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- Light-filled home makes the most of affordable, sustainable materials Tue, 11 Feb 20, 2:30amProving that building on a budget doesn’t have to mean compromising on aesthetics, Uruguayan architecture practice Bercetche Estudio has completed the WS House, a single-family home on the outskirts of Montevideo...
- A striking modernist home in Joshua Tree can be yours for $498K Sat, 28 Jul 18, 5:00amIf you’re a fan of multidisciplinary American artist Fritz Haeg, here’s your chance to own and live inside one of his unique works. Located in Joshua Tree, this eye-catching, Haeg-designed home has hit the market for...
- Schemata Architects weaves modern design into a traditional Japanese house Fri, 6 Jul 18, 4:30amTokyo-based Schemata Architects have renovated a traditional Japanese residence into a modern dwelling with an office, while keeping many of the 80-year-old building’s original features intact...
- Delightfully surprising green-roofed island home cascades down a rocky slope Tue, 26 Jun 18, 5:30amAnchored to a pine-studded slope, the Bailer Hill house is designed to evoke a natural rock outcropping. Seattle-based Prentiss Balance Wickline Architects completed this cascading stack of timber-clad boxes in the San Juan...
- Skinny micro-home creates the illusion of space with natural light and materials Fri, 2 Mar 18, 9:19pmSpace-saving furniture and ample glazing are key in making this skinny timber house welcoming and livable despite its tiny footprint - which is slightly larger than the average parking space...
- Skinny micro-home creates illusion of space with natural light and materials Fri, 2 Mar 18, 9:19pmSpace-saving furniture and ample glazing are key in making this skinny timber house welcoming and livable despite its tiny footprint slightly larger than the average parking space...
- London architects infuse dated Victorian townhouse with tons of modern personality Wed, 10 Jan 18, 6:28amThis refurbishment project in North London emphasizes the home's history while infusing it with modern personality. Architecture firm LLI Design enhanced and restored features of the Victorian townhouse to honor its past,...
- Green-roofed Viewpoint Granasjen is a modern take on the traditional Norwegian hut Sat, 2 Dec 17, 6:55amThe traditional Norwegian hut got a brilliant update with this modern, sustainable retreat that offers stunning views of the country’s fjords and mountains...
- Beautiful Northcote Solar Home shows off modern energy-efficient family living Mon, 20 Nov 17, 9:30pmSustainable design principles are embedded throughout the Northcote Solar Home, a beautiful Melbourne home that shows how energy efficiency can go hand-in-hand with contemporary design...
- Portuguese winery transformed into a minimalist and modern home Fri, 8 Sep 17, 6:30pmA 20th century winery has traded barrels of grapes for family gatherings thanks to the efforts of Extrastudio. The Lisbon-based architecture firm transformed the former winery into a light-filled home in Azeitao, a small...
- Light-filled Danish home with flexible interiors welcomes the forest indoors Fri, 28 Jul 17, 6:30pmWho needs wallpaper when you’ve got exquisitely framed forest views in almost every room? C.F. Møller Architects designed Villa Rypen, a 158-square-meter dwelling that blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor living....
- Architects transform barns into solar-powered workspaces for Dutch daredevil Mon, 10 Apr 17, 6:49pmRotterdam-based architecture studio Instability We Trust transformed two barns into a set of contemporary workspaces for the famous Dutch daredevil, Wim Hof...
- Grow Box home clad in weathering steel harmonizes with a plot full of Japanese maple trees Sat, 23 Jul 16, 1:27amThe 1,975-square-foot house is located in Lexiton, Massachusetts, on a lot populated by over 40 different varieties of Japanese maple trees carefully cultivated by the owners...
- Light-filled dentist clinic shows how good design can calm patient fears Thu, 26 May 16, 6:00pmLike many medical environments, the LeXin dental clinic is dominated by white surfaces that give the interior a hygienic and pristine feel. However, Canon and Mengshu’s design notably departs from the norm with their unusual...
- Classic Eichler indoor-outdoor home gets a modern makeover in Palo Alto Sat, 30 Jan 16, 5:00amThe existing house is a 2,058-square-foot residence which required an update to better suit the needs of a busy family. It features large glass surfaces that create a dynamic relationship between the inside and the outside,...