Hollow brick shell encases glass-walled House SSK in Belgium
De Baes Associates and architect Sophie van Noten's House SSK is a steel and glass house wrapped inside an open-topped brick shell in Kortrijk, Belgium. More
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![V-Plan House by Studio B]()
Studio B's V-Plan House in Aspen comprises black gabled forms
Colorado firm Studio B has created a dwelling in the Rocky Mountains that features black wooden cladding, sharply pointed roofs and cosy rooms awash in natural light. More
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![Atelier Janda Vanderghote Entrenous hotel]()
Atelier Janda Vanderghote turns historic Ghent house into modern B&B
Young Belgian studio Atelier Janda Vanderghote has transformed the interior of one of Ghent's historic houses with a new concrete frame and brilliant blue furniture. More
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![Black Shed house on the Isle of Skye by Mary Arnold-Forster Architects]()
Black Shed house on the Isle of Skye has fir interiors and a black tin exterior
Mary Arnold-Forster Architects designed the tin-clad Black Shed house on the Isle of Skye for an architect and a rabbi. More
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![The Off-Grid Guest House by Anacapa Architecture]()
10 off-grid homes for a self-sufficient lifestyle
From an isolated house in a Californian nature reserve, to a rural house in China that encourages villagers to be self-sufficient, here are 10 off-grid homes where people are living sustainably. More
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![Pavilion House by Andreia Garcia Architectural Affairs + Diogo Aguiar Studio]()
Timber walls disguise secret spaces within tiny Pavilion House in Portugal
Andreia Garcia Architectural Affairs and Diogo Aguiar Studio have hidden a bathroom, bed and kitchen within the walls of this timber-clad holiday home in Guimarães, Portugal. More
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10 houses with weird and wonderful floor plans
Most houses are designed with regular, rectangular-shaped floor plans. Here are 10 designs that ignore convention and are instead shaped like sausages, stars and even eyeballs. More
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![Des Erables by Naturehumaine]()
Plywood features in Montreal house renovation and extension by Naturehumaine
Architecture studio Naturehumaine has designed a minimal plywood stair with a children's play nook for this house in Montreal, as part of its renovation and extension. More
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![Orum Residence by SPFa]()
Three-pronged Orum Residence by SPF Architects offers sweeping views of Bel Air
California studio SPF Architects has wrapped the top level of this three-winged residence in Bel Air with glazing to provide ample sunlight and views of its hilly surrounds in Los Angeles. More
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![Breathing House by VTN Architects in Vietnam]()
Plant curtain drapes over Breathing House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Vo Trong Nghia Architects has covered the roof and facade of Breathing House in Ho Chi Minh City with a canopy of climbing plants to create private outdoor spaces. More
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![Casa H3 concrete house by Luciano Kruk]()
Five concrete houses in Argentina by Luciano Kruk Arquitectos
Argentinian architect Luciano Kruk is unfaltering in his commitment to rugged and textured concrete. Here are five residences, built among Argentina's woodlands and sandy dunes, in which the concrete connoisseur champions the material. More
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![Cork Screw House by Rundzwei Architekten]()
Rundzwei Architekten wraps Berlin house in cork
Cork Screw House, designed by Rundzwei Architekten in Berlin, has a facade and roof clad with waste cork from the wine industry. More
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![A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali by Patisandhika and Daniel Mitchell]()
Patisandhika and Daniel Mitchell complete A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali
A double-height living room stands at the centre of this brutalist house, completed by architectural studio Patisandhika and designer Dan Mitchell in Bali, Indonesia. More
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![Kloof 119A by SAOTA]()
SAOTA designs home around panoramic Cape Town views
A lantern-like light box and inverted pyramidal roof draws light into the interior of the Kloof 119A home, dramatically sited overlooking Table Mountain and Cape Town. More
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![Palo Alto Eichler Remodel by Klopf Architecture]()
Klopf Architecture updates mid-century Eichler home in Silicon Valley
American studio Klopf Architecture has overhauled a low-slung, plywood-clad home in northern California, which was built by visionary developer Joseph Eichler following the second world war. More
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![Ahm House by Jørn Utzon renovated by Coppin Dockray]()
Coppin Dockray mixes contemporary and mid-century in renovation of Jørn Utzon's Ahm House
A modernist house built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon in Hertfordshire, England, has been given a new life with a renovation by architecture studio Coppin Dockray. More
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![Cachai House by Taller Paralelo]()
Taller Paralelo turns abandoned Mexico City building into Cachai House
Architecture studio Taller Paralelo has overhauled an abandoned building in Mexico City to create this residence, which is arranged around a courtyard with a reflective pool. More
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![Skyline Residence by Shubin Donaldson]()
Shubin Donaldson wraps wooden screens around Skyline Residence in Santa Barbara
Stacked volumes made of steel, concrete, wood and glass form this family home in California, which architecture firm Shubin Donaldson created for an industrial designer. More
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![Doug Aitken Gstaad mirrored house installation]()
Doug Aitken's mirrored Mirage house installed in Swiss alps
American artist Doug Aitken has installed a ranch-style house clad in mirrors in the snow-covered mountains of Gstaad, Switzerland. More
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![House in Afife by Guilherme Machado Vaz]()
Guilherme Machado Vaz designs geometric white house as "abstract sculpture"
Architect Guilherme Machado Vaz has completed the geometric House in Afife, in Portugal, which appears as a solid volume when its shutters are closed. More
