Ralph Germann’s Linear ROFR House Acts as a Shield for
At the foothills of a grand mountain range in the Sion region of Switzerland is Ralph Germann’s latest residential project, the ROFR house. The cont...
03-04-2020 21:53
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Friday Five with Seth Hanley of Blitz
Seth Hanley, AIA and LEED AP, co-founded award-winning architecture and design firm Blitz just one day after being laid off at the height of the econo...
03-04-2020 21:53
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Costa Rica Athletic Center Is Its Own Village Among the Tree
In the coastal town of Nosara, Costa Rica, Studio Saxe designed an athletic center that is cocooned within a forest of trees. With an organic, irregul...
02-04-2020 21:57
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Alley Cat: A Modern Backyard DADU in Seattle for a Busy Coup
Detached Auxiliary Dwelling Units (DADU) have become more common over the years as housing prices have risen and inventory has declined. Most of the p...
31-03-2020 21:58
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The Sarpanch House Stands out From Its Rural Surroundings
Architecture studio Neogenesis+Studi0261 completed a home located in a small Indian village called Talangpore for clients seeking an introverted space...
30-03-2020 22:01
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Old Westbury Residence Is an Exercise in Minimalist Forms
Mojo Stumer recently completed a minimalist residence on Long Island. The Old Westbury Residence is a two-story, four-bedroom home with precise shapes...
26-03-2020 21:56
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A Modern Seattle Home Drenched in Natural Light
The Eulberg family requested a private residential home in Clyde Hill filled with natural light, but their plot is bordered on three sides by streets ...
24-03-2020 21:54
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MASQUERADE: A Surreal Photography Studio in Beijing?s 798 Ar
A new photography studio designed by 123 architects now occupies a former industrial building near Beijing’s 798 Art Zone. The two-story building wa...
23-03-2020 21:56
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Bold Scarves Inspired by the Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wri
French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel once described the scarf as “a winding, a continuity, an infinityâ€, a Möbius strip to be worn as a flowing si...
19-03-2020 21:55
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Twosome House in Toronto Runs Along Two Axes
Twosome House, a two-story house in the west end of Toronto designed by local studio Atelier RZLBD, takes after the precise regulating lines of archit...
17-03-2020 21:56
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A 70m2 Attic Apartment in Barcelona with Built-In Furniture
MH.AP Studio designed an Attic for David in Barcelona with clever built-in furniture and storage throughout making the most of the 70 square meters of...
16-03-2020 21:56
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A Striking Modern Cabin at the Foothills of the Cascade Moun
David Coleman Architecture recently completed a residential house located in Marblemount, Washington at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. Bear R...
13-03-2020 21:59
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A Brooklyn Townhouse in Touch with Nature
RES4 recently completed a five story townhouse for a young family of four in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Living in a city often takes away one?s sense of na...
12-03-2020 21:54
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Friday Five with Elliott Maltby of thread collective
A vertical garden at the Quay Branly Museum [left] and third century Gallo-Roman baths next to the contemporary facade of the Musée de Cluny [right]1....
06-03-2020 21:57
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Cornerstone House Pays Tribute to Stone Quarries
Tucked away in Melbourne?s trendy Northcote district is the Cornerstone House, a modern residence that pays tribute to the site?s previous life as a s...
05-03-2020 22:04
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Creative Permeability Defines Jaguar’s New Design Stud
Entering the capacious entry leading into the new Jaguar Design and Engineering Centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire, UK, one’s gaze is immediately drawn ...
05-03-2020 22:04
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A Light-Filled House in Toledo, Spain Where Patios Have Nobi
OOIIO Architecture have completed a single-family home, GAS House, in Toledo, Spain. Their clients, a young couple, wanted a bright home built on a pl...
28-02-2020 21:59
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Friday Five with Donald M. Rattner
Donald M. Rattner is the author of Photo by Thompson Photographic
1. Master Bath. Scottsdale, Arizona.
Architecture and interior design by Tate Studio...
21-02-2020 21:56
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Cabin A: A Dramatic A-Frame Cabin in Québec’s Charlevo
With its rise in popularity as a year-round tourist destination, the Charlevoix region of Québec adds a new property overlooking the St Lawrence River...
21-02-2020 21:56
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An Introverted House for Two Brothers in the Suburbs of Kuwa
Studio Toggle designed a house in Mishref, a suburb of Kuwait City, for two brothers and their families with what they call an “introverted composit...
17-02-2020 21:56
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Bell Canyon Residence: A Ranch in California Where the Garde
Hsu McCullough’s newest project is a lush house at the edge of the canyon in Ventura County, affectionally named Bell Canyon Residence. Even though ...
13-02-2020 21:54
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SOFTlab Creates a Copper Crystalline Structure to Greet Visi
New York City based SOFTlab has imagined some pretty incredible installations the last few years, all merging experimentation, technology, and creativ...
10-02-2020 22:01
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Art Deco Hotel Imperator Re-Opens in Nîmes After Renovation
The luxury hotel group, Maison Albar Hotels, has reopened Hotel Imperator on Ni?mes’ town center’s most stylish square, in the South of France, af...
