"In the most prominent place"

You probably heard stories about the "military camouflage," which helped to hide from the enemy, anything - from ships to entire cities. However, there are "peaceful" forms of camouflage, for the most part of the architectural. Often, to hide the building from prying eyes, their "hidden" in the ground in the middle of the plains, or cover them with mirrors. We invite you to familiarize yourself with a few such projects. House "Aloni"





This house is located on the Greek island of Antiparos. For thousands of years the locals have built houses, whose walls served as rammed earth. The project of a modern house that you see in these pictures, designed by architectural firm decaArchitecture and it is based on the same old idea: the house is placed between two natural hills, which allows him to "merge" with the surrounding landscape. Sauna Kadivilla



Architect Dan hisel built this tiny sauna on the shore of Saranac River, not far from New York. The building itself is made of wood, but is almost entirely covered with mirrors. Because this house is almost invisible, unless, of course, not only the light from his window. Home Phillip Island





This house was built in 1988 on the coast near Melbourne and find it virtually impossible to land. It can be seen only from the air. The authorship of this elegant project belongs to the Australian architects Denton Marshall. "Mirror anchor"

This extravagant building - the only public toilet, which is located in the Spanish city of San Sebastian. Due to the mirror panels, it simply reflects the neighborhood, as "dissolved" in the surrounding area. Author of the project - Robert d'Affor. House "three snakes"



Portuguese architect Luis de Andrade has built his career by developing the design of buildings that are "merged" with the natural landscape. This project is called the "three snakes". "Hidden" home from architectural firms Teatum + Teatum 73,300,275



During the day, the facade of the British home seems monolithic - it is covered with silicon carbide particles (a material that is used to protect nuclear missile and electronics). A night in the steel doors there is a pattern imitating raindrops - and the house turns into a big lantern.

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