Photography by Adria Goula Forestone Cabin is a small wooden dwelling built by the 2025 cohort of IAAC’s Master in Ecological Architecture and Advanced Construction. Located in the Pyrenees at MónNatura Sort, it provides temporary accommodation for two people with a sleeping area, workspace, and bathroom. The cabin demonstrates how
BLACK STONE is a weekend house designed for stepping away from city life and slowing everything down. Set within a forested area of Dnipro, Ukraine, the home is organized around privacy, natural light, and a constant visual connection to nature. Designed by SVOYA Studio, the new home brings architecture and
Photography by Ryan Lester, Architecture Sarasota Along a relatively untouched stretch of the Upper Florida Keys, a coastal home has been carefully designed to meet the realities of its environment. Elevated, resilient, and deeply connected to its site, the Van der Vlugt Residence sets out to prove that climate adaptation
Tucked deep within Beijing’s ancient urban fabric, a historic hutong has been renovated by Daipu Architects. Rather than treating renewal as a surface exercise, the project explores how new spatial relationships can bring life back to old city spaces. The result is a modern intervention that feels both strikingly contemporary
A quirky 1960s circular house had the views but could not fully see them. Low window eaves blocked sightlines, and the layout worked against daily life. Feldman Architecture saw a chance to change that. This rebuild keeps the home’s original form while opening it to light, landscape, and flow. Every
Hidden among the trees and perched high above Washington’s Hood Canal, Hood Cliff Retreat feels less like a single home and more like a quiet gathering of cabins carefully placed in the forest. Designed by Wittman Estes, the project replaces an aging cedar cabin that had stood on the site
In Toronto’s western lakeside streetcar suburb, a modern home quietly challenges convention. Known as Tesseract House, the single-family residence was designed and completed by designer and homeowner Jeff Geldart together with PHAEDRUS Studio. Its name comes from the sharply folded angles that shape both the facade and rear of the
JCPCDR ARCHITECTURE designed a compact backyard studio for a music composer who recently moved into a family house in the countryside. Set apart from the main home, the project focuses on creating a dedicated place for work and rest within a modest footprint. The brief was to transform an existing
The project did not begin with drawings or dimensions. It began with a rock. Behind a home in Victoria, Canada, a massive bedrock outcrop shaped how rain sounded, how children played, and how the family experienced their backyard. When the couple approached Greenway Studio Architecture about a sunroom and home
This modern renovation by Splinter Society transforms an Australian home through restraint rather than spectacle. Dark timber and black accents shape the interior, balancing restraint with quiet drama. The project respects the home’s Californian Bungalow origins. Instead of reworking the layout entirely, the renovation builds on the existing structure, keeping
Perched on a plateau above California’s Coachella Valley, this renovated mid century home, originally built in the 1960s, sits on a generous 1.3 acre property in Rancho Mirage, with the Santa Rosa Mountains rising dramatically behind it. Stuart Silk Architects, working alongside interior design firm Maison Inc., approached the renovation
Photography by Ray Castro In downtown Fredericksburg, the Albert Hotel shows how new hospitality can grow directly from old ground. Designed by Clayton Korte with New Waterloo, this boutique hotel is built around more than 175 years of local history tied to the Keidel family. Instead of replacing what came
