A “green lung” brings sunlight and air into a narrow Vietnamese home
In the tightly packed cities of Vietnam, residential houses are often placed close together on long, narrow plots...
A 1940s cottage is transformed into a solar-powered Hanok-inspired home
Portland-based collaborative design practice Woofter Architecture has recently completed the expansion and renovation...
Casa I combines traditional courtyard typology with modern construction in Chile
Santiago-based architects Alfredo Thiermann and Sebastián Cruz of architecture office Thiermann Cruz Arquitectos...
Porous brick walls keep this bold Vietnamese home naturally cool
In an effort to beat the tropical heat in southern Vietnam’s Long An province, Ho Chi Minh City-based architecture...
Twisting brick facade fronts an innovative courtyard house near Chicago
In a Chicago suburb full of traditional gabled rooflines, California-based architectural firm Brooks + Scarpa has...
A storage shed is transformed into a bespoke light-filled home in London
London-based architecture firm De Rosee Sa has given an old storage shed a new lease on life by converting it into...
Daylit studio and courtyard breathe new life into a 1940s house in Seattle
A new studio and courtyard inspired by ancient Chinese housing design maximize the potential of this 1940s residence...
Exquisite Japanese house wraps around a generations-old tree
The line between nature and architecture is often blurred in Japan to beautiful effect. Japanese architect Takashi...
Beautiful organic food facility mimics the shape of traditional Chinese courtyard houses
Located on a 6,000-square-meter site surrounded by village housing and farmland, the Organic Farm processing plant...
A tropical paradise grows inside this lush Singapore home
Like many traditional Asian homes, the 1,494.7-square-meter Cornwall Gardens is a courtyard house where the main...
World’s first Rose Museum in Beijing is wrapped in a beautiful perforated facade
Set on a 100-hectare rose park that exhibited over 2,000 species of roses for the convention, the Beijing Rose...
Solar-powered home in Tainan puts a modern twist on the traditional courtyard house
WLA built the Spring House for a single client who wanted a clear delineation of space between her personal living...
'Tunnel' linking two parts bathes a house in Australia in natural light
The architects removed the rear lean-in and built an additional structure which contrasts the original structure...
Atelier Sacha Cotture Clads Filipino Courtyard House in Low-Cost Bamboo and Solar Panels
Atelier Sacha Cotture stacked the living and bedroom areas into a three-story structure located at the farthest...
Building Trust International Announces Winners of Competition for Sustainable Low-Income Housing in Cambodia
Building Trust International’s competitioncalled for entrants to design homes that could withstand flooding and...
