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The renovation and redesign of a dilapidated, historic farmhouse. Situated in Görisried, Germany, Haus Roth perfectly represents the vernacular architectural style of the mountainous Allgäu region. Left abandoned, the old farmhouse was in a state of advanced ...

Two timber houses and a sauna specially designed as serene spaces for relaxing vacations. Built in the town of Montabaur, Germany, the Kleine Bleibe vacation retreats have a minimalist and contemporary design that also pays homage to vernacular architecture. Fröhlich Gassner Architekten designed the complex of two hous...

An apartment in Manhattan transformed into an airy and fun living space for a family. Located in a historic building designed in the Beaux-Arts style in the 1860s, this apartment in Manhattan was completely redesigned by Worrell Yeung. The clients, a couple with a young child, had lived in the apartment for 14 years but dec...

A 19th century brick house, redesigned with warm, minimalist interiors and a sculptural staircase. Boston-based architecture firm Studio J. Jih and San Francisco-based studio Figure have collaborated to complete the renovation of a four-story rowhouse in Boston’s South End. Dating back to the 19th century, the historic building has brick walls and a width of 15 feet. The client commis...

A redesigned apartment located in a historic department store building in Manhattan. Located on 5th Avenue, Flatiron District, NYC, this penthouse occupies the top two floors of a historic former department store building. Connecticut-based Slow Built Studio completed the interior architecture and redesign of the apartment, with

A family house designed with three linked timber volumes. [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ocated in a beautiful landscape on Shelter Island, New York, this single-story family house has a creative design that makes the most of the site’s best features. New York-based architecture and design firm Christoff:Finio Architecture

A house transformed with re-inhabited voids and a closer connection to nature. Located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in Atherton San Mateo County, California, this house is surrounded by mature oaks and grass. The design, although beautiful and representative of an era before the city underwent rapid growth, requ...

A refurbished and thoughtfully redesigned residential property in Portugal. Located in Cartaxo, Portugal, this residential building required remodeling to become a secluded and comfortable living space. The clients, a couple with connections to the art world, ta...

An innovative project that casts concrete as a vibrant, artistic character. Located in north London, the House Recast project is innovative and creative. Local architecture firm Studio Ben Allen used the neighborhood’s Victorian architecture for inspiration, but interpreted the red brick buildings with their classic pat...

Barns from the 16th century, beautifully restored and redesigned with great respect for their history. Nestled in the English countryside, in a bucolic area of Oxfordshire, Hunts Green Barn is a charming property that comprises 16th century, Grade II listed barns and a new extension. Architecture firm McLaren.Excell carefully renovated ...

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 bathroom collection inspired by the Bauhaus movement. Based in Montréal, Canada, Wetstyle has been making premium, handcrafted bath fixtures and furnishing for more than 30 years. With the new Bauhaus Collection, the brand provides an easy solution to create a sophisticated and modern bathroom. Inspired by...

A house designed with varying ceiling heights and openings that optimize privacy and access to views. Built in the city of Nara, Japan, in a residential area surrounded by a forest and a pond, House in Kaerumataike features an ingenious design that optimizes the connection to nature.

A contemporary house with four linked volumes that give a nod to traditional Mallorcan architecture. Completed in a collaboration between Isla Architects and architect Fidalgo Magro, Casa en La Garriga (House in La Garriga) is a project that began in an unusual way. The client decided to hire another architect once the c...

A sustainable house designed to become a part of a natural landscape. Designed by Lina Koníček Bellovičová, founder of Ateliér Lina Bellovičová, House LO is a great example of sustainable architecture. The location, at the edge of a forest in Chřiby,

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]imilarly to bedrooms, bathrooms are a sanctuary. Grooming rituals in the morning, relaxing baths in the evenings – a well-designed modern bathroom can make these moments extra special. This list brings together some of the most elegant, fun, and downright artistic modern bathroom design projects we could find. From ultra-minimalist concepts where brass accents stand out in a...

An artist’s studio on the ground floor of a traditional house in South Tyrol. Located in the historic area of Lana, in South Tyrol, Italy, this charming building looks almost unchanged from the early 1900s when artist Wassily Kandinsky captured it as part of a painting of the town’s square. The building at 20/A is now a ...

A minimalist sandstone house inspired by coastal villas. Located in the town of Carovigno, on the coast of Apulia, Italy, Casa Maiora is a seaside retreat designed for year-round use. Barcelona-based Studio Andrew...

A contemporary extension added to a semi-detached Victorian house in London. Completed by DGN Studio, Concrete Plinth House is an architectural project comprising the renovation of existing living spaces and the creation of an extension. The clients originally tasked the ...

A rural estate, transformed into a sprawling retreat that celebrates vernacular architecture and the beauty of natural materials. Located in a beautiful area of Monesterio, Spain, La Hacienda Los Acepados is a traditional farmhouse that dates back to the end of the 19th century. The clients tasked architecture practice E...

A wood-clad house in Sweden designed with several volumes that follow the topography of a rocky coastal landscape. Built on a small island in Sweden’s Gothenburg archipelago, Villa Vassdal features an understated design that draws inspiration from the coastal landscape. Studio Holmberg designed the dwelling as a retreat that blends into the setting. Formerly linked to shipping and fis...

A tranquil retreat nestled in a Welsh valley. Located in mid Wales, close to the town of Llanbister, Life House is a quiet retreat that immerses guests in a tranquil natural landscape. Celebrated designer John Pawson created the architectural project for Living Architecture, a company that collaborates with award-winning stu...

