Leroy Street Studio lifts Hamptons house above the water on stilts
This cedar-clad villa in the Hamptons designed by New York City architects Leroy Street Studio is raised on timber pilotis to anticipate flooding. More
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dRMM builds Oldham Maggie's Centre around a courtyard with rippling glass walls
A courtyard with undulating glass walls descends from the base of the stilted wooden structure of this Maggie's Centre for cancer care in Oldham, England, which has been designed by London studio dRMM. More
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Timber-framed cabin by Hanna Michelson stands on stilts to peep over the treetops of Swedish mountain
Swedish architect Hanna Michelson has completed a stilted timber cabin overlooking the Åsberget mountains, as the first of four getaways being built for the Bergaliv Landscape Hotel. More
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White Arkitekter's pared-back bathhouse reinterprets Sweden's traditional "gingerbread" architecture
White Arkitekter has completed a bathhouse on the southern coast of Sweden, featuring a timber-clad structure perched on slender legs that extend outwards towards the rear to optimise sea views. More
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Malan Vorster's treehouse-like residence offers views of Cape Town forest
Four cylindrical towers are elevated on stilts to create this retreat in Cape Town, which was designed by local studio Malan Vorster to offer views among the trees. More
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Bernardo Bader perches larch-clad home over concrete plinth in Austrian mountains
This timber-clad residence by Bernardo Bader Architects appears to be raised on stilts above chunky concrete foundations in the mountainous Vorarlberg region of Austria. More
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Renzo Piano completes stilted art gallery on Santander waterfront
Thousands of shimmering ceramic discs cover the stilted volumes of Renzo Piano's Centro Botín art gallery, which stands on the docks in the Spanish city of Santander. More
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Delordinaire raises High House above snowy Quebec countryside to protect an outdoor lounge
Stilts elevate this small winter cabin by Delordinaire above a snow-laden slope in Quebec, sheltering beneath its base an outdoor living space with a warming stove. More
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Stacked and rotated blocks ensure multiple sea views from Chilean beach house
Chilean architects 2DM twisted the upper volume of this blackened timber house away from its stilted base to offer a variety of views to the sea in Chile's Cardenal Caro Province. More
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Sprayed polyurethane lends rocky appearance to orchard house by Šépka Architekti
A small concrete stalk supports the bulbous form of this unconventional home by Czech practice Šépka Architekti, which stands in a steeply sloping orchard on the outskirts of Prague. More
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Invisible Studio designs composting toilet for its own woodland workshop
This long-drop composting toilet by Invisible Studio provides facilities for the practice's self-built woodland workshop, and was built using offcuts from that project. More
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Bureau Spectacular reimagines Laugier's Primitive Hut as "indoor treehouse"
California studio Bureau Spectacular has created a wooden structure on stilts that references the Primitive Hut proposed by philosopher Marc-Antoine Laugier in the 18th century. More
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Rural Montana cabin is built on a granite cliff over Flathead Lake
Texas firm Andersson-Wise has completed a rustic wooden cabin in the state of Montana that is raised on stilts to provide views of a nearby lake. More
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Stilted cabin is raised among the treetops on the Stockholm archipelago
Swedish studio Arrhov Frick Arkitektkontor has used slender stilts to elevate this timber-framed cabin into the treetops on an island in the Stockholm archipelago. More
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Moving walls open Stal Collectief's charred timber workshop to the elements
Raised on stilts above a field in northeast Belgium, Stal Collectief's self-designed studio features charred timber walls that can be wheeled back to reveal the interior (+ movie). More
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Wooden cabins and tents on stilts provide accommodation at South Korean glamping site
Seoul studio ArchiWorkshop has completed a luxury camping facility near the South Korean capital, which comprises three wooden cabins and a cluster of membranous sleeping pods raised above the rocky terrain on stilts (+ slideshow). More
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Heatherwick's Pier 55 to begin construction over New York's Hudson River
British designer Thomas Heatherwick's elevated park over the Hudson River has been given the go ahead by planners and will start construction this summer. More
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Gregorio Brugnoli Errázuriz raises Santiago house above a patio and beech tree
An exposed steel frame supports the upper storey of this house in Santiago, Chile, which has a mature copper beech tree rising from a courtyard at its centre (+ slideshow). More
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Lund Hagem completes stilted summer house on Norwegian island
Slender stilts anchor this family summer house by Lund Hagem to the rocky edge of a Norwegian island, which is accessible only by boat (+ slideshow). More
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Top-heavy house by Archi LAB designed to minimise snow buildup
A large white box is raised on stilts to create the upper floor of this house in Japan, sheltering a smaller ground floor and entrance from the heavy snowfalls that Hokkaido Prefecture experiences in winter (+ slideshow). More