Container House
Residential and institutional projects designed using shipping containers as primary structural and spatial elements.
photovoltaiCapsules: Solar Spheres That Turn a Steel Truss Into a Place to Nap and Meditate in Seoul
Spherical rest pods wrapped in photovoltaic panels hang from a molecule-like steel frame, giving each user a private, energy-producing retreat.
The Home: A Red Glass Cone Turns a Quiet Concrete Block into a Living Room for Students Abroad
A community center for international students that keeps its gray face to the river and saves its warmth for a red, tree-filled atrium at the back.
Living in the Cocoon: Four Planted Domes Where Hanging Bowls Turn Strangers Into Neighbours
Perforated white shells, suspended seating pods and a shared table underground make a dwelling idea that is really about being together.
Inrestudio Wraps a Three-Household Hanoi Home in a Double Skin Pierced by a Hundred Windows
Beside the Red River outside Hanoi, a terracotta double envelope turns wall thickness into desks, shelves, balconies and room for three families.
Refugio Outdoor Raises a 36 m² Corrugated Watchtower Cabin Within Sight of a Chilean Volcano
In Chile, Refugio Outdoor's Atalaya House wraps a timber interior in black corrugated steel and lifts its best views to a glowing upper level.
Studio Officina82 Freezes a Sliding Alpine Hay-Barn Roof into a 12 m² Treehouse Cabin in Piedmont
In Alpisella, a shingle-clad guest cabin rises on four timber posts among oaks, recasting the barchi hay barn as a room for sleeping in the canopy.
CTA Wraps a Koi Pond, Planted Terraces and an Open Kitchen Under One Sweeping Roof in Ho Chi Minh City
In Ho Chi Minh City, a 118 m² house by CTA steps across planted terraces and a koi pond beneath one sweeping shingled canopy roof.
Felipe Caboclo Arquitetura Lays a Timber-Roofed House Along the Contours of a Porto Feliz Hillside
In Porto Feliz, Brazil, a 1,530 m² house of board-formed concrete and timber follows the slope and leaves its residents room to define how they live.
Chiasmus Partners Wraps a Concrete Crescent House Around a Hillside Lawn in Yongin
In Yongin's Hyangrindongsan, a 198 m² house curves its glass and white concrete around a courtyard lawn, turning a slope into a private enclosure.
Atelier Carle Builds a Shared Laurentian Retreat for Two Friends Behind Board-Formed Concrete Walls
In Wentworth-Nord, Québec, SONO House delays arrival with stratified concrete walls, then opens a hemlock frame to northern light and forest.
Studio Font Builds a Hurricane-Ready Concrete House in Puerto Escondido from Five Planes and a Floating Pergola
On Oaxaca's Macahuite Beach, a 300 m² house of bare concrete walls and a 14-metre pergola frames the dune, the Pacific and the mountains behind it.
Studio Kennon Wraps a Portsea Family House Around a Light Court Built to Weather the Southern Ocean
In Portsea, a three-part house of board-formed concrete, lime render and salvaged Sorrento limestone is designed to age with salt air.
