houses
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Kuwait micro-apartment makes the most of 3m-wide urban site
A micro-apartment design by Studio Madouh elevates a neglected, awkward urban plot in Kuwait to an architecturally rich housing prototype
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen’s Low Countries home is perfectly balanced
A monolithic and modernist house clad in Grandina limestone near Ghent creates a tranquil atmosphere
By Siska Lyssens Last updated
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Architect Rob Kennon designs minimalist beach hut in Australia's Flinders
Melbourne-based Rob Kennon Architects is the brains behind this minimalist Australian home in Flinders, a wood-and-glass-wrapped structure sat on a triangular footprint, whose design hovers between humble beach hut and chic glazed pavilion
By Stephen Crafti Last updated
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Jim Olson’s holiday home has grown from modest cabin to Arcadian estate
By Eva Hagberg Last updated
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Corner House adds all the right angles to this London terrace
An unusual mix of contemporary detailing, pared down decor, traditional brick and blind windows signal 31/44 architects' modern take on the historical Victorian terrace in South London
By Clare Dowdy Last updated
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Don’t Move, Improve: are these some of London’s best residential extensions?
We celebrate the humble art of house design and architectural improvement in the British capital and reveal the 25-strong shortlist of Don't Move, Improve London-wide competition for 2020
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Inside-out house in Tokyo is an experiment in urban design
Tokyo’s Weather House by Not Architects Studio occupies a prominent corner site in a quiet residential street, its explosed structure and planting helping it blend into a nearby urban park
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Slow architecture: John Pawson’s Casa delle Bottere complex in Veneto
Wallpaper* met with John Pawson during the construction of Casa delle Bottere in Veneto, northern Italy, in 2010. The house, that completed in 2014, was, for both designer and client, an exercise in slow architecture, recognising the time, thought and space required for the birthing of a masterpiece of minimalism.
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Wooden wonder: Mork-Ulnes Architects redesigns the cabin
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Hidden Valley house in Arizona designed by Wendell Burnette is a ‘long pavilion for living’
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Masterwork architectural villas for rent post-lockdown
Architectural villas offer incentive to travel from your sofa. Our edit – from solo retreats to boutique complexes – will also be available to rent once the time comes for freer movement
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Studio Contra’s Red Clay Villa in Lagos draws on its local conditions
Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios. Today, we announce Nigeria's Studio Contra joining our list
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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McLaren Excell transforms Victorian house into refined modern living space
Petersfield House by architects McLaren Excell reimagines a Victorian home in Cambridge into a contemporary, minimalist haven
By Jonathan Bell Last updated
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Inside artist Conrad Shawcross’ house and studio in east London
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Finnis Architects design a house extension clad in bluestone for a growing family in Melbourne
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Exposed concrete, pink marble and a rooftop pool revive an old Lisbon home
As seen in the September Style Special of Wallpaper* (W*246)
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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John Wardle designs an Australian farmhouse for countryside living and entertaining
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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A modernist Hertfordshire house that causes ‘puzzlement to the neighbours’
By Albert Hill Last updated
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Noero Architects’ Cape Town beach house breaks the glass box mold
Cape Town-based architecture studio Noero Architects wrestled with strict planning regulations to craft an enviable beach house
By Elana Castle Last updated
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Electric avenue: take a tour through Stephan Weishaupt’s Toronto home
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Elmgreen & Dragset’s cavernous Berlin live-work space offers a clever twist on familiar structures
By Oliver Basciano Last updated
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Less is best at Mike Spink’s minimalist London home
Mike Spink and his team of architects are behind this refined contemporary house in London, as featured in the pages of the Wallpaper* September 2019 issue (W*246) – on newsstands now
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Californian-style bungalow turns creative retreat in Melbourne suburb
By Harriet Thorpe Last updated
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Hé Architectuur’s home transformation is a triumph of reuse
Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory is our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios. From our 2022 list, meet Belgian studio Hé Architectuur and explore its house in Molenbeek that is a triumph of reuse
By Martha Elliott Last updated
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Haptic Architects’ Rosemoor Studios brings modern prefabrication to Chelsea
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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Minimalist redesign breathes new life into Spitalfields House
Form, function and flush detailing combine in a minimalist east London terrace by Common Ground Workshop
By Ellie Stathaki Last updated
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A Norwegian coastal cabin provides a platform for spectacular views
Architect Tommie Wilhelmsen turns constraints into elegance at this new cabin on the Norwegian coast
By Jonathan Bell Last updated