A minimalist cabin built in a pine forest on a rural property in the south of France. [dropcap]N[/dropcap]estled in a forest in Marseille, France, Pine Nut Cabane is a minimalist cabin that takes cues from vernacular architecture. London-based architecture and desig...

Two apartments located in a 1920s building, restored with great care for their design heritage and traditional craftsmanship. Located in Kypseli, a neighborhood in the center of Athens, Greece, this building dates back to the 1920s and features a beautifully preserved, eclectic Art Deco façade. Beyond the grand exterior...

A compact house designed with concrete brick volumes and two terraces. Located in Albury, New South Wales, Australia, this house has a thoughtful design inspired by the beauty and features of the site. Architecture firm Kerstin Thompson Architec...

A concrete weekend home built under an avocado field. [dropcap]M[/dropcap]any houses nestled in natural landscapes aim to minimize their visual impact on pristine sites, but Mexico City-based architect Francisco Pardo took a more radical approach for th...

A modern Japanese house designed with eight connecting volumes. Built at the southern edge of the city of Nagoya, Japan, House in Odaka stands on top of a small hill. Formerly an empty field, the site recently transformed into a quiet residential area. Thickets, bamboo groves, and open fields still surround the suburban ...

A Victorian brick house in London, beautifully redesigned with two extensions and interiors that showcase the clients’ love of design and modernist architecture. Located in West London, this semi-detached house is a typical Victorian brick building. The new owners, who had moved back to the UK after a 10-year stay in th...

From rustic to refined, this property in the French countryside invites guests to relax in exceptionally warm spaces. Paris-based interior design studio Heju creates minimalist spaces that often blend Scandinavian and Japanese cues. For Papotte,...

A modern home deeply connected to nature. Even before stepping inside the Sonoma Wine Country Residence, the breathtaking location probably stuns guests the first time they visit. At the top of a hill, in a meadow area filled with tall grass and trees, the plot of land overlooks the charming village of Healdsburg, California. Distant mountains rise in the distance to complete the pict...

A mid-century house, stunningly restored and redesigned with great respect for its architectural and interior design heritage. Located in City Beach, a coastal suburb of Perth, Australia, this residence is a beautiful example of mid-century architecture and design. The client, an entertainer and dog owner who was pas...

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 house extension designed with a warm gray, hipped roof. Located in Epsom, Surrey, this 1920s house was transformed with a contemporary extension by London-based studio Oliver Leech Architects. Named Hipped House, the residence required extensive renovations throughout the int...

A spectacular transformation of a 19th-century Victorian home in London, this retreat-like residence mesmerizes with its sweeping spaces and constant connections to nature. Admiring the House of the Elements from the quiet south London street it calls home, one would never guess that behind the typical brick facade, red...

A traditional Abruzzo home, transformed into a contemporary living space. Named the Mountain Foothill Home, this project took inspiration from the idea of creating a time gap between the exterior and the living spaces. Architect Andrea Eusebi’s design aims to immerse residents and guests into a distinct experience that kee...

A minimalist house built in a dense urban setting in Mexico. Built in a dense urban area in the historic center of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, the Sin Nombre House and Gallery provides access to secluded, completely private spaces filled with light. Architecture firm Associates Architecture created the dwelling for t...

A modern take on Australian farmhouses. Built in a rural area of Bruny Island, Tasmania, Coopworth is a modern farmhouse that offers a contemporary twist on rustic farmhouses. FMD Architects designed the dwelling with a creative and dynamic silhouette that subtly refer...

Design Dichotomies: A Study in Contrasting Shapes and Natural Harmony Tucked away within a lush forested plot outside of São Paulo, Brazil, lies an inspiring work of architecture: Casa dos Terraços Circulares, which translates to the House of Circular Terraces. This 2,725-square-foot haven, designed by Brazilian architect Den...

A wood and glass one-story house built in a forested area near the ocean. Inspired by single-story American villas and by the way American architect John Lautner used the principles of organic architecture in his work, the Wooden House is a one-of-a-kind family home. French architect Nicolas Dahan embedded the wood house i...

A white concrete house designed with frustum roofs and interior reverse step pyramids. Located on a quiet street lined with mature poplar trees in Flinders, Australia, Bellows House is a beach retreat like no other. The clients tasked Melbourne-based architecture firm Architects EAT with the design of their second ho...

A restored and thoughtfully modernized apartment in a heritage building in Montréal. Located in “Unity”, a hundred-year old heritage building in the Old Port of Montréal, Canada, this apartment pays homage to its industrial past while embracing the urban context. Local architecture firm Future Simple Studio rest...

Two concrete and steel retreats nestled in a lush forest clearing. Located in Retiro, Colombia, Ballen Houses is a retreat that welcomes travelers in a verdant setting. Oslo-based architecture firm LCLA Office completed two houses from a proposed series of four, all available to rent. Built on a sloping terrain, the volumes have different relationships with the topography of the site....

A Montréal duplex, redesigned to accommodate two individual apartments and one shared floor. Named Les Tissages, or Weavings, this project consists of the complete renovation, redesign, and expansion of a duplex in Montréal’s Plateau-Mont-Royal neighborhood. Canadian architecture firm La Shed Architecture completed the modernization of the two-apartment building for two sisters who wa...

A concrete house with four wings and four gardens inspired by the layout of Renaissance villas. Built on the outskirts of Prague, Czech Republic, this suburban villa occupies a sloping site in an especially verdant area. Nacházel Architekti designed the house as a monolithic, reinforced

A refined apartment located in the 1930s extension of a 19th century palazzo. Named Casa Mille, this renovation project spans three eras and different architectural styles. Turin-based Italian architect Fabio Fantolino redesigned the space to create his own home, a refined apartment that celebrates the building’s rich hi...