During the course of a career spanning over 50 years, Alvar Aalto designed nearly 100 single-family houses. Man of them are architectural gems, where his thoughts about dwelling and architecture come together. Aalto considered experimental building to be very important: in his opinion, there should always be an opportunity for experimentation in every project, for it is only in that way that architecture can be promoted and quality improved for the good of the ‘little man’. it was specifically in the designing of  single-family houses for individuals, the client of which was nearly always a relative or friend; houses designed for industrial institutions or other communities; and type- or standard houses. All the houses presented in Alvor Aalto Houses were originally designed for private clients. The book  presents eight single-family houses by Aalto from 1920s to the end of the 1960s, built in Finland, Estonia and France.

Including:
- The Aalto House (Aalto’s own House and Studio), Helsinki, Finland
- Villa Mairea , Noormarkku, Finland
- Villa Schildt, Tammisaari, Finland