Residential
The best of residential and non-commercial living spaces, and the most inspiring of houses and homes
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This Portuguese house ‘grows’ from the ruined walls of an old watermillBy taking an existing structure and inserting a refined private house, (Umtodo) architects have created a subtle but powerful symbol of reuse; explore Casa da Azenha
By Jonathan Bell Published
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The Architecture Edit: 12 tantalising houses we can’t stop looking at this monthFrom the still-for-sale Stahl House in Los Angeles to a blissful Lagos Lagoon retreat, and a London extension like no other, these are the residential projects that our editors loved this month
By Tianna Williams Published
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For sale, Georgia’s River Forest Lookout is a spectacular high-tech treetop structureTake your mind off midterm madness with this rarefied retreat in the heart of Georgia’s Chattahoochee National Forest
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Another piece of King's Cross’ masterplan is complete – and is a fascinating example of prefab constructionWith a courtyard, reflecting pool, and social spaces, the completed Cadence residences have everything you need and more
By Tianna Williams Published
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Torre Velasca, Milan's brutalist icon, is about to be transformed into the city's most coveted residential addressMatteo Thun reveals his studio's design for the Torre Velasca Residences, a series of new luxury homes within Milan's iconic high-rise
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Craig Ellwood’s Kubly House is for sale, a prime slice of mid-century modern in PasadenaDesigned in 1965 and in the same family for six decades, the Kubly House is an exemplary modern residence that pairs minimalist structure with clean modernist lines
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Lose yourself in these artists’ modernist houses, a lush journey across global creativity‘Artists’ Modernist Houses’, a new book by Harriet Thorpe for Batsford, takes us on a tour of some of the world’s most striking midcentury homes for the creative community
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Casa Lilaya is a holistic Brazilian house built on crystal-infused landJust north of Brasília, a single-storey house invites you to connect with nature, but also with yourself
By Tianna Williams Published
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For sale, the Lovell Beach House, one of California’s most significant modernist gemsOwned by the Lovell family for a century, the glass and concrete beach house that RM Schindler built for Leah and Philip Lovell is on the market for the first time since it was built in 1926
By Jonathan Bell Published
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During her lifetime, Zaha Hadid built just two private houses; one is now for saleZaha Hadid Architects completed Grosvenor Crescent Mews at the tail end of the last decade. For sale for the first time, we take a tour of this architectural unicorn
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Avocado House, a California desert home, owes its unusual shape to its hilltop settingFrom the team behind the famed ‘invisible house’ in Joshua Tree, California, Avocado House is poised to be the next hot property of curiosity. And you can book a stay
By Carole Dixon Published
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Can a home evolve slowly to adapt to its owners' needs? This German house says yesHouse in Process, in Ludwigsburg, designed by SOMAA Architektur & Innenarchitektur, took a 50-year-old structure and continuously adapted it over the course of 12 years
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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This monolithic Greek island home is anything but a clichéOn Serifos, M Residence is an unexpected Greek island home and a much-welcomed addition to the Aegean landscape
By Tianna Williams Published
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A village house in Spain gets a richly detailed makeover by Anna and Eugeni BachDesigned to appear like an evolution of a traditional village house, the architects’ project near Girona blends crafted details with new functionality
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A stunning house for sale above Ventura Beach showcases late-period Californian modernismArchitect Carl Maston’s 1984 Ventura Beach house hits the market for the very first time, offering panoramic views of one of the Pacific’s historic surf spots
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A simple timber envelope conceals the scale and drama of this waterfront house in BrazilMF+Arquitetos has completed Casa Celeiro in Minas Gerais, featuring two connected pavilions embedded in the landscape
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Savour a cocktail on the terrace of this Delhi apartment, an urban home in the skyBrickloom, a new Delhi apartment by Mold Design Studio, revels in its high-up location, blending an industrial identity with nods to the Greek islands
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Wonderland is a small community of three houses; you can now own oneOne of the single-family residences with a shared outdoor space hits the market – just make sure you like your neighbours
By Tianna Williams Published
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Step inside this Nigerian beach house, where minimalism is aligned with lagoon livingOA House by Tosin Oshinowo is a Nigerian beach house that nods to its context while crafting an elegant backdrop to contemporary life
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A series of hidden courtyards define this minimalist Melbourne houseA new Melbourne house, Casa Piva, designed by B.E. Architecture, is built to provide privacy and seclusion through a sequence of generous spaces away from prying eyes
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Assembly Archive’s Thistle Creek House is embedded in the Wyoming landscapeOn a site in Jackson Hole Valley, Assembly Archive has built an elegant house with a charred timber façade and impressive Teton Mountain views
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Step inside this Bali villa, an intimate, yet conceptually expansive homeSora, a new Bali villa by Colvin Haven, is a private retreat built around restraint, where 'the brief became subtraction'
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A green ceramic façade shows a rethink of the London home extensionIn south-east London, this extension of a Victorian terraced home saves its boldest gesture for the back garden
By Tianna Williams Published
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Sylvan Rock was designed by S3 Architecture with Aston Martin. Now the house is for saleA striking contemporary house in New York’s Hudson Valley, Sylvan Rock was a labour of love for the Aston Martin design team and S3 Architecture. The 55-acre estate is on the market, fully furnished
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Tour an elegant family house in the Spanish city of SabadellHouse 934 SP57 by Exitprojectes is a meticulously planned domestic utopia that draws on modernism, minimalism and the warmth of wood, craft and light
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Step inside Cloud House’s ice-cream-parlour colours and candy-floss feelA joyful home by architect Peter Morris brings a splash of pink to its leafy neighbourhood in north London, celebrating individuality and fun
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Eichler X-100, the ‘house of the future’, is seeking a new buyerJoseph Eichler’s iconic mid-century experimental steel house – Eichler X-100 – in Northern California is back on the market as it turns 70
By Camille Tenneson Published


