House-shaped Houses

Ask a child to draw you a house and the design will most likely turn out akin to some of the houses below. Far apart from their historical roots and environmental advantages, the house shaped houses touch on a notion deeply rooted in our genes of what the house – and essentially our home – looks like. The iconic quality of the archetype house is so strong it has transformed it into a pictogram as readable as the word house itself. And hopefully, this pick of house-inspired houses comes as a proof that a house could feel just as housy, iconic and lovable even when stripped off all retro decor normally associated with historical houses.