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A three-bedroom London house designed with cork-lined walls. Aptly named Cork House, this residence in Wanstead, London, features an unconventional blend of materials that also includes eco-friendly, renewable cork. Architect Charles Wu, founder of Polysmiths, created the design and completed the development project for...

A design that creatively explores the concept of duality. Located in the oldest part of Knokke, Belgium, in a former sand dune area, this house follows local tradition and so it has a name. The moniker of “Rag Doll” refers to the design’s blend of seemingly clashing elements that nevertheless come together to create a ...

A design that creatively explores the concept of duality. Located in the oldest part of Knokke, Belgium, in a former sand dune area, this house follows local tradition and so it has a name. The moniker of “Rag Doll” refers to the design’s blend of seemingly clashing elements that nevertheless come together to create a ...

A 1930s farmhouse transformed into a cozy country home. Presicci + Pantanella D'Ettorre Architetti completed the Farmhouse 62 (Podere 62) project for a young family who had moved from London to Tuscany. Located in the countryside in San Donato, Italy, the existing building was originally build in the 1930s, alongside a s...

A 1930s farmhouse transformed into a cozy country home. Presicci + Pantanella D'Ettorre Architetti completed the Farmhouse 62 (Podere 62) project for a young family who had moved from London to Tuscany. Located in the countryside in San Donato, Italy, the existing building was originally build in the 1930s, alongside a s...

A 1930s farmhouse transformed into a cozy country home. Presicci + Pantanella D'Ettorre Architetti completed the Farmhouse 62 (Podere 62) project for a young family who had moved from London to Tuscany. Located in the countryside in San Donato, Italy, the existing building was originally build in the 1930s, alongside a s...

A 1930s farmhouse transformed into a cozy country home. Presicci + Pantanella D'Ettorre Architetti completed the Farmhouse 62 (Podere 62) project for a young family who had moved from London to Tuscany. Located in the countryside in San Donato, Italy, the existing building was originally build in the 1930s, alongside a s...

A 1930s farmhouse transformed into a cozy country home. Presicci + Pantanella D'Ettorre Architetti completed the Farmhouse 62 (Podere 62) project for a young family who had moved from London to Tuscany. Located in the countryside in San Donato, Italy, the existing building was originally build in the 1930s, alongside a s...

A resort-like house designed with arched openings that welcome a tropical garden into the living spaces. Built in Tulum, Mexico, Villa Petricor takes inspiration from nature and the concept of stillness for its sculptural design. Local architecture firm CO-LAB Design Studio designed the three-bedroom house with a sense ...

A resort-like house designed with arched openings that welcome a tropical garden into the living spaces. Built in Tulum, Mexico, Villa Petricor takes inspiration from nature and the concept of stillness for its sculptural design. Local architecture firm CO-LAB Design Studio designed the three-bedroom house with a sense ...

A resort-like house designed with arched openings that welcome a tropical garden into the living spaces. Built in Tulum, Mexico, Villa Petricor takes inspiration from nature and the concept of stillness for its sculptural design. Local architecture firm CO-LAB Design Studio designed the three-bedroom house with a sense ...

Whether arising from a need to accommodate a growing family, or a desire for independence, quiet workspace, creative studio, or simply just more space, adding an extension to an existing house is common. However, not all of these additions share a clear link with the main home. In this list, we’re focusing on the connected house architecture. From a tiny house or home with a DIY build to a spra...

Whether arising from a need to accommodate a growing family, or a desire for independence, quiet workspace, creative studio, or simply just more space, adding an extension to an existing house is common. However, not all of these additions share a clear link with the main home. In this list, we’re focusing on the connected house architecture. From a tiny house or home with a DIY build to a spra...

A resort-style residence with minimalist interiors. Located in Mount Claremont, a suburb of Perth, Australia, this house strikes an impressive figure with its expansive light walls and simple rectangular forms that stand out among more traditional houses. The client wanted to design and build her ideal home with a ga...

A resort-style residence with minimalist interiors. Located in Mount Claremont, a suburb of Perth, Australia, this house strikes an impressive figure with its expansive light walls and simple rectangular forms that stand out among more traditional houses. The client wanted to design and build her ideal home with a ga...

A family house designed with two concentric parts that create private gardens and patios. Named House in a House, this project completed by architecture firm Plural provides a creative twist on classic residential floor plans. Located in Bernolákovo, Slovakia, the family home stands among other detached houses and garden plots in a quiet area. The building occupies the footprint of a ...

A minimalist brick house designed with a central winter garden. Built in an existing garden in Devon, England, this contemporary brick house takes inspiration from the setting for its warm and minimalist design. Architecture firm McLean Quinlan Architects ...

Brutalist-style furniture, lighting and home accessories made from sustainably sourced pine wood. Founded in 2021, Finnish brand Vaarnii makes furniture, lighting, and home accessories that blend a brutalist...

Brutalist-style furniture, lighting and home accessories made from sustainably sourced pine wood. Founded in 2021, Finnish brand Vaarnii makes furniture, lighting, and home accessories that blend a brutalist...

A weekend and vacation house designed to blend into a gorgeous landscape in Scotland. Built on a hillside in the Cairngorms National Park in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Spyon Cop is a weekend and vacation home that nestles into the pristine landscape thanks to a thoughtful design. Architecture firm Brown & Brown camouflaged the three-bedroom house into the setting with a mono pitched...

A weekend and vacation house designed to blend into a gorgeous landscape in Scotland. Built on a hillside in the Cairngorms National Park in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Spyon Cop is a weekend and vacation home that nestles into the pristine landscape thanks to a thoughtful design. Architecture firm Brown & Brown camouflaged the three-bedroom house into the setting with a mono pitched...

The re-launch of an iconic Bauhaus chair series. Originally designed by leading Bauhaus designer Erich Dieckmann, the D chair series was revolutionary in the way it focused on ease of mass production. Following Bauhaus principles, the chairs featured optimized shapes and designs...

A traditional thatched barn from the 19th century, converted into a cozy retreat. Named Barn at the Ahof, this project involved the renovation and conversion of a 19th century traditional Dutch barn. Located in Gelderland, the Netherlands, the rustic structure is part of a larger development project that aims to provide sustainab...

A minimalist house designed with an interior garden and brutalist-style spaces. Located in Barcelona, Casa Costa occupies a narrow plot in a row of houses. Local studio Arquitectura-G designed the residence with a minimalist aesthetic that references brutalist architecture and with an interior garden that organizes the ...

An oasis of tranquility in an urban space. Located in the town of Giessen, Germany, this home stands among rows of townhouses and mature trees. Award-winning designer and architect John Pawson designed the residence for a site previously occupied by a mews ho...

The redesign of a family-owned retreat located right next to the beach. Run since 1977 by the Daunt family, the Daunt's Albatross motel in Montauk, New York, has been transformed into a stylish beach retreat by Brooklyn-based architecture and interior design firm Home Studios. The studio redesigned t...

An urban house designed with a series of volumes that create cascading terraces. In large cities, unoccupied space is always rare to find. Building thoughtfully designed residences in historical areas, however, is even rarer. Which makes this project truly special. Named Townhouse in Neubaugasse, this family home occupies a long and narrow stretch of land alongside a firewall in a cou...