Ten terrific houses with horsepower

Carchitecture Houses with Horsepower is a glorious tribute to automotive architecture, lovingly showcasing what happens when car connoisseurs build their homes around their hobby.

These amazing motor homes are fantasy made real, designed to proudly display awesome automobiles instead of hiding them away from prying eyes.

Written by Thijs Demeulemeester, Thomas De Bruyne and Bert Voet this is a beautiful book that not only details some of the most creative carchitecture in the world, but also ponders the questions of why these two forms of industrial design are so closely linked.

There are more than 40 examples of the intersection of cars and architecture inside, here are ten of our favourites.

When glass ceilings are great

This Belgian home has a sunken garage with a glass ceiling so that the owner’s Porsche 356 Speedster replica can be seen from the living room.

Photo: Tim Van de Velde

The Bug house

It’s officially called Alpes House, but we link to think of this home in Mexico City as the Bug House as it’s been designed around the owner’s VW Beetle.

Photo: Estudio Palma

Shadow Theatre

In Praise of Shadows in Tel Aviv creates a theatrical display space for this Mercedes SL where light beams play over the car.

Photo: Amit Geron

The Orangery

This Bruge studio matches its metallic mesh to the orange of the owner’s classic VW Karmann Ghia

Photo: Yannick Milpas for At Home Publishers

Ferrari Fortress

This minimalist Japanese bunker-style home is brutally beautiful and protects the owner’s Ferrari Mondial from the elements.

Photo: Kenji Masunaga

Back to the Futurism

The Silver House on the Gower Peninsula in Wales is fabulously futuristic. Can you picture a more perfect car to park beneath its integrated car port than a DeLorean?

Photo: Michael Sinclair

Leading the charge

The owner of this converted industrial unit in the Netherlands can drive right in to the living space to power up his Tesla Roadster.

Photo: Irene van Guin

Box fresh

This Maserati Mexico has its own special display case the the owner’s Belgian home.

Photo: Cafeine

Parking on the prairie

The bonkers Prairie House in Oklahoma, USA is actually more aerodynamic than the Studebaker that lives under its car port.

Photo: Robert A. Bowlby

Frank got it Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright is credited as the inventor of the car port. This 1951 home in Usonia, New York is a prime example.

Photo: Roland Reisley

Carchitecture Houses with Horsepower is available now from Lannoo Publishers.