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Constructed using 21 shipping containers, Carroll House by New York-based studio LOT-EX is a single-family house located in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. Carroll House was designed for a couple in t...

Old homes exude character and charm, but they’re not always the most efficient properties to live in. In fact, owning a period property could be more expensive than you first realized. Not only are there the ...

Spanish studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos has conceived this 70 square meter guest pavilion as an extension of a residence in Valencia, Spain. The pavilion consists of two rooms: one bedroom and a living room w...

Set on a naturally sloping terrain in Luz, Portugal, Casa Elíptica, is a 450 sqm monumental residence designed by Mário Martins Atelier. Its design evokes the fluidity and lightness of the coastal area while ...

Greek architecture firm Kapsimalis Architects has designed these two contemporary holiday houses in the traditional village of Firostefani on the island of Santorini. Two old pre-existing cave houses, set next ...

Wood can be a great material to use in your home. Whether you want your house to look rustic and cozy, sophisticated and sleek, traditional and classy, or bohemian and fun, you can achieve all of these looks an...

Nestled on a rocky site in the California desert, Whitaker Studio’s Joshua Tree Residence is a cluster of white cargo containers, which form a new retreat for a film producer and his wife, who live in Los Ang...

The owners of this 11-foot-wide row house in Brooklyn – an architect and jewelry designer – have commissioned local practice Office of Architecture to refurbish and extend their property in order to make ro...

If you have a property with older style windows, then you may be considering getting replacements. Double glazing is not a new concept, however many older properties still don't have it and are not getting the ...

Portuguese practice Extrastudio has transformed a former winery in a small village south of Lisbon, built by the client’s grandparents at the beginning of the 20th century, into a modern family home with re...

Australian firm Matt Gibson Architecture + Design has renovated and extended this house in Melbourne's Barrington heritage area, adding a verandah space that can be protected from the sunlight using woven s...

The option to downsize was not an option for the empty nesters who have resided in this home for over twenty-five years. Situated in a prestigious neighborhood in Montreal, the sprawling residence has been the...

This Mini Treehouse  in Hong Kong has been recently refurbished by local firm NC Design and Architecture, adding a cozy bedroom suspended above the living space. Originally, the Mini Treehouse had a typica...

Set in the stunning village of Oia on the island of Santorini, Greece, this bright white summer house designed by local practice Kapsimalis Architects consists of a cave-house inside the volcanic earth and a sm...

BFDO Architects refurbished this house in Brooklyn's Windsor Terrace neighborhood to suit the owners and their two cats. The clients, an artist, poet and professor and her husband, a poet and administrator, pu...

Due to the long working hours, the designer of this project, founder of T.M Design Studio, wanted to combine his work and his home life together so that he was able to spend more time with his family. By combin...

Home improvement shows have made more people than ever want to pull out their tool box and embark on a little DIY. Instead of hiring a professional, homeowners would rather test their own DIY skills while attem...

The wrap around swimming pool plays the starring role in the renovation of the Pool House lead by Australian practice Luigi Rosselli Architects and becomes the architectural pivot that binds one hundred years ...

Japanese architecture office FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects has recently conceived this house for a photographer in Shiga, Japan. The request was to unifying the studio where the client produces his works wi...

Auckland-based architect Chris Tate has designed The Tent House an unusual space for retreat in the New Zealand's rainforest. Shortlisted for a prize in Berlin’s World Architecture Festival 2017, The Tent Ho...

Seoul-based architect Moon Hoon has completed a concrete house on on South Korea's Jeju island. The island's tropical climate, attractive beaches and lush vegetation attract many visitors, but its location a...