Residential
The best of residential and non-commercial living spaces, and the most inspiring of houses and homes
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A Canadian forest retreat’s treehouse-like forms are sustainable, and look great to boot
Passive House Forest Retreat, an eco-sensitive private home nestled in Canada’s Coast Mountains, takes its environmental approach to the next level
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Sandwiched between mountains, this Brazilian house is an example of creative freedom
For this Brazilian house project, architect Beatriz Meyer discovered a calming valley plot to create a family base, and she was faced with her most difficult client yet – herself
By Tianna Williams Published
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A contemporary Gujarat house is rooted in the dappled shade of two ancient sapodilla trees
This Indian home by Ahmedabad-based Studio Sangath offers breezy country retreat living for a local family
By Vaishnavi Nayel Talawadekar Published
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This Sydney penthouse frames harbour views through minimalist, monochromatic interiors
Kurraba, a penthouse with a crafted interior by architecture studio Mathieson, oozes serenity that brings the city's famous harbour views into focus
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Discover a hillside Surrey home with long North Downs views
Duncan Foster Architects has completed Hidden House, replacing an ageing bungalow with an energy-efficient structure that makes much better use of the spectacular site
By Jonathan Bell Published
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A Lithuanian house cuts through the landscape with its crisp, contemporary, triangular figure
A creative response to unexpected planning regulations, Trim House by KWK Promes boasts an unusual triangular floorplan
By Tianna Williams Published
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Rudolph Schindler’s Kallis-Sharlin Residence – a modernist icon carved into an LA hillside – is up for sale
The 1946 landmark exemplifies Schindler’s vision of harmonising architecture with nature. Recently restored, it is now listed for $6.35 million
By Anna Solomon Published
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Casa Arosio, a Vico Magistretti modernist gem, is reborn by the Ligurian coast
With Casa Arosio, Milan’s Eligo Studio breathes new life into a playful, split-level 1950s Italian holiday retreat by Vico Magistretti
By Adam Štěch Published
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A Cape Town house thrives through its challenges and long mountain vistas
A leading SAOTA architect designs his own family home on an impossibly narrow hilltop site
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Community housing in south London brings Arts and Crafts into the 21st century
Farmstead Road, a community housing scheme in leafy Lewisham, provides an exemplar of blending Passivhaus efficiency with quaint, craft-rich English architecture
By Teshome Douglas-Campbell Published
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To save a Judith Chafee-designed house, a group of Tucson neighbours band together
Judith Chafee's Ramada House, designed in the mid-1970s and updated by designer Casey W Smith, is for sale
By Jessica Ritz Published
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Orchard House exemplifies a studious approach to contemporary rural design
Studio Bark has successfully navigated the challenges of a rural site, creating an energy-efficient family house in Cheshire that’s integrated into the landscape
By Jonathan Bell Published
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In this serene Kyoto home, time slows down, and nature is felt at every turn
House in Narutaki has been reinvented by kooo architects, from a traditional Sukiya-style residence into a sensitive, minimalist home
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A Jacques Couëlle-designed modernist home near Cannes gets an organic refresh
This experimental house in the South of France has been brought to 21st-century standards through an interior refresh by Miriam Frowein
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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High on a hill sits this radically rebuilt mountain cottage in the Czech Republic
This cottage in the Czech Republic’s Giant Mountains involved a complete overhaul of a much-altered traditional structure, using the same scale and iconography to create a modern retreat
By Jonathan Bell Published
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This Rome residence is reborn through quiet extravagance and modern design
A potent mix of architectural ambition and bespoke craftsmanship revives a Rome residence into a beacon of contemporary luxury, courtesy of Prima Design
By Emily Wright Published
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A piece of Joseph Eichler’s 1960s vision of Californian suburbia is on the market
Developed in collaboration with A Quincy Jones and listed at $2.4 million, this home and its neighbours are among Eichler’s final projects, offering a glimpse into the ideals that defined post-war Californian living
By Anna Solomon Published
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Step inside Eduardo Longo’s utopian spherical home during Aberto5 in Brazil
Hosting Aberto5, the 2026 iteration of the art and design exhibition in Brazil, Eduardo Longo’s Casa Bola is an inspirational example of utopian architecture you can visit
By Malaika Byng Published
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Wanted: wealthy art collector to put their stamp on this mighty Meier mansion in Dallas
Richard Meier’s Rachofsky House in Dallas is on the market, a gallery-grade residence created for one of the city’s biggest cultural philanthropists
By Jonathan Bell Published
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Step inside a tranquil, timber-wrapped São Paulo apartment that practically hovers above the city
A family duplex, designed by Jacobsen Studio, was designed to feel 'suspended above the city'
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The Architecture Edit: 10 striking houses we couldn't take our eyes off in February
From a house on steel stilts to a glass reinterpretation of a Ukrainian hut, these are the residential buildings that captured our imaginations this month
By Anna Solomon Published
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Coastal House is perfectly set into the contours of its Australian landscape
Located in sunny Ocean Grove, a new residence designed by Splinter Society boasts a soothing design as laidback as its seaside address
By Tianna Williams Published
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The Ball-Eastaway House – a climate-responsive residence in the Australian bush – is on the market
The corrugated iron ‘bush house’ was designed in 1983 by Glenn Murcutt as the home and studios of artists Sydney Ball and Lynne Eastaway
By Anna Solomon Published
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Tour this Flemish house, a designer’s own haven, anchored to life and landscape
A new Flemish house by architect Pascal Bilquin and interior designer Julie Thiers expands the living experience from its carefully curated interiors to the green Belgian countryside
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Explore this Oregon house, designed for both rest and play against a wooded backdrop
Bend Hideaway, a new home by Feldman Architecture, is designed as a couple's private escape and a hub for their active lifestyle
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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This magnificent California house has a backstory as moving as its architecture
Megumi Aihara and Dan Spiegel of the San Francisco-based firm SAW helped a local couple design their dream house in Portola Valley, California. They didn't anticipate that it would change them forever
By David Nash Published
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Peel away a north London cottage façade to discover a private sanctuary rooted in culture
A cottage in Muswell Hill gets a fresh extension by Collective Works, which worked closely with the clients to create a dream private sanctuary
By Tianna Williams Published


