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September 18, 2025

They added a guest house that begins with a short walk over a bridge

In Wyoming, this home is where architecture meets nature in a thoughtful update by Prospect Studio. What began as a site anchored by a rustic log cabin has evolved into a property that now balances modern design with the surrounding landscape. With the addition of a guest house, garage, and a connecting bridge, the owners’ […]

September 16, 2025

At Night, These Wood Cabins Glow Like Lanterns

Patrick Arotcharen Architecte has designed an eco-lodge in Saubion, France, called Les Echasses. Set in the heart of the Landes, the project is surrounded by tall pine trees and a carefully reshaped lake landscape. The architecture is designed to interact with its environment rather than dominate it, creating a stay that feels both private and […]

September 14, 2025

This mid-century modern inspired pool house design turns entertaining into an art form

Design firm PAR Arquitectos were commissioned to create a modern pool house in Santiago, Chile, positioned next to an existing swimming pool. The project is a blend of outdoor living, natural textures, and functional mid-century modern inspired design. Taking inspiration from traditional pergolas, the pool house features white-painted steel pillars paired with beams of Oregon […]

September 12, 2025

Olson Kundig’s Industrial Mountain House in Ketchum, Idaho, with a Pivoting Glass Wall

Steel-and-glass wings on a board-formed concrete base, a 23-foot pivoting glass wall worked by a hand crank, and a moss rock shower: Olson Kundig’s second home in Ketchum.

September 11, 2025

A sunlit kitchen addition that blurs indoors and outdoors

This house extension and renovation in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Anna & Eugeni Bach, transforms daily living by blurring the boundaries between indoors and outdoors. With thoughtful changes to both structure and layout, the house embraces light, greenery, and Mediterranean ease. The extension is conceived almost entirely as a transparent structure, built with wood and […]

September 10, 2025

A Small Mid-Century-Style Forest House in Punta del Este, Uruguay

iHouse estudio set this small house on a platform at the top of a steep forest site in Punta del Este, with two yellow service blocks, glass walls and a teal-tiled bathroom.

September 9, 2025

Inside the off-grid house that feels bigger than it is

CAST architecture designed the Logan Canyon Off-grid Cabin in Cache County, Utah, as a home that works with its environment rather than against it. Just 30 minutes from Logan, the 1,333-square-foot dwelling sits on more than five acres bordering U.S. Forest Service land, where expansive views and modern design meet self-sufficient living. The cabin’s exterior […]

September 8, 2025

Inside the Pod-Like Holiday Home Built to Withstand Nature

AR Design Studio were asked by their clients to design an extension for their holiday house on the South Coast of England. But halfway through the planning process, disaster struck: one night during a landslip, the house broke apart. What could have been the end of a dream retreat instead became an opportunity to start […]

September 6, 2025

Why this mid-century modern inspired home feels timeless today

Malcolm Davis Architecture designed a striking contemporary home in Los Altos Hills, California, that stands on the site of a former farmhouse. The new design brings together clean lines, open spaces, and thoughtful connections between indoors and outdoors. Before exploring the details, here’s a drawing that shows the home’s overall layout. From the front, the […]

September 4, 2025

Inside a Beach House Built to Withstand Hurricanes

Specht Novak has designed a contemporary house on Long Island Beach in New Jersey. It replaces a family home that was destroyed in a hurricane, and it combines modern design with construction meant to stand up to the next storm. Built for wind and water The design had to meet the updated regulations of FEMA […]

September 3, 2025

Maniac Barbier & Café, Montreal: Where Coffee Meets Grooming with Flair – ADC

Montreal’s creative pulse just got a little stronger. Designed by Lemoignan Studio, Maniac Barbier, already a fixture in Griffintown, has unveiled a second chapter that is less shop, more social hub. Their new spot at Plateau Mont-Royal turns the classic barbering ritual into a communal experience by folding in a café front and centre. A […]

August 31, 2025

Inside the A-frame cabin where floor-to-ceiling glass changes everything

Taking inspiration from the classic architecture of an alpine chalet, Canadian design firm la SHED has created a lakeside retreat in Lanaudière, Quebec. Known as Chalet de la Plage, this home balances tradition with a refined, contemporary touch. Nestled among the trees, the home reveals itself only when you get close. Facing directly onto the […]