[gallery_extend] Though the Saba Apartment’s sustainable elements are impressive, the building’s most eye-catching features are its wavy timber shutters that cover the street-side grid façade made of square recessed windows. The wooden slats also lend a warm touch to the light-colored stone exterior....

[gallery_extend] Though the Saba Apartment’s sustainable elements are impressive, the building’s most eye-catching features are...

[gallery_extend] Located within the heart of Rio de Janeiro’s business and economic district, the 85-meter-tall RB12 sports a new bioclimatic facade with zigzagging glazed panels and louvers that reduce solar heat gain but allow desired natural light in. Natural ventilation flows throughout the building....

[gallery_extend] Located within the heart of Rio de Janeiro’s business and economic district, the 85-meter-tall RB12 sports a new...

[gallery_extend] The space, located on the top level under the roof of an old Haussmann building in Paris. Originally designed as maids' quarters, today these small nooks often loose their purpose and either converted into attics and storage spaces or left unused. Related: Awesome Floating Bedroom...

[gallery_extend] The space, located on the top level under the roof of an old Haussmann building in Paris. Originally designed as...

[gallery_extend] Galletly and The Bower realized early on that building a tiny house atop a 6x8 box trailer was nonviable, and so scaled back their plans to build a tiny bedroom instead. Constructed mostly from salvaged materials, the Tiny displays a one-of-a-kind feel on both its exterior and interior....

[gallery_extend] Galletly and The Bower realized early on that building a tiny house atop a 6x8 box trailer was nonviable, and so...