Residential

Industrialised building system prototype proposes solution for urgent housing needs

We examine an industrialized building system prototype proposal by Chilean architecture practices Ignacio Rojas Hirigoyen Architects and Cristian Dominguez Fernandez

By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated 6 December 22

‘A House’ is a minimalist Nordic cabin by emerging studio nāv

‘A House’ by studio nāv is an idyllic Nordic minimalist cabin

By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated 6 December 22

Dandi Wembley is a celebration of co-living in London

The Dandi Wembley, an innovative and well-considered, new co-living rental proposition, launches in north London

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 5 December 22

Fisherman’s House blends old, new and that view

Fisherman’s House by Studio Prineas balances a 19th-century cottage and contemporary concrete in a modern Sydney home

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 4 December 22

British Columbia house immerses its occupants in the region’s evergreen forests

Openspace Architecture has designed this grand modernist retreat in the heart of Whistler, making the most of the spectacular natural landscape

By Jonathan Bell • Published 4 December 22

This Sicilian villa brings contemporary architecture to the foot of Mount Etna

L House is a modern Sicilian villa in perfect sync with its surroundings, designed by London-based architecture practice Transit Studio

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 2 December 22

Star Homes offers a prototype for health and wellbeing led living in Tanzania

Star Homes is a series of prototype, health and wellbeing-focused, climate-resilient dwellings in Tanzania

By Shiori Kanazawa • Last updated 30 November 22

№ 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

By Jonathan Bell • Last updated 29 November 22

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 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

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 • Last updated 21 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

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

Mountain House is a contemporary South African hillside retreat

Architect Chris van Niekerk has designed a private mountain house that nestles into its site, providing space, views, and a sense of time and evolution

By Jonathan Bell • Published 19 November 22

Winter House is a Florida home designed for modernist living

Winter House by Steven Harris Architects is a Florida home that brings together serenity, nature and idyllic modernist living

By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated 18 November 22

The 2022 RIBA house of the year is among these homes

The hunt for 2022 RIBA House of the Year is starting, and this longlist contains the home that will be crowned the winner on 7 December – watch as the judges whittle down a shortlist weekly

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 15 November 22

Oza Sabbeth offers a modern take on a rural Sagaponack home

Living Levels by Oza Sabbeth is a Sagaponack home inspired by its site and local vernacular

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 14 November 22

Roz Barr’s terrace house extension is a minimalist reimagining

Terrace house extension by Roz Barr Architects transforms Victorian London home through pared-down elegance

By Nick Compton • Published 12 November 22

Bold Estonian cabin offers secluded forest stays

KÄBI is a contemporary Estonian cabin by b210 Architects, a modernist oasis for two with a backdrop of birch trees

By Jonathan Bell • Published 12 November 22

Oxford house extension brings Gothic revival to the 21st century

Oxford house extension project Quatrefoil House by Hyde + Hyde blends old and new with flair

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 11 November 22

Cork House is a London home that turns challenges into strengths

Cork House, a family home in London’s Forest Gate by architecture practice Polysmiths, makes the most of its site and story

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 7 November 22

Forest Houses radically transform London brownfield plot

Forest Houses by Dallas-Pierce-Quintero are an architectural solution to a brownfield site transformation

By Ellie Stathaki • Published 6 November 22

London midcentury courtyard house gets a refresh by William Smalley

This midcentury courtyard house refurbishment project by William Smalley is the result of the architect’s close work with clients and the building’s original fabric

By Jonathan Bell • Published 5 November 22

Urban apiaries create a buzz in cities across the globe

By Ellie Stathaki • Last updated 3 November 22