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Channeling Mother Nature into built form, Mexican architect Javier Senosiain designed a peanut-shaped bespoke home with nary a straight line in sight. Appropriately named Casa Orgánica (or Organic House), the home stands...

This wonderful woodland home sits in a forest clear, in an area originally inhabited by the Tarasco indigenous people, who inspired the house's name. Irekua Anatani, or 'Family house under the trees', is made from concrete...

Located on the heavily forested eastern shore of a narrow peninsula on Lake Michigan, the 1,855-square-foot Pleated House gets its name from the gentle folds in its facade that bears resemblance to a pleated curtain...

Located on the heavily forested eastern shore of a narrow peninsula on Lake Michigan, the 1,855-square-foot Pleated House gets its name from the gentle folds in its facade that bears resemblance to a pleated curtain...

Located in Quartier de l’Orangerie, the 340-square-meter MaHouse is designed to max out the available zoning envelope and, as a result, its volumes take on a variety of irregular shapes and sizes...

Completed for a budget of 200,000 euros, the 134-square-meter retreat is set into a hillside that backs into a pine forest and overlooks a valley. The architects created three “cuts” into the existing terrain: two incisions...

Completed for a budget of 200,000 euros, the 134-square-meter retreat is set into a hillside that backs into a pine forest and overlooks a valley. The architects created three “cuts” into the existing terrain: two incisions...

This green-roofed terraced house, designed by architect Camille Kurowsky, was conceived for the hot and humid climate of Brazil. Thanks to its green roof and a pergola built from discarded building materials, the interior...

The Live Garden House is a green-roofed vaulted home built using traditional techniques in Zaragoza, Spain. Spanish designers Alberto Monreal and Elisa Durán of Arquitecturas Naturales S.C. created this beautiful home by...

The tiny cottage was originally built in the 1940s as shipyard working housing for Vanport Village. After the village flooded, the house was successfully moved by floating it down river to Sauvie Island where it became the...

The tiny cottage was originally built in the 1940s as shipyard working housing for Vanport Village. After the village flooded, the house was successfully moved by floating it down river to Sauvie Island where it became the...

The tiny cottage was originally built in the 1940s as shipyard working housing for Vanport Village. After the village flooded, the house was successfully moved by floating it down river to Sauvie Island where it became the...

Situated in the New Forest National Park, the private property previously featured an older two-bedroom cottage. The owners wanted to replace the old cottage with a new house, and they worked with local authorities and PAD...

At the heart of the home is a large courtyard surrounded by stone that provides a connection between both house blocks. The smaller of the homes is a two bedroom home with a modest living space and kitchen along with a workout...

The site was originally just empty farmland with a fence built from railroad ties to mark the property boundary. The ties were resurrected and reused in the construction of the home. Seen buried into the ground, the ties...