this house represents the primal connection between man and nature, allowing its occupants to be inside and outside at the same time. The owner, former Ambassador to Iceland, desired a house that recalled the sod-roof houses around Reykjavik. The pool and house are on axis with Mount Rainier, paying homage to a treasured natural monument. The building is cut into the hillside so that the planted roof plane seamlessly joins the building to the surrounding landscape, making the entire dwelling seem like an excavated sanctuary in the natural environment.

Seattle based architects Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen have created this stunning residence in the remote and harsh desert landscape of Idaho. The materials used in the structure, including concrete block, car-decking, and plywood, require little or no maintenance, and are capable of withstanding the extreme weather that characterise the desert’s four seasons. The house features a protected garden which is separated from the wild landscape by thick concrete walls.

It takes a certain amount of courage and a unique personality to want to live amongst the tombstones of the dead, but a British man does just that. Richard Elliott commissioned architects Eldridge Smerin to integrate his home into the  Victorian Highgate cemetery, on the boarder of which his home resides. The kitchen, and main living space sits atop the house, with a retractable rooftop to allow closer access to the eerie surrounds. Much of the built in furniture in the living area is mirrored to reflect the outdoors, and the floor is covered in black granite in reference to tombstone materials.

To learn more about Eldridge Smerin go here.