# Gravity Defying Homes The Multilayered BE House Has a Glass Middle Level, Giving a Suspended Look By Alyson Wyers | Published 2014-05-07 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/be-house References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/layered-house-appears-defy-gravity/) & [fernandoguerra](http://fernandoguerra.com/salinaslideshow/) Designed by spaceworker, the gravity-defying BE house is out of this world. The boxy structure appears to have floors stacked on top each other, creating a geometrically appealing visual effect. The layered house is located in Paredes, Portugal and has three different levels. While the home is made of a range of materials, the middle floor has a glass perimeter which enhances the mind-boggling visual aspect. Depending on your angle, the glass can make it look like the top layer is floating on air. Each floor of the BE house was designed to serve a different function. For example, the bottom level houses a partially covered pool. This allows you to swim under the stairs if you wished, or swim even when it's raining. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 40% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/architecture) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Multilayered Homes:** Creating a visually appealing and unique architectural design by stacking floors on top of each other. - **Glass Perimeter:** Enhancing the visual aspect of the house by incorporating a glass middle level that gives a suspended look. - **Functional Floor Design:** Designing each floor of the house to serve a different purpose, catering to specific needs and preferences. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Architecture:** Innovating architectural designs by exploring new ways to stack floors and incorporate glass elements for a stunning visual impact. - **Interior Design:** Finding innovative methods to create functional and aesthetically pleasing spaces within multilayered homes with unique floor designs. - **Construction:** Developing novel techniques to construct and engineer multilayered homes with glass perimeters that create a gravity-defying and suspended look. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sculptural Inverted Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-house-with-an-inverted-roof.md) - [Staggered Floor Modern Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-of-seven-floors.md) - [Floating Courtyard Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baan-oo.md) - [Chilean Hillside Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-in-three-heights.md) - [Math Equation-Inspired Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-of-countless-windows.md) - [Stilts-Reading Suspended Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-hole-with-the-house-around.md) - [Inversion Living Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-getaway.md) - [Boxy Shaped Beach Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roman-izquierdo-bouldstridge.md) - [Sloped Site Concrete Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oeiras-house.md)