Though architectural styles and ideals have changed time and time again, the pursuit of nature-centric and nature-honoring construction has rarely wavered. Integrating homes with nature has been both a specific design choice (as was the case with modern architects like Frank Lloyd Wright) to a solution for building in difficult terrains (such as these homes built into cliffs). Even homes that aren’t specifically designed to blend with nature are crafted with stunning views, manicured gardens, or other amenities that take into account the outside world. Cultural and historic eras have changed the execution, but the goal is almost always there.
Today, architects have devised another way of integrating homes into nature: making them invisible—or as near close to invisible as it gets. Through the use of mirrored façades, houses practically melt in the scenery of their surroundings. Below, AD visits nine stunning mirror houses that prove just how seamless nature and architecture can get.