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Meier Unger Revives the Swiss Stöckli Tradition in a 105 m² Timber and Concrete Pavilion
A linear farmstead retirement house in Selzach, Switzerland, distills rural building customs into a precise modern structure.
Jo Nagasaka Burrows Guest Quarters and a Bar into a Seto Inland Sea Hillside
Two sunken concrete volumes on a Japanese island give visitors solitude and community without stealing the view from the house above.
Jumping House Lab Spirals a Concrete Tower Above the Treetops for Mountaintop Cyclists
A 90-square-meter rest station in Shaoxing climbs past the canopy to unlock panoramic views along a mountain cycle track.
Studio PROMADA Builds a Steel-Skeleton House That Grows Into Its Own Forest in Kerala
A prefabricated steel and concrete residence in Thiruvankulam wraps itself in vertical greenery overlooking rice paddies outside Kochi.
Gets Architects Wraps a Multi-Generational Jakarta Home in a Honey-Colored Breeze-Block Grid
A renovated corner-lot residence in South Jakarta's Tebet district uses lattice screens and courtyard planning to serve three generations.
SPASM Design Architects Weave a Steel-and-Earth Lakehouse into 50 Acres of Hyderabad Forest
On the shores of Lake Osman Sagar, a metal frame and rammed earth infill house vanishes behind the first line of trees.
Wiyoga Nurdiansyah Builds an Earthquake-Resilient A-Frame in Lombok's Jungle
RL House is a prefabricated timber dwelling on stilts, designed after the 2018 earthquake to withstand Lombok's seismic and monsoon forces.
Caramel Architekten Folds a Green Roof Down to Earth in an Austrian Hilltop House
House Mesh in Hagenberg im Mühlkreis wraps lightweight timber and corrugated aluminum around a five-meter living room open to the landscape.
Pablo Senmartin Stacks Two Concrete Volumes on a Hillside to Fuse Home and Office in Córdoba
A 450-square-meter residence and law office in La Calera, Argentina, negotiates a seven-meter grade change with raw concrete and native trees.
FIGR Architecture Wrings a Full House from 160 Square Meters in Melbourne's Grittiest Suburb
In Cremorne, a workers cottage expands into a compact, skylit home that borrows its material language from the industrial roofscape next door.
CASE-REAL Wraps a Chofu City House in Bengara-Stained Cedar That Fights the Green
A compact 82-square-meter Tokyo home uses traditional Japanese pigment and a gallery-like plan to blur public and private life.
Shimpei Oda and Loowe Inc. Hollow Out an Osaka House to Let Concrete Floors Do All the Work
A gutted three-story steel frame in Osaka becomes a study in spatial economy, where split concrete floors replace walls as partitions.
Taylor Reynolds Architects Graft a Double-Height Plywood Pavilion onto a Century-Old Melbourne Cottage
In Preston's inner suburbs, a modest timber villa gains a gabled rear addition that trades lean-tos for light and height.
Carol Miluzzi Arquitetura Builds a Brick-Floored Mountain Retreat in Rural São Paulo
Assossego House in Araçoiaba da Serra layers over 200 square meters of hand-laid terracotta across an L-shaped plan rooted in its hillside.
NORD Architects Builds a Climate-Conscious Timber House Disguised as a Danish Barn
Villa Wood brings cross-laminated timber, shou sugi ban cladding, and passive solar strategy to a Copenhagen suburb.
