20 Eye-Catching Homes That Make Use of Circular Motifs

Ring-shaped skylights, wall cutouts, and built-in window nooks are among the playful, geometric features that round out these homes.

Oct 20, 2021 - 20:17
20 Eye-Catching Homes That Make Use of Circular Motifs

Ring-shaped skylights, wall cutouts, and built-in window nooks are among the playful, geometric features that round out these homes.

The circle is a universal symbol that has come to represent concepts such as unity, infinity, balance, perfection, and the cosmos across various cultures and in numerous architectural styles. Below, we’ve spotlighted some of our favorite homes that incorporate circular motifs—portholes, overhead oculi, and rounded doorways, wall cutouts, and window nooks—to introduce light, enhance sight lines, and facilitate a stronger connection between the different living spaces, and the residents that occupy them, too.

A Brick-and-Concrete Home With a Library Emphasizes Circular Motifs in Mexico

Located on the outskirts of Morelia, Mexico, the 5,920-square-foot UC House by architectural designer Daniela Bucio Sistos is grounded by a foyer with a raised, circular ceiling, which houses a tree that grows out from a hole in the floor at the center.

Located on the outskirts of Morelia, Mexico, the 5,920-square-foot UC House by architectural designer Daniela Bucio Sistos is grounded by a foyer with a raised, circular ceiling, which houses a tree that grows out from a hole in the floor at the center. From the atrium, a large glass wall reveals the library, which also features a circular cutout nestled between built-in bookshelves.

Photo by Dane Alonso

Rachel Nolan and Steven Farrell’s weekend house is located a couple of blocks from the beach on Australia’s Mornington Peninsula. Built with passive principles in mind, the low-slung structure features double-thick brick walls for thermal massing.

Architect Rachel Nolan built her family beach house on Australia’s Mornington Peninsula with passive principles in mind. The low-slung structure features double-thick brick walls for thermal massing, which are painted white throughout the interior. In the sunken living room, one wall features an unpainted circular portion that showcases the bricks in their original states.

Photo: Sean Fennessy

From his bed, Viçent can keep an eye on the animals in the corral. The cable lamps are by Sombras Iluminación and the windows are from Cortizo.

In southeastern Spain, Estudio JI Arquitectos transformed a dilapidated shed into a 430-square-foot weekend retreat and horse haven for photographer Viçent Llorens. From his bed, Viçent can keep an eye on the animals in the corral through portholes in the yellow-tiled patio wall.  

Photo by Mariela Apollonio

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