Japan Just Built a Pokémon Footbath and It’s Genuinely Moving
When you hear “Pokémon footbath,” your brain probably goes one of two places: either immediate delight or mild confusion. Both reactions are fair. But when…
Architecture
Mass Timber, Passive House, & a Curving Roof: This Canadian Community Centre Is the Civic Building Other Cities Should Be Copying
There’s a version of a public building that checks all the sustainability boxes and still feels cold, institutional, and somehow indifferent to the people it’s…
10 Modular Sofas That Rearrange Like Furniture-Grade Lego
The sofa has always been the most consequential decision in a living room. It’s the largest piece, the one that dictates traffic flow, color direction,…
This Stationary Tiny Home Has More Room Than Most City Apartments
Most tiny houses ask you to make a trade-off. You get the romance of compact living, but sacrifice the one thing that makes a home…
This NYC Restaurant Was Built From Materials Other Designers Threw Away – And It Looks Stunning
Interior design has a quiet problem that rarely makes it into glossy magazine spreads. Behind the polished renders and immaculate finishes lies an uncomfortable truth….
5 Best Tiny Homes of May 2026 Prove Tiny House Design Stopped Being Cute — It Became a Category
Tiny homes had a moment. Then they had another. Then, somewhere between the Instagram hashtags and the weekend specials, they quietly became something more serious….
This Quebec Home Doesn’t Fight the Forest – It Disappears Into It
Certain kinds of architecture don’t announce themselves. La Maraude, the latest project by Nathalie Thibodeau Architecte, is exactly that — a compact residential dwelling tucked…
Inside the Log-and-Glass Home Olson Kundig Built for a Builder on Salt Spring Island
Salt Spring Island doesn’t need much convincing — it already has the cliffs, the meadows, and the trees. The name sounds more like a childhood…
5 Mountain Homes That Look Carved From the Cliffs They Stand On
There is a rare, almost cinematic stillness found only in homes perched high above the world. At elevations ranging from 5,000 to over 10,000 feet,…
This 25-Square-Metre Tiny House on Wheels Makes Most Apartments Look Like a Waste of Space
Sweden has long understood that good design isn’t about size. The Smile by Vagabond Haven makes that case better than most — a compact, Scandinavian-built…
The SOMA Is the Three-Bedroom Tiny Mansion Families Have Been Waiting For
The tiny home movement has never quite figured out what to do with families. Removed Tiny Homes, a Brisbane-based builder specializing in off-grid, sustainable builds,…
Casa Pinhal Proves the Best Brazilian Architecture Barely Touches the Ground
Deep in the Serra da Mantiqueira, where the air is thin and the forest floor barely registers sunlight, Cornetta Arquitetura has completed Casa Pinhal —…