In cinema, the house where the characters live can be considered the central element in the development of the plot. From the architecture to the design pieces, everything is thought out and created to make it as real as possible for the audience. Some really exist, like the Elrod House, designed by John Lautner, which appears in the film “Diamonds Are Forever” , while others were specially developed for the plot, like the ranch from “Attack of the Dogs” , which is nominated for 12 categories at this year's Oscars – the awards ceremony for which takes place this Sunday, March 27. In celebration of this much-awaited date in world cinema, below, discover eight houses that play a significant role in films and series. Parasite
The central plot of the award-winning film Parasite is set in the home of a wealthy family in South Korea. Although it appears to be a real home, the house was actually designed as a series of sets and brought to life by production director Lee Ha Jun. . The residence features minimalist furniture and large expanses of glass, with plenty of natural light , as in the living room , where the window was designed specifically for the proportions of a widescreen . Dog Attack
The set design for Dog Attack, by director Jane Campion, earned production designer Grant Major a 2022 Oscar nomination for the design of a two-story ranch where brothers Phil and George Burbank live, which becomes the backdrop for the unfolding drama. Major used dark colors and added taxidermy to the home to create the sinister feel as he transformed the surrounding New Zealand landscape into a 1920s Montana ranch. “I really wanted to show this tension in the architecture , making it feel dark and very much like the hyper-masculine environment of the character Phil,” says Major. The Favorite
Production designer Fiona Crombie transformed a 17th-century country manor in England to create the set for The Favourite, a film set during the reign of Queen Anne. Crombie's focus was on expressing the "frivolity and whims of the court" rather than the accuracy of period decoration . "The design is quite spare. We really invented our own version of a period film , so it's not historically accurate. We ended up finding our own language to represent the history rather than necessarily accurately representing Queen Anne's style," he says. 007- Diamonds Are Forever
The Elrod House , designed by American architect John Lautner , has a domed concrete roof and a crescent-shaped swimming pool that was the setting for the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever.
The residence sits on an elevated site in the Araby Cove neighborhood of Palm Springs and is considered an example of organic architecture – a branch of modernism characterized by using natural forms and fewer rectangular plans , as well as incorporating landscape elements into the construction. . Who Was She?
Minimalist Japanese architecture influenced the décor of the fictional residence in the TV series Who Was She . Production designer Jon Henson 's goal was for the house to act as another character within the story , changing from a sanctuary to a prison-like space depending on the of the scene. “I wanted [the house] to sometimes feel like a sanctuary – calm and safe, almost Zen – and sometimes like a fortress or a prison,” says the designer. Panic
The house where the protagonist Sidney Prescott lived played such a central role in the development of the plot of the film Scream that it can even be rented on Airbnb during Halloween week. Located in Tomales , in the interior of the state of California, the house features typical American architecture , with classic decor and a predominance of wood . Ex Machina
A tech billionaire's hideout in Alaska is the main location featured in the science fiction film Ex Machina . One of the three sets was a wooden house on a clifftop in Norway , designed by the studio Jensen & Skodvin Architects . Furnished in a Scandinavian-retro style, the house was chosen for the film because it rejected "the literature of cinema and popular culture". , which says the future has to be bright," according to production designer Mark Digby. Crazy Rich Asians
A contemporary home in the jungle outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , was used as the residence of the character Eleanor Young in the hit film Crazy Rich Asians . Designed by local architecture firm 29Design , the residence is made up of three open-plan volumes and an infinity pool. According to architect Stephanie Maignan , it was used for the film as it accurately portrays the characters' lifestyle. 
