Architect designs his own breezy, plant-filled home in Los Angeles
David Montalba, founding principal of Montalba Architects, recently completed a 5,450-square-foot personal residence...
Luxury home in Kerala produces all of its own energy
Thrissur-based design studio LIJO RENY Architects has taken full advantage of Kerala’s sunny, tropical climate...
Wood lattice walls ventilate this beautiful Costa Rica home
Perched in the mountains of Nosara, a surfing paradise on the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica, Casa Guayacán boasts...
Recycled materials and traditional techniques define this farmstay in India
At the edge of the Sasan Gir wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India, d6thD design studio has completed Aaranya, an...
Indonesian Microlibrary uses prefab FSC-certified timber
In the Indonesian city of Semarang, international architecture firm SHAU has completed Microlibrary Warak Kayu,...
A Brisbane cottage is sustainably updated to gracefully age in place
In Brisbane’s leafy suburb of Paddington, Australian architectural practice Shaun Lockyer Architects has created...
LEED Platinum-targeted Santa Monica apartments are powered by solar energy
Los Angeles-based design practice KFA Architecture has recently completed Pico Eleven, a new multi-unit residential...
Passive solar community in Brazil combines social justice and sustainability
To empower a marginalized community in Brazil’s Maranhão state, São Paulo-based architecture firm Estudio...
A 1980s Madrid home gets a modern and energy-efficient facelift
In Madrid’s affluent residential district of La Moraleja, local architectural practice CSO Arquitectura has given...
A midcentury barn is thoughtfully reclaimed for a family retreat in California
In California wine country, north of San Francisco, Faulkner Architects repurposed a 1950s tack barn as part of...
A modernist home in Brazil brings a tropical garden indoors
Designed by São Paulo-based architecture firm BZP Arquitetura, the Casa Flamenco is a modernist home that makes...
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...
Green-roofed beachfront home fully embraces its coastal surroundings
Topped with green roofs and surrounded by walls of glass, the Beach Front Gardens homes in Costa Rica were designed...
A Melbourne worker’s cottage gets revamped into a solar-powered family home
When a young family with two children approached Melbourne-based practice Gardiner Architects for a renovation...
Breezy home in Mexico uses strategic cross ventilation and natural light to reduce its energy use
RDLP Arquitectos have unveiled Casa Puebla, a beautiful family home that incorporates traditional Mexican design...
