Italian farmhouse transformed into exquisitely sustainable summer retreat
Minimalist sophistication may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of Italian farm houses, but...
Apple confirms massive six-floor campus in London’s former Battersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station Company has confirmed their "largest office tenant" in London will be none other than tech...
Friends give their kitchen a green makeover filled with fun upcycled touches
Tiffany had been planning to eventually overhaul her outdated kitchen anyway, but unexpected flooding caused by...
A sculptural timber roof turns a crumbling holiday home into a green forest getaway
Rather than tear down a crumbling 1950s holiday home in the Netherlands, Bloot Architecture decided to turn the...
Subterranean Conservation Hall is a glass-walled atrium under the Governor’s lawn in Tennessee
Placed 25 feet below the front lawn, the oval-shaped courtyard is fully glazed. This allows natural light to penetrate...
Ramshackle alpine shed transformed into a rustic mansion in France
Achieving a finely tuned balance between a contemporary and rustic aesthetic, not to mention material sustainability,...
8 of the world’s most inspiring homes
Breathtaking Shipping Container Studio: San Antonio, Texas Texas architect Jim Poteet transformed a 40-foot shipping...
Creative Polish Bakery Uses Recycled Baking Trays as Wall Tiles
With 18 stores in Toruń, one of the oldest cities in Poland, this traditional bakery has renovated its store and...
Studiomama Gives Historic 18th Century Swedish Home a Monochromatic Makeover
Studiomama began by getting rid of the years of renovations that the apartment in the home endured, including a...
Look Again. Can You See the New Addition?
The architects designed the addition as a strong and distinctive space that remains inconspicuous when seen from...
Top Heavy TYIN Tengestue Addition Provides Extra Living Space Without Sacrificing the Garden
The original two storey home was becoming too small for the family of four, who wanted to expand without sacrificing...
The Coachman: Lundberg Design Retrofits a San Francisco Bar with Walls Made of Honey
San Francisco-based Lundberg Design transformed one of their old projects, Heaven’s Dog, into one of the city’s...
MVRDV Transforms an 18th Century Chapel into a Spectacular Modern Museum Entrance
The chapel, which was built by Jan Giudici in 1787, had long been neglected and without purpose. The beautiful...
RARE Architecture Restores Historic London Building with a Modern Patterned Skin
Originally built in 1910, this Edwardian town hall was extended in 1937 into a 7,500 square meter building. It...
Beautifully Renovated Rierson-Salmons Cabin is Wrapped With an Energy-Efficient Envelope
The exterior of the Rierson-Salmons Cabin features a thoroughly modern facade accented by linear forms. The black...
Studio Gang’s Mega Efficient NRDC Office Retrofit Achieves LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge Certification
Located in the Civic Opera House building, the open floorplan was key to the design because it allowed for a minimal...
Extraordinary Timber Skin Wraps Around Alma Hotel in Italy’s Dolomites
The architect, Ulla Hell, sought a new home for her family of five, and the existing 1960s hotel needed a smart...
NoArq Extends Roof of NP House into the Ground to Enlarge a Home for Four in Portugal
The renovation increased the home's footprint from 262.09 to 469.11 square meters with very little disruption to...
Patrice Bideau’s Bioclimatic House in France Balances Beautiful Views With Energy Efficiency
The owners began their journey by purchasing a house in 2010 that was built in the 1970s. After an analysis of...
Christopher Polly Carves Vaulted Ceilings and Light Wells into Sydney’s Cosgriff House
Expanding the Cosgriff House in Annandale without undue environmental impact was a driving force behind this green...
Striking Corten Steel Umbrellas to Shade Madrid’s 2010 Shanghai Pavilion
3Gatti's Francesco Gatti was inspired by the hot summer months in Shanghai, when just about everyone carries colorful...
Strips of Glazing Pour Daylight into Renovated Seaside House N in The Netherlands
In order to grow the ground floor, Maxwan added two new boxes to the original building. Protruding from the kitchen...
Andrew Maynard Unveils Gorgeous ‘HOUSE House’ Renovation in Melbourne
Andrew Maynard's HOUSE House is owned by a single extended family and it consists of two homes set right next to...
Nova Scotia Power’s New Headquarters is the First LEED-Certified Building in Atlantic Canada
The building sits on a 5-acre site to the south of Halifax, Canada, and it connects the city to the waterfront....
Mole Architects Updates Hawthbush Farmhouse With Reclaimed Brick Extension
Mole Architects used natural materials like wood cladding, glass, and copper to extend the Hawthbush farmhouse...
Code Black Coffee: Two Melbourne Warehouses Merge to Create Industrial Chic Cafe and Roastery
Dark and moody, Code Black Coffee is an open space defined by rough steel framing, polished concrete floors, natural...
House H: Y Beams, Hanging Floors and Irregular Cutouts Transform a Tiny Japanese Home
In order to create a playful sense of expansiveness on the inside of the Matsudo City home, Shinozaki decided to...
1K Fulton: Chicago Cold Storage Facility Defrosted To Make Way For New Adaptive Reuse Office
When Fulton Street Cold Storage building was built in 1923 it was one of the most technologically advanced refrigeration...
Golden Gate Valley Library is a Solar-Powered LEED Gold Renovation in San Francisco
Originally the Golden Gate Valley Library was named the Carnegie Library and was completed in 1918 in the Beaux-Arts...
The IBC Innovation Factory Is a Creative Learning Environment Built In a Former Paint Factory
Originally built in 1978, the GORI paint factory was considered innovative and set new standards for manufacturing...
