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A home peaking out from the trees by a lake.

Cozy waterfront cottage transforms old foundations using natural materials

Architecture company Prodesi/Domesi's new cottage in the Czech Republic was inspired by a ship. The small cottage...

long wood home at dusk

Modern, barn-inspired home ages gracefully in a wild Poznań meadow

After finding the perfect plot of land 30 minutes outside of Poznań’s historic city center, Carolina reached...

a compact timber structure with glass walls.

Tiny mobile dwelling celebrates local Shinshu larch in Japan

In only three months, eco-conscious Japanese architect Tono Mirai crafted a charming tiny timber structure...

long wood home lit from within at dusk

Green-roofed CLT home opens up to a dreamlike garden in Germany

Near Hannover, Germany, Bremen-based treehouse specialist and architecture practice Baumraum has completed the...

long wood building

Research facility minimizes its carbon footprint to attract international talent

Spain’s coastal city of Badalona has recently welcomed the Centre for Comparative Medicine and Bio-Image, a new...

a dock on the lake, featuring a timber lake house

Timber lake kiosk will gradually disappear into landscape

Berlin-based noa* (network of architecture) has replaced an aging swimming hut with the new Lake House...

timber building with angular roof

Green-roofed sports center adds sculptural appeal to the Augustow riverfront

Polish architecture firms PSBA and INOONI have recently completed a strikingly angular water sports center in the...

exterior of stone house surrounded by greenery

Contemporary barn-inspired home adheres to passive house principles

Delivering a modern twist to local historic building practices, London-based architectural practice Bureau de Change...

timber cabin covered in snow and lifted on stilts

Kengo Kuma suspends a cocoon-like timber dwelling for minimal site impact

Prolific Japanese architecture firm Kengo Kuma and Associates recently worked its magic in the tiny Swiss village...

stone home with several surrounding trees

A stone barn is transformed into a modern, energy-conscious home in Verona

Milan-based architecture practice Studio Wok has revamped a historic stone barn into a contemporary country home...

wood mountain chalet lit from within at night on a snowy landscape

Architect Stefan Hitthaler breathes new life into a 1970s UFO-inspired chalet

A UFO-inspired house may be one of the last things you’d expect to find in a quaint Italian village, but this...

Vatican Chapels Pavilion of the Holy See by Foster + Partners

Vatican City’s first-ever pavilion debuts at the Venice Architecture Biennale

The Vatican Chapels Pavilion of the Holy See opened to fanfare last week, marking Vatican City’s debut at the...

Hotel Revier by Carlos Martinez Architekten, prefab hotel, prefab Switzerland hotel, prefabricated hotel rooms, modular hotel design, modular hotel rooms, Hotel Revier, Hotel Revier architecture, Lenzerheide hotel

This minimalist prefab hotel offers stunning views of the Swiss Alps

This minimalist and modular hotel in the mountain resort of Lenzerheide, Switzerland offers a streamlined and modern...

Treldehuset by CEBRA, Treldehuset in Vejle, Vejle contemporary architecture, Danish summer retreat, minimalist architecture in Denmark, minimalist summer getaway, larch and slate architecture,

Minimalist summer retreat in Denmark is like a house within a house

This summer retreat in Denmark may look like a minimalist dream, but there’s an interesting design twist when...

Pigna by Architetto Beltrame Claudio, egg shaped architecture, larch shingled treehouse, Pigna treehouses, Italian alp treehouse, alpine treehouse, cross laminated timber treehouse, wood fiber insulation with cross laminated timber,

Cozy egg-shaped treehouses offer stunning views of the Italian Alps

A pair of adorable egg-shaped treehouses is hidden away in one of Italy’s oldest forests. Architetto Beltrame...