Architecture & Design Community
September 7, 2025
Turning an outdoor space into a true extension of the home can completely change the way a family lives and entertains. For a young couple in Notting Hill with four small children, Germinate Garden Design were asked to rethink their backyard and transform it into something vibrant, fun, and functional. The couple had already renovated […]
August 21, 2025
Part of a larger renovation of a home in Cape Town, South Africa, this concrete garden pavilion was designed as a place for the homeowners to fully immerse themselves in their outdoor surroundings. Designed by Metropolis Design, the pavilion combines concrete, timber, and textured plaster to form a contemporary yet grounded structure. Inside, multiple seating […]
August 4, 2025
Behind a 1964 townhouse in Berkeley, California, a narrow, sloping backyard has been turned into a peaceful garden retreat. Designed by Mary Barensfeld Architecture, the space now draws on Japanese design principles to turn a tricky elevation into an experience of movement, texture, light, and reflection. At just 23 feet wide and 50 feet deep, […]
July 18, 2025
High above Chicago’s Lincoln Park, a hidden oasis unfolds atop a residential building, a 3,400-square-foot rooftop retreat that feels more like a yard in the sky than a traditional terrace. Designed by dSPACE Studio, this elevated escape sits above a combined penthouse unit, offering sweeping views, rich plant life, and a mix of tranquil and […]
June 9, 2025
On the 7th floor of Deji Plaza in Nanjing, China, X+Living Architecture and Interior Design, led by designer Li Xiang, has turned a standard mall dining area into an indoor garden. The aim was a place where people slow down and spend time among plants in the middle of the city. The studio is at […]
May 28, 2025
Perched atop a high-rise in central Melbourne, Australia, Phoenix Rooftop is a private garden created for two professionals moving from the suburbs to the city. The project was designed by BENT Architecture to bring the familiar functions of a backyard, space to move, sit, and eat, into a highly exposed rooftop environment. At 30 storeys, […]
May 19, 2025
A good outdoor dining area makes it easy to move meals outside, whether on a small patio, a terrace, a rooftop or a large garden. The eleven projects below, by architects and landscape designers in several countries, show different ways to do it: under a pergola, beside a pool or fireplace, with a built-in oven […]
March 6, 2025
Locus Design has shared photos of a renovation project they completed for a brick home in Greater London, England, that added space at the rear of the house for an updated living room, dining room, and kitchen, as well as a landscaped yard. At the rear of the home, a new brick extension with new […]
December 27, 2023
Openideas Architects has shared photos of a modern project in Ahmedabad, India, that includes two homes for multi-generational living, with a curving bridge walkway that connects to outdoor entertaining areas. The bridge, which includes hidden lighting, travels above water features, gardens, pathways, and driveways. The railings that accompany the bridge are higher at some points […]
November 26, 2023
Koichi Takada Architects has sent us photos of ‘Landmark by Lexus’, a showroom/pavilion that was presented to guests during the Melbourne Cup Carnival at the Flemington Racecourse in Australia. Drawing inspiration from the Australian landscape, Koichi Takada Architects designed a three-floor modular structure that has over 1,000 native Australian plants and flowers on its facade. […]
August 24, 2023
Wallflower Architecture + Design has shared photos of a home they recently completed in Novena, Singapore, that integrates plants into its design. Located in a residential area in the middle of the city, the house sits on a fan-shaped property and has been designed to reflect the owners’ desire to recreate the feeling of being […]
August 13, 2023
Robert Young Architects has shared photos of a home they designed in Hither Hills, a rolling topography of dunes between Montauk and Amagansett, New York, for a family that wanted a year-round retreat. Located on a steep site, the home features multiple levels, a swimming pool, and a pool house with a green roof. Exterior […]
13 November 2026
