5 EV Charging Designs So Beautiful You’d Actually Want to Stop There
EV charging infrastructure has grown considerably in recent years, but the experience of actually using it rarely gives people much to think about. Most stations…
Architecture
Most Homes Are Built to Last 10 Years. These 5 Designs Are Built for 100
Slow architecture asks a simple but powerful question: should buildings be designed for short-term trends or for the next hundred years? At a time when…
MVRDV Planted a Secret Valley in the Middle of a Housing Block
Most apartment buildings do their best work from the outside. A striking facade, a bold roofline, some smart use of glass and steel, and the…
Vipp’s New Catskills Pavilion Is a Sculpture You Can Sleep In
Not every building earns the word “sculptural” without some heavy editorial lifting, but the Vipp Pavilion in Upstate New York is the rare case where…
India’s Anthill House Has No AC and Stays Cool Anyway
We’ve been building houses wrong. Not structurally, not legally, and not in any way that’s easy to name. But somewhere along the line, the conversation…
Snøhetta Wraps a New Miami Design District Office Building in a Stainless Mesh Sunscreen
Miami’s Design District has quietly become one of the most architecturally charged neighborhoods in the United States, and Snøhetta’s latest project only deepens that case….
Two Cor-Ten A-Frames Lined in Oiled Ironbark and Brass Are NSW’s Most Compelling Retreat
Most architects talk about restraint. Casey Brown Architecture actually practices it — and with Permanent Camping III (PC3), the Sydney-based firm delivers its most resolved…
This Scandinavian Tiny Home Has a Dedicated Office & Trades Wheels For 39 Square Meters of Smarter Living
Tiny living has never looked this composed. Vagabond Haven, the Scandinavian tiny home builder known for architect-designed structures built to withstand year-round Nordic conditions, taps…
This Architect Built a Chess Set Where the Hardware Is the Design
Chess has been around for roughly 1,500 years, and in that time, the chess set has been reimagined in almost every conceivable way. You’ve seen…
Mini House 300 x 600 Is the Back-to-Basics Tiny Home Built for Two
Poland’s Mini Domy has been quietly refining the tiny home formula across several designs, and the Mini House 300 x 600 might be their most…
This 38-Square-Metre Cabin in East Sussex Is Wrapped in Charred Timber and Built Entirely Around Yoga
Some buildings are designed to be seen. Yogi’s Cabin, the latest project from UK studio Built Works, is designed to be felt. Nestled within the…
Tucked Between Two Ancient Stumps, This House Barely Touches the Ground — And That’s Exactly the Point
Some buildings earn their names. The Floating House by Vancouver-based SMStudio — completed in 2023 on the western ridge of Bowen Island, British Columbia —…