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Architecture on stilts

  • Ten gravity-defying homes that are raised up on stilts

    From an artist's cabin perched above a tidal salt marsh to an entire elevated apartment block in Italy, here is a roundup of 10 homes on stilts from the Dezeen archives. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 27 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Akin Studio raises Drovers' Bough cabin on stilts at English farm

    Wooden stilts raise this treehouse-like holiday cabin above a drovers' track in rural England, allowing sheep to be herded underneath while providing views through the treetops from the living areas. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 7 May 2022 | Leave a comment
  • ElasticoFarm and Bplan Studio design arc-shaped block of holiday apartments in Italy

    Architecture practices ElasticoFarm and Bplan Studio have created an arc-shaped cluster of holiday apartments overlooking the Venetian Lagoon in Jesolo, Italy. More

    Jon Astbury | 27 April 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Brillhart elevates Miami home on stilts in response to rising sea levels

    Responding to floods and weather caused by climate change, Florida-based Brillhart Architecture has raised a residence in southern Miami on galvanized steel stilts. More

    Ben Dreith | 15 April 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Built environment must adapt to "widespread and severe" climate change fallout says IPCC report

    Cities are failing to prepare for climate change and should focus on resilient design solutions such as building houses on stilts or creating floating neighbourhoods, according to the latest report from the United Nations' climate change panel. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 3 March 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Takk perches communal bedroom on stilts in Madrid apartment renovation

    Spanish architecture studio Takk has pulled back the walls of an apartment in Madrid to create an outdoor terrace alongside an insulated space that contains a bedroom on stilts. More

    Jennifer Hahn | 9 February 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Hórreo House is raised on stilts to look out over a nearby forest

    Architect Javier Sanjurjo and architectural design studio Ameneiros Rey have completed an L-shaped house in Vilalba, Spain, featuring living spaces elevated above the ground on pillars to optimise views of the surrounding nature. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 2 February 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Elton Léniz perches Casa BB on hillside overlooking Chilean lake

    A black holiday home by Chilean architecture studio Elton Léniz is lifted off the ground by wooden stilts to help reduce the building's impact on the earth. More

    Jenna McKnight | 15 January 2022 | Leave a comment
  • KS Arquitetos completes stilted Mirador House overlooking Brazil's Lake Guaíba

    Brazilian studio KS Arquitetos has designed a home in Porto Alegre that is elevated on stilts so that it peers over the treetops and out onto Lake Guaíba. More

    James Brillon | 23 December 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Matthew Pratt's vision to elevate humanity "high above the ground" wins joint third place in the Redesign the World contest

    Matthew Pratt's proposal to raise all human activities onto elevated cities built on slender stilts has been awarded joint third place in Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion. More

    Amina Amber | 17 November 2021
  • Parnagian Architects imagines Salt Box Residence for the Jersey Shore

    American firm Parnagian Architects has released images of a conceptual house lifted on stilts above a site in coastal New Jersey that was hit hard by a hurricane. More

    Jenna McKnight | 4 November 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Béres Architects hides cabin on stilts in a Hungarian forest

    This cabin in the Alpokalja forest near Kőszeg, Hungary, was entirely built on stilts as an isolated getaway that would harmoniously integrate with the surrounding trees. More

    James Brillon | 4 November 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Concrete stilts protect House in Takaoka from extreme weather

    Japanese studio Unemori Architects has completed a house in the city of Takaoka that is raised 70 centimetres above the ground on concrete stilts to protect it from flooding and heavy snow. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 12 August 2021 | Leave a comment
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    Olson Kundig perches beach home on stilts in Canadian forest

    US firm Olson Kundig designed an oceanfront home on Canada's Vancouver Island on stilts, with panoramic views of the surrounding forest and the Pacific Ocean beyond. More

    James Brillon | 27 July 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Guillermo Acuña raises seaside annexe on forest of red-painted pine stilts

    Punta Chilen by Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados is a house extension on bright red-painted pine stilts overlooking the sea on the island of Chiloe in Chile. More

    India Block | 3 March 2021 | Leave a comment
  • The Lookout by Hybrid raised on stilts over a Seattle alleyway 

    US architecture firm Hybrid has designed and built a compact house along a back alley in Seattle, which is partially lifted off the ground to make way for parking. More

    Jenna McKnight | 12 February 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Atelier Marko Brajovic builds cabin on stilts deep within a Brazilian forest

    Atelier Marko Brajovic designed Monkey House, a wooden cabin on stilts set among the trees of Paraty, Brazil, as a retreat for the architect's friends during the pandemic. More

    India Block | 10 February 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Heusch adds underground concrete office to Beverly Hills house

    Architect Gerhard Heusch has completed a subterranean extension for his own 15-year-old home that sits atop pilotis over a hillside in California. More

    Jenna McKnight | 25 January 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Network of Architecture raises "treehouse" hotel on stilts above park in South Tyrol

    Italian studio Network of Architecture has completed an extension to a hotel in South Tyrol comprising ten gabled guest suites elevated on stilts to preserve access to the scenic grounds. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 15 January 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Natalie Dionne raises Forest House I on three-metre stilts for better light and views

    Canadian architect Natalie Dionne has completed a forest retreat in southeastern Quebec, which is raised up on stilts to meet the level of the rocky landscape. More

    Amy Frearson | 8 December 2020 | Leave a comment
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