Naturally ventilated home in Thailand has a lush indoor garden
Designed by Studio Locomotive, this two-story home in Phuket, Thailand combines contemporary and biophilic design....
LEED-certified ‘Cocoon House’ has colored skylights that create rainbows inside the home
The Hamptons have long been known as a summertime haven for busy New Yorkers, and one architect has created a personal...
Santa Barbara home is surrounded by wooden screens for natural climate control
Indoor-outdoor living never looked so good! This modern design by Shubin Donaldson takes full advantage of the...
A love of theater serves as inspiration for this tiny home
When you have a passion, it is often reflected in your home. So when this San Diego family decided to join the...
This tiny home is afforded extra space thanks to a large deck
Barlo Smith and Shona Macpherson are putting a unique twist on the tiny house revolution. The Australian couple...
Glass elements dramatically open up a solar-powered Sydney home
In Sydney’s affluent suburb of Kirribilli, a contemporary solar-powered home stands out from its Victorian manor...
The 1970s brick Upside-Down House gets an eco-friendly refresh
Melbourne-based Inbetween Architecture has breathed new life into a dark and tired 1970s double brick home in Kew,...
Wake up to Himalayan views in this timber-clad holiday home in India
A zen-filled getaway awaits in the foothills of the world’s highest mountain range. There, Matra Architects created...
Skinny 91 inch-wide house in London gets tons of sun thanks to multiple skylights
Houses built on extremely skinny plots are becoming a serious real estate trend in cities with expensive property...
Cozy charred timber box adds a new social heart to Dublin home
A tiny new addition has made a big impact on a terraced home in North Dublin. Stephen Kavanagh Architects designed...
Add a skylight to any room with these amazingly realistic LED panels
Installing a skylight in a room with little light or a lack of windows can now be as easy as hanging a picture,...
Skylights stream light into tiny cantilevering home in German forest
We could all use more light in our lives, and good design provides. Dusseldorf-based architects Falkenberg Innenarchitektur...
John Black Lee’s famous A-frame home in Connecticut is on the market
If you've ever wondered what it's like to throw stones from a glass house, this might be the place for you. Tucked...
Old bungalow transformed into a light-filled dwelling with recycled brick
Andrew Burges Architects revamped a “badly planned” 1940s bungalow in Sydney into a light-filled dwelling for...
Nature-filled office takes over a former factory building in Amsterdam-Noord
Located in an emerging neighborhood of Amsterdam-Noord, the 1,600-square-meter renovated warehouse consists of...
Tiny timber meditation pavilion in Italy reconnects people to nature
Inspired by East and West spiritual philosophies, the five-meter-tall Riondolo was built by hand using local techniques...
Selgas Cano’s Incredible Glass Office Gives Employees a Bug’s Eye View of the Forest Floor
The office takes the form of an aerodynamic tube, with a long window on one wall that extends into part of the...
This tiny prefab solution to Finland’s housing shortage can pop up in 24 hours
The compact 35-square-meter Kokoon prototype comprises three modules to create a comfortable and light-filled living...
Australian Islamic Center’s lantern-like skylights flood worship space with multi-hued light
The mosque’s unique rooftop array is its most notable architectural feature, comprised of rows of prism-shaped...
A daylit extension with a lush indoor garden “grows” out of an artist’s studio in California
The new 720-square-foot extension adds domestic spaces to the main structure, which houses a 2,500-square-foot...
Mesmerizing lava “skylights” give a glimpse under the Earth’s surface
Volcanoes get a bad rap in the movies, but what goes on underneath the Earth’s crust can actually be a beautiful...
Mecanoo designs gorgeous green-roofed train station for Kaohsiung
Set on an 8.5-hectare site with a sunken station plaza, the 182,000-square-meter Kaohsiung Train Station will be...
Super skinny house in Vietnam is filled with natural light and cooling winds
Commissioned for a middle-aged couple and their child, the Cul-de-sac House is named for its location at the end...
Rural cottage in Scotland reborn as an elegant light-filled writer’s home
Although the Blakeburn Cottage expands the footprint of the original building with additions to the east and the...
Dark 19th century workshop is converted into a bright loft-inspired home
The main goal of the renovation was to introduce daylight deep into the 200-square-meter home, which was a challenge...
These amazing, affordable modern shepherd huts can be moved wherever you want
Alabaster came up with the design as a way to enjoy English summers, watch wildlife and read. His idea stemmed...
Kengo Kuma converts a Chinese cotton mill into an aluminum-clad art and retail hub
Though the cotton mill now serves a more highbrow purpose, the architecture was largely retained to create an industrial...
Green-roofed Lotus Square Art Center in China collects rain and light
The building is located at the North East corner of Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, China, within close proximity of...
Giant blue “whale” with skylights makes for a surprising art studio
The building's bulbous, steel-plated form culminates with two large windows that angle up towards the sky and provide...
Japanese research center fuses natural design elements with energy efficiency
The ROKI Global Innovation Center or “ROGIC,” as its designers nicknamed it, maximizes natural light with plentiful...