Architect Scott McGlashan of McGlashan Architecture designed this gorgeous, contemporary hillside home in Mill Valley, California, for an extended family of three generations to share. Natural wood throughout is stained to highlight its natural tone. Tiles of varied stone appear on floors, and stone bricks adorn walls. The double-thick counters in the kitchen and bathroom [...]

JSª is a team of architects from Mexico City. They recently developed this breathtaking residential project situated by the beach in Lima, the capital of Peru. The location couldn’t be better- a peaceful area located not far away from the urban madness, where all the major events take place. A white and captivating exterior, with [...]

This Contemporary Floating Home comes from Vandeventer + Carlander Architects. It is located on Lake Union, right in the city center. This particular project was meant as a contemporary looking building with plenty of entertainment space. As you can see in the pictures below, there are many decks and the large floor to ceiling windows [...]

Norway’s second largest prison cost 1.5 billion kroner ($252 million) and took 10 years to complete, but the result is truly impressive. Located on 75 acres of pine forest, Norway’s Halende Prison is unlike any of the American prisons, smelling of sweat and urine. Here, inmates are respected and probably live a better live than [...]

Riverhouse is a new model of single-family designed by Zerafa Studio and lies in Niagara Falls Ontario. The house is divided into three distinct horizontal volumes, each with a specific material quality. The north south massing is defined by 2 overlaid rectangular shells within which the glass, cedar and granite clad volumes for the interior [...]

Richard Wittschiebe Hand as young architect this imposing home belongs to Carol Richard,an architect who has always dreamed of designing her own place like Ross Street House.The Ross Street House has captured the attention of green enthusiasts throughout the country for far exceeding the requirements to achieve the highest LEED rating of Platinum. Even though [...]

Sited in a sloping terrain of land of Quinta do Buraco condominium, Carlos Castanheira in collaboration with Bastai Architects created a beautiful sustainable house. The exterior covering is constituted by wonderful manufactured copper, glass and slate on the floor areas adjacent to the interior floors. The colours are, and will remain, the natural colours of [...]

Behold the luxurious Southern Ocean Lodge, designed by Max Pritchard Architect on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Floating atop a secluded cliff on a rugged stretch of coast, the architecture has a close relationship with the dramatic locale. The Main Lodge is tucked back into forty meter high cliffs, with large sweeping window walls capturing [...]

This house located in the town of Sankt Johann im Pongau, Austria. The House Pilotto was designed by LPArchitektur, This house has a large gallery create a spacious room on the second floor. This defines the relationship between intimate rooms, open and distance learning at the same time. Even a place of work is included [...]

The Big Dig House situated on a 19,200sf wooded site on the edge of the Six Moon Hill, Lexington, Massachusetts, designed by SsD Architects. The design passed a rigorous design review process was mandated by the Six Moon Hill neighborhood review board which included members of The Architects Collaborative. The main structural components used throughout [...]