10 Scenic Horizontal Homes

In an increasingly urbanized society, vertical building has become the MO, but if you have the space, consider building outwards instead. These low-slung structures are easy on the knees and on the eyes. Slideshow

In 1952, a trio of modernist masterminds collaborated on a low-slung home in Columbus, Indiana, for the late industrialist J. Irwin Miller. Eero Saarinen designed the building, Alexander Girard coordinated the interiors, and Dan Kiley handled the landscape architecture. Open to the public since May 2011, the space is now owned and cared for by the Indianapolis Museum of Art.