Solar panels and harvested rainwater power this mirrored holiday home by first-time architect Prashant Ashoka, which was designed to be self-sufficient and in harmony with its surroundings. Casa Etérea is nestled into the slopes of an extinct volcano in the Los Picachos highlands, near the Mexican city of San Miguel de Allende, and surrounded by...
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Modern Industrial Loft With Boho Accents And Retro Vibes
This gorgeous apartment from Barcelona, Spain measures 150 square meters and it feels a lot more spacious than that. This is due to how the interior was redesigned and decorated by Sincro Interior Design Studio. The designers managed to open it up and to redistribute the rooms and to rethink the way in which they’re...
Willunga Retirement Residence Designed Around A Garden
This garden house in suburban Adelaide was designed by architect-in-training Reuben French-Kennedy as a retirement home for his parents. Willunga House is designed to work in harmony with nature, offering views of the surrounding landscape while minimizing its carbon footprint through passive heating and cooling techniques. At the same time, its form and layout are designed...
Cozy Barn-Inspired House In Copper Mountains
This house in Copper Mountains, Colorado, was designed by Plaad Office and Collective Design Group shows off rustic and modern styles at their best, and this combo creates incredibly cozy spaces with spectacular views. The home is barn-inspired and features 6 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms in total plus a multitude of common areas. Large windows...
Modern Stone House With A Courtyard In The Center
Casa Tapihue by Matías Zegers Arquitectos is a house in a vineyard built from white stone around a courtyard with a firepit in Casablanca, Chile. The residence is named for the valley of Tapihue between two mountains in Chile’s wine-growing region. Matias Zegers Arquitectos designed the family home to give the resident plentiful ways of...
Lakeshore Rustic Log Cabin With An Extension On Top
Paul Bernier Architecte has renovated a wooden cabin located by the shore in Lanaudière, Canada, and extended it to create an open, fluid, and bright residence inside. The proximity to the shore led the Montreal-based architects to plan the extension on top rather than on the sides, while only a screened porch has been added...
Minimalist And Meditative Retreat In A Russian Forest
Set on the edge of a dense pine forest in Russia’s Tyumen region, this house in western Siberia was conceived as a refuge from busy urban lifestyle. Architectural studio A61 and interior designers YY design created a meditative retreat where occupants can unwind, relax and reconnect with nature in comfort. The house turns its back...
Contemporary Geometric Extension Of A Victorian House
Bureau de Change Architects has renovated a Victorian terraced house in South London, complete with a rear extension of interlocking geometric glass volumes. Titled Frame House, the project comprises a series of undulating levels that create playful ledges, steps, and borders. Textures, graphics, colors and finishes have been selected to emphasize the home’s theatricality, including...
Small Mid-Century Modern And Boho Farmhouse
This ivy-covered farmhouse is not what you’d expect to find tucked at the end of a cul-de-sac in Oakland, California. It’s a leafy green oasis in the middle of a neighborhood. There are mature trees, flower boxes, swaths of ivy and tall hedges that make it feel like you’ve stumbled across a Secret Garden in...
City Cabin Retreat To Connect To Nature
Designed by Olson Kundig, City Cabin is a urban retreat located in one of Seattle’s most established residential areas. The client, an avid conservationist dedicated to preserving forests, asked for a private dwelling that would connect her to nature. Siting the 2,400-square-foot (223 sqm) house on the northwest corner of the lot maximizes garden areas...









