Studio 10 designs illusory Escher-inspired interiors for guesthouse in China
Maze-like stairways and optical illusions are designed to trick the eyes of lodgers at this MC Escher-inspired guesthouse in the city of Guilin, China. More
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Atelier Riri creates charred teak cabins at Kiyakabin resort in Indonesia
Indonesian architecture office Atelier Riri has completed a cluster of guest cabins clad in charred teak that surround a shared swimming pool at a small resort on the island of Lombok. More
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Lucas y Hernández-Gil retains period details in revamp of rural Spanish guesthouse
Humble mortar walls and clay floors are paired with original arched ceilings and decorative doorways inside this family-run guesthouse in Spain, which has been revamped by Lucas y Hernández-Gil. More
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Studio 512 cheats extra space at The Hive guest house in Austin
Design firm Studio 512 has created a whimsical guest dwelling for a Texas home that features angled walls clad in oversized shingles, and interior spaces that narrow and widen based on how they are used. More
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Phoebe Sayswow Architects creates 33-square-metre guest house in Taipei
Built-in birch wood storage and glazed white tiles with contrasting pink grout feature in this small one-bedroom apartment, in Taipei, Taiwan More
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![Springingstream guesthouse's wavy tiled roof is based on the outline of surrounding mountains]()
Wavy tiled roof of Springingstream guesthouse is based on the outline of surrounding mountains
Beijing studio WEI Architects used traditional materials and construction techniques to convert a derelict house in Fujian province into a guesthouse featuring curving tiled roofs and reclaimed windows. More
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Birdseye Design references local vernacular for secluded Vermont dwelling
American studio Birdseye Design has created a rural guest house in Vermont with hipped roofs and distinctive cladding, which evokes the traditional board-and-batten siding commonly found across New England. More
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Beech Architects creates guest house inside derelict Suffolk windmill
UK firm Beech Architects has converted a 125-year-old windmill stump in Suffolk, England, into a guest house topped with an elliptical zinc-clad pod. More
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ORA uncovers "hidden layers" when converting 16th-century property into a guesthouse
In transforming a 16th century-Czech Republic residence into this guesthouse, local studio ORA celebrated an assortment of original details including old plasterwork, semi-circular windows and stone steps. More
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Cantilevered concrete volumes provide river and mountain views at Guesthouse Rivendell
Angled concrete surfaces collide to form the facades of this guesthouse by South Korean studio IDMM Architects and Heesoo Kwak, which features sections that thrust out towards the nearby Bukhan River. More
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Inflatable pine cones top guesthouses and spa envisioned by 3Gatti Architecture Studio
3Gatti Architecture Studio has unveiled a vision for an eco-resort in a Latvian forest, featuring pavilions topped with inflatable roofs that look like pine cones. More
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Piet Hein Eek and Iggie Dekkers convert Friesian barn into rustic guesthouse
Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek and architect Iggie Dekkers have transformed a century-old barn in the Friesian village of Woudsend into a guesthouse designed to showcase an aged timber roof. More
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![Farmhouse Burkeldijk and fortress Hazegras in Knokke by Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects]()
Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects transforms Belgian fort into home and guesthouse
Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects has renovated and extended a former fort in West Flanders to create a home for an estate agent and his family. More
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John Hix designs off-grid concrete guesthouse for Caribbean island
Six apartments stacked in pairs of rectangular concrete blocks make up this Caribbean guesthouse, designed by architect John Hix to be completely self sufficient. More
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Modus Studio turns old workshop into Manzeum guesthouse with steel extension
US firm Modus Studio has extended a rustic studio and workshop building in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to add a shop, guesthouse and entertaining areas within a steel structure built by the owner (+ slideshow). More
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Giant window fills gable end of Hamptons guest house by TA Dumbleton
Brooklyn studio TA Dumbleton Architect took cues from two divergent typologies – an old farmhouse and a city loft – while designing this weekend retreat on Long Island in New York (+ slideshow). More
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Hostem's New Road Residence is a guesthouse that includes a "lifestyle minibar"
London fashion store Hostem has launched its first guesthouse – a refurbished Georgian house with furniture from Pierre Jeanneret, Faye Toogood and Max Lamb, and accessories that guests can buy (+ slideshow). More
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DDAANN adds minimal guest house to cyclist's home
Czech architecture studio DDAANN has converted the lower level of a spacious apartment in Prague to create a guest house and a meeting point for group cycling trips. More
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Bow-wow House by Design Band YOAP is a guesthouse for dog lovers in rural South Korea
This dog-friendly guesthouse and residence in the South Korean province of Chungcheongnam features doors decorated with canine illustrations and a sloping playground overlooking the rural landscape (+ slideshow). More
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Tainaron Blue Retreat is a guest house in a converted tower on the Greek coast
This early 19th-century fortified tower overlooking the coastline of Cape Tainaron in Greece has been converted into a guest house with three suites arranged inside its thick stone walls (+ slideshow). More
