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June 5, 2025
Designed in 1958 by architect Charles A. Marsh Jr. for celebrated Seattle artist Alden Mason, this Mid-Century modern home feels like a secret treehouse tucked into the woods near Lake Washington. Recently restored by Nahoko Ueda of Ueda Design Studio, the house delicately blends preservation and innovation. It’s a deeply personal home that continues to […]
June 5, 2025
David Chipperfield Architects unveils Muzej Lah, a contemporary art museum for the Fundacija Lah collection in Bled, Slovenia, that is set to open in Summer 2026. Muzej Lah render (image: David Chipperfield Architects). Located at the foot of the Julian Alps in the historic town of Bled, Muzej Lah is a 5,000-square-metre museum designed by […]
June 4, 2025
Tucked into the lush landscape at the foot of Mount Saint-Bruno, just outside Montreal, the Montpellier residence doesn’t shout for attention, it whispers. Surrounded by a dense forest canopy, this three-level home was imagined as a serene refuge. Designed by Vives St-Laurent and ATA Architecture, it’s a quiet celebration of form, light, and landscape. Here’s […]
June 4, 2025
What does sustainable design look like when it starts with what already exists? In Eindhoven, a 1970s villa in disrepair has been thoughtfully transformed by Wenink Holtkamp Architecten into an energy-neutral home that honors its architectural roots. Tucked beneath tall trees on the edge of the city, the house now balances past and present through […]
June 3, 2025
AT chats to Marina Tabassum, the Bangladeshi architect behind the 25th Serpentine Pavilion which has opened in West London. We learn about what informed her design for A Capsule in Time, and the challenges of building a temporary structure on the Hyde Park site. Read about the 2025 Serpentine Pavilion here. Could you elaborate on the […]
June 3, 2025
In the 1990s, Cedric Price’s radical approach to architectural practice – prioritising processes over buildings – was seen as visionary and eccentric. Today, as the Regenerative Architecture Index reveals, his ideas about systems, adaptability, and the intelligence of practice itself are central to an evolving, more sustainable profession. Back in 1996 my then editor, Paul […]
June 1, 2025
Frank Family Vineyards has unveiled Miller House, a new hospitality space designed to host guests in a setting that’s both refined and deeply personal. Located in Calistoga, California, the space was created by Hawkins Interiors in collaboration with Backen & Backen for architecture and Claudia Schmidt Landscape Design. Named after co-owner Leslie Frank’s maiden name, […]
May 30, 2025
Red Cow Terrace Bold in ambition, but compromised in delivery, Office S&M’s terrace of three family homes in a Hertfordshire village shows how commercial reality can dilute good ideas. Ellen Peirson applauds the bravery of a riposte to standard developer housing that has survived against the odds. Words Ellen Peirson Photos James Retief London has […]
May 30, 2025
Located in Vila Mariana, one of São Paulo’s most traditional neighborhoods, this small apartment (398 square feet or 37 square meters) is a standout example of how compact living can be redefined through intelligent design. With interior design by RMV Interiores, the renovation focused on vertical space optimization and a contemporary material palette that balances […]
May 30, 2025
Natural light pours across stone, wood, and ceramic in this modern Mediterranean home, where simplicity is anything but empty. On Spain’s Costa Blanca, interior designer Maria Jose Aunon Cabrera and architect Pasqual Giner explore how geometry, material, and atmosphere can shape emotion, and space. Stone, white, and warm wood cladding create a material rhythm that […]
May 29, 2025
Tucked into the sloping terrain of Ballybrew, a quiet townland in County Wicklow, Ireland, this contemporary home by DUA (Design Urbanism Architecture) doesn’t shout for attention, it listens. At first glance, it might pass for a simple farm structure. But look again. Beneath the familiar silhouette of a curved roof and green cladding lies a […]
May 29, 2025
In St. Helena, California, a historic stone building of about 2,000 square feet has been turned into a wine tasting room. The interiors are by Hawkins Interiors and the architecture by Backen & Backen. The design mixes European refinement with the relaxed character of Napa Valley and pays tribute to the French heritage of the […]
13 November 2026
