Homes that disappear: no smoke, all mirrors By Ilyce R. Glink

Mirrored homes are all the rage these days.
One, at Joshua Tree National Park in California, looks like a desert mirage thanks to its alternating panels of mirrored glass and wood; one looks like a fancy treehouse camouflaged in the woods (and another actually is a treehouse); and one, clad with a reflective top floor and opaque second floor, appears to literally float off the ground.
"The world is currently awash in mirrored buildings that claim to 'disappear,'" Curbed writes.
While all that smoke and mirrors may make them seem a little gimmicky, the mirrored house actually makes a lot of sense in the right environment.
Typically, these homes are clad with reflective glass, which allows residents wide views from inside without allowing passersby the same views of those residents. The mirrored homes work best when there's something to look at, and something worth reflecting—mountains, lakes and forests—where residents may want to go about their business without having to pull the shades for privacy.
A second benefit: Because they are reflective, these homes are often better at blending into their natural surroundings than building made of more natural materials that hope to mimic their settings. (And a short PSA: Many of the houses have a UV coating that prevents birds from crashing into them, so there's that.)
Finally, they just plain look cool.
The houses in this slideshow melt into their surroundings. One looks like a desert mirage thanks to its alternating panels of mirrored glass and wood; one looks like a fancy treehouse camouflaged in ... more 
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Yahoo Homes | Photo by Marcin Tomaszewski
 This article originally appeared on Yahoo US Homes.

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