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December 17, 2025
Designs Northwest Architects has completed this waterfront home on Camano Island that was shaped by challenges long before finishes were chosen. The site came with strict shoreline rules, unstable soils, and a steep hillside, all set against sweeping water views. Instead of working around those limits, the design responds directly to them. What emerged is […]
December 17, 2025
Seasoned CFO and CEO George Panos outlines how better forecasting, realistic pricing and consistent billing can create more resilient practices. In Total Synergy’s episode of The Blueprint Collective podcast, George Panos, a seasoned CFO and CEO in the A&E world, shares what it really takes to run a financially strong architecture or engineering firm. He […]
December 16, 2025
Perched on a steep waterfront slope, this multi level home by Koichi Takada Architects brings together luxury, light and landscape. Designed to make the most of its dramatic setting, the house steps naturally toward the water, blending modern design with organic materials. From inside, views of the water dominate, while outside, terraces, cantilevered platforms, and […]
December 15, 2025
From the street, this home hints at its past, but step inside and it quickly becomes clear that it is a fresh, contemporary reinterpretation of mid-century ideas. Designed by Kelder Architects for their builder developer client, the house replaces a modest 1960s brick and tile dwelling with a light-filled home shaped around climate, lifestyle, and […]
December 13, 2025
In Amagansett, New York, a quiet stretch of land has been shaped into a home that reflects not just its setting, but the lifestyle of the family who lives there. Designed by Bates Masi + Architects, the house was created for owners whose days revolve around the ocean, the wind, and the subtle signals that […]
December 13, 2025
Set into the mountains of Itaipava, just outside Rio de Janeiro, Casa Terra is a modern Brazilian home that proves concrete does not have to feel cold or severe. Designed by Bernardes Arquitetura, the house uses pigmented concrete walls as both structure and statement, shaping how the spaces flow, how light moves through the home, […]
December 12, 2025
Photo by Renata Dominik Designed by CplusC Architects + Builders, Holocene House offers a daily immersion in nature. Plants canopy the walkways, water moves through the home like a rainforest creek, and every room opens to the outdoors. As Australia’s first certified carbon positive home under the global Active House Alliance, it balances the well-being […]
December 10, 2025
A modest stone outbuilding in Somerset, England, has been reworked into a calm contemporary holiday stay. The value is clear from the first step inside. London Atelier keeps every part of the Grade II listed structure legible while adding a crafted plywood core that delivers comfort, clarity and warmth. The result is a small home […]
December 9, 2025
Gadi House in Talegaon Dhabade, India, is a powerful merging of tradition and innovation, built by PMA Madhushala for two brothers who wanted a home that honors their Maratha lineage. Inspired by the fortified Gadi houses of the region, it rises from its 1.2 acre site with thick stone walls, handcrafted brick bands, and a […]
December 9, 2025
Gadi House in Talegaon Dhabade, India, is a powerful merging of tradition and innovation, built by PMA Madhushala for two brothers who wanted a home that honors their Maratha lineage. Inspired by the fortified Gadi houses of the region, it rises from its 1.2 acre site with thick stone walls, handcrafted brick bands, and a […]
December 7, 2025
On a peaceful stretch of rural Australia, a simple idea has reshaped the way one property connects with its sweeping countryside. With a modest timber addition, Solomon Troup Architects have taken an existing home and helped it finally turn to face the views that were always there but somehow overlooked. What could have been just […]
December 6, 2025
Some homes have all the charm in the world but still feel impossible to live in. That was the story inside this ground floor flat in a large Victorian villa in Hackney, where years of living with a cold, gloomy conservatory finally pushed the owners to look for a better way. They turned to Scenario […]
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