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A two-level home comprised of three volumes, sitting on a lush green lawn with a red tree in front.

Victorian farmhouse transforms into low-energy modern home

Thanks to designers at Guttfield Architecture, a quaint Victorian farmhouse in Harpsden, Henley on Thames has been...

brick school building with narrow windows

Award-winning Jewish primary school gets a sustainable expansion in Chicago

The Blue Ribbon School-recognized Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School (BZAEDS) in Chicago, Illinois has elevated...

black modern cube home next to white gabled cottage

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...

elongated home with angular volumes lit up at dusk

Green-roofed addition brings a mid-century home into the 21st century

There are few things we love more than witnessing the transformation of something old into something new — and...

dark colored home illuminated with interior light with the sunset behind it

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...

home with white lower floor and black upper floor

Passive solar home makes the most of a difficult, triangular site in Sydney

When asked to renovate and expand a home on a challenging triangular lot in Sydney, local architectural practice...

rendering of the interior of the structure with a winding circular walkway, ample light from the ceiling glass

UNStudio wins bid to design new “future-proofed” Business School at UCA Epsom

UNStudio and its team of collaborators have won a competition design a new extension for the Business School for...

prefabricated wood home in a u shape with stairs surrounded by grass and trees

Chic prefab home annex pops up with speed and efficiency in Mexico

When a client pressed for time approached SOA Soler Orozco Arquitectos to design his home annex, the Mexico City-based...

small gray cottage home with front yard

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...

copper and glass building with facade that looks like falling dominoes

Dramatic “domino-effect” facade wraps BIG-designed business school

Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled images of the stunning Business Innovation Hub at the University of Massachusetts...

white concrete home built into a hill

The Felderhof House in Italy is built into the ground and topped with a green roof

In the Eisack Valley of Italy, an old “pair farmstead” structure partly built into the hillside years ago still...

wood deck leading to wood building with gabled roof

A 1920s cottage gets a new lease on life as an urban barnyard house

When a family of four outgrew their 1920s cottage in Melbourne and were about to embark on an extensive renovation,...

curved home with rammed earth walls

Rammed earth addition brings light and energy savings to a Melbourne home

When a growing family needed extra living space, they turned to Australian design studio Steffen Welsch Architects...

renovated 1960s home surrounded by lush greenery under blue skies with children playing outside

Breezy caravan-inspired annex uses passive design for thermal comfort

In Melbourne, Australia, a 1960s family home has been updated with a new contemporary extension that draws inspiration...

brick home with wood patio

A 1960s home gets a modern facelift with solar panels and rainwater collection

Needing more room to accommodate their growing family, a young couple enlisted the help of North Melbourne-based...