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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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‘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...

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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...

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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...

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