Lush Sky Green towers are the first of their kind in Taichung
Taichung, Taiwan has taken yet another step toward becoming a greener, more livable city with the recent completion...
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 rich vegetable garden grows atop a unique home in Vietnam
In Vietnam’s coastal region of Quang Ngai, a one-of-a-kind home with a roof topped with fresh vegetables has...
Rammed-earth walls make up a beautiful retreat hidden in the Zhejiang mountains
Hidden in the misty mountains of Zhejiang, a new eco-sensitive resort made from local materials entices visitors...
A cluster of coast forest cabins brings a nature-loving family closer together
With their grown children living in different parts of North America, Indiana-based couple John and Pat Troth sought...
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...
Greenery-filled renovation rethinks Indonesian colonial architecture
Indonesian architecture firm Kantor Gunawan Gunawan has transformed a century-old Dutch Colonial house into the...
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...
A native meadow green roof camouflages a low-impact Hamptons home
When a husband and wife purchased five acres of bluff top property overlooking the Peconic Bay in the Hamptons,...
This lake house in Chile was designed to complement the surrounding environment
The BEG House by Rudolphy + Bizama Arquitectos is located off of Lake Riñihue in the Los Ríos Region of Chile....
LEED Gold house reveals maritime charms
When a family with a love for boating purchased property on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland, they turned...
Passive solar house embraces indoor-outdoor living in sustainable comfort
Just 15 minutes from New Zealand’s capital is an environmentally conscious house that enjoys the best of city...
A chic, nature-filled office building in Tokyo boldly brings the outdoors in
In Tokyo, a new office tower stands out from the concrete jungle with its embrace of nature. Designed by prolific...
A Dutch village inspired the design of this solar-powered home
Within a cluster of traditional Dutch homes in The Hague, local firm Global Architects designed a single-family...
10 shipping containers make up this modern, mixed-use structure in Shanghai
Yiduan Shanghai Interior Design has transformed 10 shipping containers into a striking mixed-use structure on Shanghai’s...
Floating treehouse inside Mexican forest is a dreamy escape from city noise
In the heart of Mexico City, local architectural firm Talleresque has completed Casa Flotante (Floating House),...
This elevated prefab home in Chile takes in striking volcano views
In the Chilean city of Pucón, Santiago architect Alejandro Soffia has recently completed a prefab home that visually...
Contemporary A-frame home soaks up lakeside views in Mexico
On the edge of Lake Avándaro in the Mexican town of Valle de Bravo is House A, a beautiful, contemporary home...
Local, natural materials make up this eco-friendly jungle refuge in Tulum
Mexican architectural firm Jaquestudio recently completed a new boutique hotel nestled in a leafy paradise within...
Santa Barbara home is surrounded by wooden screens for natural climate control
Indoor-outdoor living never looked so good! This modern design by Shubin Donaldson takes full advantage of the...
Rammed earth ties a contemporary home to the rocky New Zealand landscape
Emerging out of the landscape like a series of boulders, the Kanuka Valley House set into a lush valley in Wanaka,...
Rugged Wilderness House optimizes bush views and passive solar principles
Drawing inspiration from the midcentury Case Study houses, Osmington-based Archterra Architects designed the Wilderness...
Green-roofed home in Atlanta offers a digital detox with lush nature views
Designed to focus on life in the outdoors, the Split Box House in Atlanta is a quiet, nature-inspired retreat for...
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...
A renovated Toronto home boasts energy savings of over 50%
Blending East Asian and Western influences to reflect the client’s Asian-Canadian background, the Echo House...
A prefab home in Sydney celebrates indoor-outdoor living
Constructed in a Melbourne factory in just 12 weeks, this elegant, prefab home in Sydney offers indoor-outdoor...
Reclaimed timber clads a chic pool house near Californian vineyards
California-based architecture and design firm Ro Rockett Design recently added a pool house to a Sonoma County...
Green-roofed Hanging Villa is embedded into a lush jungle landscape
Architect Tonny Wirawan Suriajaja of Jakarta-based design firm TWS & Partners has created a spacious family...
This aerodynamic tiny home embraces flexible indoor-outdoor living
As anyone in the tiny home community knows, space comes at a premium. Most tiny home inhabitants also love to look...
Solar-Powered smart home in LA can be remotely controlled with a phone
Los Angeles-based general contractor and real estate development firm LA Build Corp has recently completed a single-family...