Residential architecture

№ 001 Minami Aoyama, Tokyo, by Aston Martin

№ 001 Minami Aoyama is an Aston Martin architectural venture in Tokyo

№ 001 Minami Aoyama is a bespoke residence for an Aston Martin collector, located in the heart of Tokyo’s Omotesando; shaped by Aston Martin, VIBROA, and Intentionallies, it’s due for completion in 2023

Belgian brick bungalow draws on Californian modernism

A new Belgian brick bungalow in the town of Zandhoven is designed by architect Hans Verelst as a nod to the modernist architecture of California

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 25 November 22
This Connecticut retreat touches the ground lightly within woodland

This new creative Connecticut retreat combines generous interiors with a minimal footprint and light touch on the forest floor

By Jonathan Bell • Published 23 November 22
This Brazil mountain retreat is a ‘timeless ruin‘

Bocaina-Paraty House is a timeless Brazil mountain retreat by architects Cicero Ferraz Cruz and Fábio Mosaner

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 22 November 22
The art of the London extension refined in this sleek modernist addition

Francesco Pierazzi Architects’ London extension in West Dulwich opens a grand Victorian house up to its garden, creating exceptional interior spaces

By Jonathan Bell • Published 21 November 22
Peninsula House is a timeless piece of Greek island architecture

Peninsula House, Atelier Bow-Wow’s latest collaboration with developer Oliaros, is a free-flowing, art-filled holiday home on the Greek island of Antiparos

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 21 November 22
Bass Coast Farmhouse brings drama to the Australian countryside

Bass Coast Farmhouse by John Wardle Architects is a rural dwelling in Australia’s Victoria, balancing contemporary design and traditional typologies

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 20 November 22

concrete japanese house called torus house perched on a hill, example of contemporary japanese architecture

Modern Japanese houses inspiring minimalism and avant-garde living

From inventive interiors in central Tokyo to clever constructions in Kyoto, here we tour the best modern residential Japanese houses designed by international and local architects. The Japanese house has gained a reputation for being smart with space – in the face of Japan's tricky planning regulations and tight urban plots – opening up possibilities for all types of lifestyle from minimalist to communal in Japanese architecture.

Hero exterior listing image for Elemental House for Sorteo TEC

Elemental House is an architectural grand prize in Mexican charity raffle

Elemental House in Mexico, designed by Elemental-Alejandro Aravena, is to be offered as first prize in a raffle organised by charity Sorteos Tec

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№ 001 Minami Aoyama is an Aston Martin architectural venture in Tokyo

Belgian brick bungalow draws on Californian modernism

This Connecticut retreat touches the ground lightly within woodland

This Brazil mountain retreat is a ‘timeless ruin‘

The art of the London extension refined in this sleek modernist addition

Peninsula House is a timeless piece of Greek island architecture

Bass Coast Farmhouse brings drama to the Australian countryside

Mountain House is a contemporary South African hillside retreat

Winter House is a Florida home designed for modernist living

Sustainable architecture: innovative and inspiring building design

Modern Japanese houses inspiring minimalism and avant-garde living

The 2022 RIBA house of the year is among these homes

Oza Sabbeth offers a modern take on a rural Sagaponack home

Roz Barr’s terrace house extension is a minimalist reimagining

Bold Estonian cabin offers secluded forest stays

Oxford house extension brings Gothic revival to the 21st century

Cork House is a London home that turns challenges into strengths

Forest Houses radically transform London brownfield plot

London midcentury courtyard house gets a refresh by William Smalley

This boxy house on the shores of Canada celebrates its site and makers

Elemental House is an architectural grand prize in Mexican charity raffle

Tree View House blends warm modernism and nature

Maison de Verre: a dramatic glass house in France by Studio Odile Decq

Glass Cabin is a glowing addition to an ancient cottage in a Czech Forest

Modernist Coromandel farmhouse refreshed by Frankie Pappas, Mayat Hart and Thomashoff+Partner

East London house extension infuses Victorian home with warm modernism

Chester House is the perfect little Canadian country home

Pergola Extension transforms Victorian Melbourne home

House Be is a minimalist dwelling amid nature

We visit Malin + Goetz founders’ balanced Upper West Side apartment