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A family retreat designed with three volumes that enclose a grassy courtyard. Located in the city of Leakey, Texas, this multi-family retreat stands in a tranquil setting on the grassy bank of the Frio River. Austin, Texas-based architecture practice Cuppett Kilpatrick Architects designed the compound with ...

An extension that takes inspiration from vernacular architecture and a desert landscape. An addition to an existing home, the Marfa Suite was designed by DUST, a collective of architects, designers, artists, craftspeople and builders who share the same passion for craft, materiality, and minimal design. The clients taske...

An extension that takes inspiration from vernacular architecture and a desert landscape. An addition to an existing home, the Marfa Suite was designed by DUST, a collective of architects, designers, artists, craftspeople and builders who share the same passion for craft, materiality, and minimal design. The clients taske...

An elegant and innovative concept for a kitchen for small spaces, created for either homes or hotel suites. Italian company Falper produces elegant, high-quality bathroom furniture, products and accessories following the “Living Bathroom” philosophy that sees this room as an extension of a home’s interior design. The brand’s collection highlights the refinement of contemporary

Two timber cabins designed to be as sustainable and eco-friendly as possible. Located in a woodland in the Pacific Northwest, these two cabins nestle gently into the pristine landscape. Seattle-based architecture and design firm GO'C renovated and redesigned an existing cabin and also added a new, smaller volume with a similar...

A brutalist house built on a cliff that overlooks the Pacific Ocean. Located in a national park in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, the Gansou Residence immerses its inhabitants into a stunning coastal landscape. Osaka-based architecture firm Ninkipen! designed the

A brutalist house built on a cliff that overlooks the Pacific Ocean. Located in a national park in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, the Gansou Residence immerses its inhabitants into a stunning coastal landscape. Osaka-based architecture firm Ninkipen! designed the

A contemporary extension designed for a heritage brick cottage in Australia. Located in a quiet inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia, Brunswick East Residence is a traditional, brick worker’s cottage with a pitched roof. The clients task...

A contemporary extension designed for a heritage brick cottage in Australia. Located in a quiet inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia, Brunswick East Residence is a traditional, brick worker’s cottage with a pitched roof. The clients task...

A contemporary extension designed for a heritage brick cottage in Australia. Located in a quiet inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia, Brunswick East Residence is a traditional, brick worker’s cottage with a pitched roof. The clients task...

A dilapidated garage converted into a multipurpose space with a rooftop garden. Located in the Leschi neighborhood in Seattle, this house previously had an adjacent, dilapidated garage on the western side of the property. Old and under used, the structure required a drastic makeover. The clients tasked local architecture and design fi...

Staircases have one main purpose, whether they’re a part of residential or public spaces: to connect different levels. Floating staircases, however, double as an aesthetic element. More often than not, they also maximize access to light in traditionally closed areas at the center of homes, away from windows and other openings. To showcase what we mea...

A weekend retreat designed with a glass roof that opens the interiors to countryside views. Berlin-based Danish architect Sigurd Larsen designed The Glass House (Das Glashaus) as a weekend home for a small family and their guests. Located in Uckermark, north of Berlin, Germany, the weekend retreat allows the clients to...

A complex of six apartments with access to sun decks and terraces. Located in Cabrera de Mar, Catalonia, Spain, this residential complex combines vernacular architecture cues and contemporary design. Barcelona-based Twobo Arquitectura and Luis Twose collaborated on this project. The team created six apartments and also f...

A Brooklyn townhouse built in 1889, transformed into a certified Passive House. Brooklyn-based architecture and interior design studio CO Adaptive Architecture uses Passive House principles to create comfortable, timeless and environmentally conscious living spaces and interiors. This sustainable architecture project,...

A 1970s house transformed into a warm and contemporary living space where redwood surfaces meet splashes of color and artworks. Located in the picturesque Noe Valley in San Francisco, this house dates back to 1974, when architect Albert Lanier designed it with angular forms, redwood-clad interiors and

A 1970s house transformed into a warm and contemporary living space where redwood surfaces meet splashes of color and artworks. Located in the picturesque Noe Valley in San Francisco, this house dates back to 1974, when architect Albert Lanier designed it with angular forms, redwood-clad interiors and

A 1970s house transformed into a warm and contemporary living space where redwood surfaces meet splashes of color and artworks. Located in the picturesque Noe Valley in San Francisco, this house dates back to 1974, when architect Albert Lanier designed it with angular forms, redwood-clad interiors and

A 1970s house transformed into a warm and contemporary living space where redwood surfaces meet splashes of color and artworks. Located in the picturesque Noe Valley in San Francisco, this house dates back to 1974, when architect Albert Lanier designed it with angular forms, redwood-clad interiors and

A 1970s house transformed into a warm and contemporary living space where redwood surfaces meet splashes of color and artworks. Located in the picturesque Noe Valley in San Francisco, this house dates back to 1974, when architect Albert Lanier designed it with angular forms, redwood-clad interiors and

A holiday home designed in perfect harmony with a spectacular landscape in Iceland. Named Holiday Home by Thingvallavatn, this project completed by Denmark and Iceland-based architecture practice KRADS has a special relationship with the surrounding nature. The studio collaborated closely with the clients, who are performing artists, to create the distinctive design. The process of de...

A holiday home designed in perfect harmony with a spectacular landscape in Iceland. Named Holiday Home by Thingvallavatn, this project completed by Denmark and Iceland-based architecture practice KRADS has a special relationship with the surrounding nature. The studio collaborated closely with the clients, who are performing artists, to create the distinctive design. The process of de...

A holiday home designed in perfect harmony with a spectacular landscape in Iceland. Named Holiday Home by Thingvallavatn, this project completed by Denmark and Iceland-based architecture practice KRADS has a special relationship with the surrounding nature. The studio collaborated closely with the clients, who are performing artists, to create the distinctive design. The process of de...

A holiday home designed in perfect harmony with a spectacular landscape in Iceland. Named Holiday Home by Thingvallavatn, this project completed by Denmark and Iceland-based architecture practice KRADS has a special relationship with the surrounding nature. The studio collaborated closely with the clients, who are performing artists, to create the distinctive design. The process of de...

A holiday home designed in perfect harmony with a spectacular landscape in Iceland. Named Holiday Home by Thingvallavatn, this project completed by Denmark and Iceland-based architecture practice KRADS has a special relationship with the surrounding nature. The studio collaborated closely with the clients, who are performing artists, to create the distinctive design. The process of de...