Residential
The best of residential and non-commercial living spaces, and the most inspiring of houses and homes
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An updated Californian mid-century modern house gains new light and spaceHouse Vert by Sidell Pakravan required a sensitive upgrade strategy, with enhancements and expansions that retain the structure’s integrity and the qualities of the site
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A new Earthship residence will land in Kansas – and it’s tornado- and fire-resistantThe self-sufficient off-grid home will be made using ‘garbage’ and is conceived to withstand extreme conditions
By Tianna Williams Published
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Fancy a turnkey home created by a legendary Italian design house? Pininfarina can helpThe Collection Sei Design by Pininfarina x MV Group USA brings bespoke Italian architectural design to an American audience. Just bring a plot
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A midcentury house and a 1990s apartment building unite to create this Australian homeDavidov Architects seamlessly merges two styles and buildings – from the midcentury and the 1990s – to create a soothing home for a family of six; explore LDS II Residence
By Tianna Williams Published
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Stylus Architects shapes a triumph of an angular house extension in south LondonAwkward angles provided the catalyst for this light-filled London house extension in brick and glass
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A Hawaiian house nestled on a lava field is at once minimalist and cocooningWe tour a home on Hawaii Island, cleverly crafted by architects Olson Kundig and interiors studio Leverone Design to balance nature and contemporary living
By Daven Wu Published
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Tucked among old-growth oaks in Mendocino, this fire-resistant home is a whisper on the landSan Francisco firm Jensen Architects crafts a light-filled family retreat that prioritises views, sustainability and resiliency
By David Nash Published
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OGA transform a tricky North London site into a private sanctuary that blends old and newThe Cottage Annexe is a considered response to an awkward site in Finsbury Park, resulting in an elegant mid-century inspired courtyard house
By Jonathan Bell Published
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This Paros house is a Greek summer daydreamEquipped with blue shutters and white-washed plaster, Paros house Villa Sol Mare is a dreamy restored Cycladic island home
By Tianna Williams Published
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The intriguing Staempfli House on Costa Brava was once home to a Surrealist art dealerOnce host to Dalí, Bertoia, Noguchi and more, this elegant Spanish seaside villa was a meeting point for post-war artistic movements. Now it’s on the market
By Jonathan Bell Published
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An ‘elegantly austere’ Arizona home celebrates its site and an unexpected, humble materialAt this Arizona home by architecture studio A-I-R, light, shadow, and form interplay in a minimalist elegance constructed using simple concrete masonry units and stucco
By Jessica Ritz Published
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Before Palm Springs, there was Corbin Palms – now one of its original mid-century homes is for saleA rare 1954 Palmer & Krisel residence in Corbin Palms – the overlooked Woodland Hills enclave where the architects first tested the ideas that would define California’s desert modernism – is on the market for $995,000
By Anna Solomon Published
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FGMF’s new São Paulo house is cleverly arranged around a sub-tropical gardenCasa da rua Escócia brings the outside in thanks to clever planning, angled walls and a richly planted courtyard garden
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A monumentally minimalist Miami house elevates luxury livingThis Miami house, designed by StudioKP2, gives little away from the street, but opens up to geometric drama and a careful balance of shelter and 21st-century luxury
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A dark and ‘stealthy’ Welsh cottage reimagines life and architecture by the Irish SeaWhite Breakers is a Pembrokeshire Coast National Park holiday home, refitted by Unknown Works to improve flow, looks and sustainability
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Drama and minimalism meet in this Osaka house – where all is not what it seemsTitled ‘Moment’, this house by Apollo Architects & Associates appears modest from the street, but opens up to double-height spatial drama inside
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The Architecture Edit: 10 incredible houses that grabbed our attention this monthFrom a Delft garden studio to Frank Lloyd Wright's lone Tennessee commission, these were the residential projects that our editors loved this month
By Anna Solomon Published
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Discover this upstate São Paulo home where the landscape design isn’t an afterthoughtSL House by Padovani Arquitetos boasts a harmonious relationship between architecture, nature, and wellbeing
By Tianna Williams Published
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A London architect’s house becomes a testbed for new thinking about waste, material and structureThis south London architect’s house by Draper Studio is a true labour of love, exploring new thinking about design and construction, and executing it with care and precision
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Richard Lareau's 1961 Bone Residence, a landmark of San Diego modernism, is for saleSet in the canyons of Mission Hills, this post-and-beam residence – with its cedar walls and glass expanses framing views to the Pacific – is one of the finest-preserved works from the architect's career
By Anna Solomon Published
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With a wild urban garden, this Dutch painter’s studio feels like a rural idyllThis refurbishment and update of a traditional Delft house places a painter’s studio within a richly planted town garden
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Tour a reborn midcentury Pierre Koenig house in coastal CaliforniaDesigner Jamie Bush reimagined a house by the Case Study architect; the 1966 work now effortlessly blends interiors and architecture, and 'reads as one language'
By Jessica Ritz Published
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A redwood-clad Kendrick Bangs Kellogg remodel brings 1970s organic modernism to marketThe Chapman Residence in California – a standard suburban house totally transformed by Kellogg and the artist couple who lived in it – has been listed for the first time
By Anna Solomon Published
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This Lisbon townhouse is a dream home for wellness fanaticsDesigned by McLean Quinlan to create a sense of ‘instant tranquillity’, the house is equipped with a personal gym, a sauna, and a meditation space
By Tianna Williams Published
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A giant coyote's head hides one of America's most unusual homesDreamt up by artist Johnny DeFeo and realised with more than 30 tonnes of concrete, this giant coyote-shaped guesthouse is one of the most extraordinary places to stay in the American Southwest
By Dan Howarth Published
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Disappearing rooms and clever storage transform a 1970s apartment in AthensAn apartment by Georgios Apostolopoulos Architects features a fluid interior shaped by movement and light, set within a landmark circular residential block to the north of the city
By Léa Teuscher Published
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Inspired by its rare double-corner site, a brick pavilion in Australia ‘redefines suburban living’Hanslope House in Victoria, designed by Olaver Architecture, is a reimagined suburban house for the future
By Tianna Williams Published


