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12 Houses with Geometric White Exteriors

Last year, we went to the dark side and explored some pretty striking pieces of architecture. Remember those modern houses with black exteriors? Well, this time we went stark white (even though it’s after Labor Day) and rounded up some houses that not only had white exteriors, they had geometric structures. Enjoy!

09.16.14 | By
12 Houses with Geometric White Exteriors

To help withstand long, hot Portuguese summers, the House in Possanco, designed by ARX Portugal Arquitectos, has a slanted, asymmetrical, white roof and exterior with patio cut-outs that appear bluish.

Photo © Lars Evanger

Photo © Lars Evanger

The compact Polite House by JVA in Trondheim, Norway, has a shifting geometrical shape that’s covered in white fiber cement.

Photo courtesy of A-cero

Photo courtesy of A-cero

With slanted walls and unusual angles, the white, two-story Sotogrande House by A-cero has a striking presence full of cool structural details.

Photo courtesy of Minimum Arquitectura

Photo courtesy of Minimum Arquitectura

White volumes, woven geometries, and strategic cut-outs make up this horizontal, concrete home by Minimum Arquitectura.

Photo by Brigida Gonzales

Photo by Brigida Gonzales

Project A.01 Architects designed Residence Freundorf near Vienna, Austria with all kinds of sharp angles and futuristic geometry.

Photo by Hiroshi Ueda

Photo by Hiroshi Ueda

Located in Mie Prefecture, Japan, this white paneled home, House O, was designed by Chikara Ohno of Sinato, with a triangular courtyard center that’s within the geometric forms.

Photo by Makoto Yoshida

Photo by Makoto Yoshida

Atelier TEKUTO designed this small, faceted white home in Tokyo, Japan that looks like an abstract, geometric ball.

Photo © Fernando Guerra FG+SG Architectural Photography

Photo © Fernando Guerra FG+SG Architectural Photography

Taking six years to build, this House in Porto was designed by . Álvaro Leite Siza Vieira. The massive white structure is full of complex angles, cut-outs, and geometric abstractions.

Photo by Curiosity

Photo by Curiosity

The C1 House, by Curiosity and Milligram Studio, is a glass box wrapped by a white, exterior walkway that elevates at a angle as it goes higher.

Photo © Lindman Photography

Photo © Lindman Photography

The Widlund House is made of precast concrete that Claesson Koivisto Rune “corseted” in the middle to turn the white box into two uneven trapezoids.

Photo by David Franck

Photo by David Franck

Located in Ludwigsburg, Germany, the Dupli Casa by J. Mayer H. is a futuristic villa with curvy, stark white pods that jut out in various directions.

Photo by Robert Les

Photo by Robert Les

This Croatian semi-detached house by DVA Arhitekta is covered in white panels that accentuate the abstract nature of the structure.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.