The Olive Houses are off-grid retreats hidden in Mallorca's mountains
Craggy boulders jut through walls in these off-grid guesthouses that architecture studio Mar Plus Ask has built in Mallorca, Spain, for creatives in need of a quiet escape. More
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The Nest at Sossus guesthouse in Namibia features a thatched facade
South African designer Porky Hefer took cues from the amorphous shape of bird nests to create this off-grid guesthouse on a wildlife reserve in Namibia. More
Weber Arquitectos builds San Simon Cabins from volcanic rock
Mexican architecture studio Weber Arquitectos has used grey volcanic stone to construct five cabins on a forested site in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. More
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Catalan architect Aixopluc creates prototype Alfondac guest apartment in abandoned studio
Catalan architect Aixopluc has created an experimental apartment above its office in Reus, featuring a modular furniture system designed to rehabilitate abandoned buildings. More
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Raúl Sánchez uses clever cutaways in house at Mas Blanch i Jové winery
Corten steel walls, a circular window and a big cross all feature in this house renovated by Raúl Sánchez Architects for a winery in Catalonia. More
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BCHO Architects merges seaside guesthouse with the landscape
The concrete rooms of Jipyungzip, a guesthouse by BCHO Architects in South Korea, are sunk into a grassy slope with flat roofs that form terraces overlooking the sea. More
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La Petite Maison is a tiny guesthouse in France made out of wood
Architecture studio 2m26 has completed this small wooden guesthouse with matching furniture in southwestern France. More
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Nuwa is a micro guesthouse in Seoul with just one room
Design studio Z_Lab has included a huge porthole window and sunken bath inside this tiny guesthouse in northern Seoul, which measures under 30 square metres. More
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Studio Bua overhauls seaside guesthouse in Icelandic nature reserve
A new corrugated metal skin is one of several changes that Studio Bua made in its renovation of Guesthouse Nýp in Iceland. More
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Atelier l'Abri draws from mid-century A-frame chalets for "sculptural" guest house in Canada
Visitors to Canada's Poisson Blanc regional park can rent this wooden cabin designed and built by Montreal architecture studio Atelier l'Abri, which has a triangular profile that takes cues from A-frame cottages. More
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Kooo Architects inserts plywood-lined hotel rooms into an existing concrete frame
Plywood panels and fabric curtains have been used by by Kooo Architects to transform an existing concrete structure into a guesthouse in Guangzhou, China. More
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CLB situates Queen’s Lane Pavilion between two creeks on remote Wyoming site
Perforated metal screens and glazed walls define the exterior of this low-lying house in the American West, which was designed by CLB Architects to preserve wetlands and wildlife habitat. More
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Kooo Architects inserts glass walls into frame of concrete hotel
Kooo Architects has converted a seven-storey building in the centre of Guangzhou, China into a guesthouse with lantern-like frosted glass walls. More
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Lundies House is a "Scandi-Scot" guest home inside a 17th-century manse
Preservation and hospitality organisation Wildland has collaborated with Groves-Raines Architects to convert former clergy living-quarters into an intimate guesthouse in the Scottish highlands. More
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One-room hotel Trunk House includes Tokyo's tiniest disco
Hotel brand Trunk worked alongside design studio Tripster to create this boutique hotel in Tokyo, which takes cues from traditional Japanese aesthetics – but unusually boasts its own miniature nightclub. More
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Harmon Guest House by David Baker offers contemporary lodging in California wine country
American firm David Baker Architects has completed an eco-hotel in Sonoma County that features board-marked concrete walls, a garden courtyard and a brise-soleil made of redwood slats. More
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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
