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October 28, 2025
A Rusted Roof, White Walls, and Desert Light: Inside Arizona’s Canal House
In the heart of Phoenix, where the desert meets the city’s ancient waterways, a home called Canal House quietly redefines what modern desert living can be. Designed by local architecture firm The Ranch Mine, this project takes inspiration from southern Arizona’s historic missions and transforms it into something warm, organic, and deeply connected to its […]
October 28, 2025
Marks Barfield Architects – ADC
Skip to content Marks Barfield Architects Marks Barfield Architects discuss viewing buildings as material banks; drawing inspiration from biomimicry to shape the culture and structure of the practice and taking a principled position on projects at home and overseas. Julia Barfield, founder of Marks Barfield Architects at their studio in Clapham, south west London. From […]
October 26, 2025
How a Seattle Family Built a Backyard Office for Two Using Off-the-Shelf Materials
When a Seattle couple found themselves working from home in a cramped 110-square-foot shed, they knew something had to change. With a toddler underfoot, a baby on the way, and a 1919 bungalow that couldn’t stretch any further, they reached out to Linework Architecture with a simple subject line: “Tiny Project?” What followed became a […]
October 24, 2025
A Slow Life in Spain: The Architect Who Built Her Dream Cottage in the Mountains
When architect Laura Alvarez couldn’t find the kind of holiday home she dreamed of, she decided to create it herself. Growing up in Northern Spain, she had spent her childhood surrounded by mountains, sea air, and quiet green landscapes. Years later, she returned to that same region, not to revisit the past, but to build […]
October 24, 2025
Cairo Pergola – ADC
Skip to content Cairo Pergola CLUSTER and THISS Studio with Orient Productions’ vivid red pavilion reclaims public space along the Nile River in Cairo as a stage for community, performance and environmental action. Photos Georges & Samuel Mohsen – The GS Studio CLUSTER (Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research) in collaboration with […]
October 22, 2025
A Hillside Gem: How a Sloped Site Became the Ultimate Lakeside Home
Perched on the shores of Lake Chapala in Jocotepec, Mexico, Casa Lago was designed by FARQ Arquitectos as a peaceful weekend home that feels timeless. With open spaces, high ceilings, and natural finishes inspired by the surrounding landscape, the house invites the outdoors in and celebrates the beauty of the lake. The site itself was […]
October 20, 2025
The Gallery – ADC
Skip to content The Gallery Cagni Williams Associates has reworked an Edwardian terraced house in south London, replacing the rear conservatory with a Corten steel-and-glass extension, and delivering a low-energy retrofit with carefully crafted spaces. Photos Fred Howarth Cagni Williams Associates has completed a highly distinctive extension and refurbishment of an Edwardian terraced house in […]
October 20, 2025
From farmland to high design: Inside the Shou Sugi Ban house made for art lovers
Architecture firm actual / office designed this house as a contemporary nod to the barns and farm buildings that once dotted the Hudson Valley’s open fields. Perched on a hillside near Taghkanic, it’s made up of two elongated volumes, one smaller, one larger, perfectly sleeved together on a cast-in-place concrete base. The result is a […]
October 17, 2025
Gap House – ADC
Skip to content Gap House An innovative prototype by BDP for Bristol City Council turns a disused garage site in Horfield into nine sustainable, factory-built homes for social rent. Photos Kathy Coley, Wayne Sargent Occupying a narrow plot of former council garages in Bristol’s Horfield district, the Gap House by BDP for Bristol City Council […]
October 16, 2025
Inside the wraparound porch home glowing at golden hour
At first glance, Leporte Residence feels familiar, the gabled roofline and verandah recall the simplicity of an old farmhouse. But look closer, and the innovation begins to unfold. Designed by Lyric Architects, this coastal home is both nostalgic and new, shaped by performance-driven thinking and refined detailing. Every surface and joint has a reason, every […]
October 15, 2025
Quiet confidence – ADC
Skip to content Quiet confidence As offices adapt to hybrid working, acoustic control has become essential for comfort and certification. Optima outlines why independently verified data is critical for specifying glass partitions and doors that perform as designed. In association with Optima Systems’ 117 Plus single-glazed partitions with Edge Symmetry doors were used in this […]
October 14, 2025
Beyond Hinges: How Pivoting Doors Are Redefining Modern Spaces
Marston Architects designed this Australian house. Photography by Katherine Lu. Pivot doors are changing the way we experience our homes. Unlike traditional hinged doors, these dramatic, rotating panels don’t just open a space, they frame it, fill it with natural light, and create seamless connections between indoors and outdoors. Here’s how designers are using them […]