05-02-2020 21:59
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A Bright Cave-Like Home in the Old City of Jerusalem
The grounds of the Old City of Jerusalem can be tricky for contemporary architects. For one, the foundation of the Old City is made up of ruins, vault...
31-01-2020 21:54
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Arctic Treehouse Hotel’s ‘Cone Cows’ Rread
Made by children in Sweden and Finland, ‘cone cows’ comprise a pine cone ‘body’ and four stick ‘legs’. They are so popular that they have ...
22-01-2020 21:54
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A Modern, Light-Filled Duplex Loft in Manhattan
Designed for a family of four, the Wadia Residence is a 3,000-square-foot duplex loft located in the Flatiron District in Manhattan. The white, light-...
20-01-2020 21:54
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Friday Five with Matthew Rosenberg of M-Rad Inc.
Photo: Carl Bovis
1. The flight of a falcon
It’s amazing how little work they have to do, and how much space they traverse. Peregrine falcons have b...
17-01-2020 21:57
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Norway’s New Arctic Attraction Promises a Whale’
Forging into a new year, architectural buffs and nature lovers alike will have something to look forward in the arriving decade when the Norwegian isl...
16-01-2020 21:58
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MUDA Architects Garden Hotpot Restaurant
While Daniel Libeskind’s Vanke Pavilion for the Milan Expo found inspiration in the Chinese landscape as inspiration back in 2015, MUDA Architects c...
10-01-2020 21:54
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Friday Five with Michael Kovac
1. Bicycles
Bicycles have always represented independence and exploration to me. They allow me to indulge my curiosity, following faint trails and li...
10-01-2020 21:54
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Camille Walala Brings Local Mauritian Color to SALT of Palma
Recently named one of Time Magazine’s ‘Greatest Places’ and a Mr & Mrs Smith ‘Local Hotel Hero’, the SALT of Palmar hotel on the east coast ...
08-01-2020 21:55
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Friday Five with Nina Edwards Anker
Photo by Costas Picadas
1. Theo?s Room
I look forward to the daily ritual of reading to my kids every night. The child?s room is my favorite space of ...
03-01-2020 21:54
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The Norman Boutique Hotel by Yoav Messer
The Norman is a minimalist boutique hotel located in Tel Aviv, Israel, designed by Yoav Messer, with interior design by SAGRADA. The project is a conv...
02-01-2020 22:03
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2019 Year in Review: Deconstruction
See How This Artek + Heath Collaboration Came Together to Reimagine a Classic
To mark the first Deconstruction of 2019, Artek + Heath Ceramics gave De...
24-12-2019 21:52
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Best Architecture Posts of 2019
10. A Family House in Kyoto with a Tree Growing in the Middle
Designed for a family of five in a quiet neighborhood in northern Kyoto city, the House ...
20-12-2019 21:58
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A Renovated 1962 Modernist House in Washington D.C.
Located in Washington D.C.’s Chevy Chase neighborhood, the Stephenson House is a project led by Assembledge+ (Design Architect) and Fowlkes Studio (...
16-12-2019 21:55
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The Edifice: A Modest Cedar Cabin by Marc Thorpe Design
Edifice: “a building, especially an imposing one.? or as ?a complex system of beliefs.?
With the words of Emerson and Thoreau in mind, Marc Thorpe D...
12-12-2019 21:54
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Nithurst Farm by Adam Richards Architects
Nithurst Farm is a minimalist farmhouse located in Upperton, United Kingdom, designed by Adam Richards Architects. Situated on an open field within th...
12-12-2019 21:54
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A Curitiba Apartment That Focuses on Form and Function
Located in Curitiba, Brazil, the JB Apartment underwent a renovation led by Studio Boscardin.Corsi that involved simplifying the environment to create...
09-12-2019 22:00
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FFWD Arquitectes Renovates a Modest Penthouse in Barcelona
FFWD Arquitectes began with a modest penthouse in Barcelona broken up into small spaces that weren’t much use. After a major renovation, the Habitat...
05-12-2019 21:53
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A Contemporary House in the Trees in Buenos Aires
Located in a Costa Esmeralda neighborhood by the sea, about four hours outside of Buenos Aires City in Argentina, this holiday home, designed by Lucia...
03-12-2019 21:53
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Olivier_Nelson Residence by _naturehumaine
Olivier_Nelson Residence is a minimalist duplex located in Montreal, Canada, designed by _naturehumaine. The interior is characterized by a central wo...
28-11-2019 21:50
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A Modern Family House in Prague by Atelier 111 architekti
Located on a narrow street in Prague’s Jinonice district, this family house, designed by Atelier 111 architekti, replaces an abandoned home that had...
26-11-2019 21:53
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A Family Home in Sarajevo Renovates and Adds an Extension
A traditional Bosnian ‘family house,’ located in an unplanned neighborhood in Sarajevo, has its ground floor renovated and extension added to acco...
22-11-2019 21:55
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