This list of February 2021 architecture trends spans from sustainable 3D-printed houses to homes on a man-made island, highlighting the diversity in building, whether it's for practicality, convenience, or simply aesthetics.
With stay-at-home orders still in place throughout most parts of the world, the importance of a comfortable home has never been more understood. Design firms are responding by expanding the limits of what typical housing looks like, offering something for every need. For example, the TECLA from WASP, offers a 3D-printed shelter that can withstand any environment. Meanwhile, the more luxe consumer might be drawn to Tower C an impressively designed sky scrapper set to be built in China, it features an eye-catching and highly unusual facade.
Top 20 Architecture Trends for February
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Ultra-Modern A-Frame Cabins
The Lima Cabin Offers Ample Open-Concept Living Space
18
Cross-Laminated Timber Cabins
The 'Kynttilä' Cabin is Prefab and Takes One Day to be Assembled
17
Smart Self-Powered Homes
The Dvele 'Software-Defined Home' Boasts the DveleIQ Software Platform
16
Linear Green Mountain Cabins
These Hillside Cabins Were Designed by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
15
Hidden Seaside Homes
MOLD Architects Designed a Beautiful Open-Concept Home in Greece
14
Modern Balinese Cabin Designs
The Conceptual 'Eibche' Cabins Have a Minimal Yet Comfortable Design
13
Man-Made Floating City Housing
Blue Estate Island Offers Affordable Homes on a Human-Made Island
12
Versatile Space-Saving Micro Apartments
The LIFE Micro Apartments are Designed for Personalization
11
Sustainably Sleek Skyscrapers
The 'Tower C' Skyscrapers Exemplify Eco-Friendly Urban Architecture
10
Rotating Turbine-Shaped Skyscrapers
The 'Squall Tower' Moves with the Wind
9
Capacious Tiny Homes
This Towable Tiny Home Has a Surprisingly Spacious Interior
8
Drive-Through Vaccination Clinics
Architect NBBJ Boasts a Concept for Prefab Drive-Through Clinics
7
Architecture-Inspired Desktop Accessories
These Desk Organizer Trays Take After Buildings in Seoul
6
Timber-Sheathed Floating Homes
This Dutch Dwelling Has An Array Of Eco-Friendly Design Features
5
Resuscitated Runway Parks
This Elegant Park Integrates Elements Of Shanghai's Old Longhua Airport
4
Triple-Tier Bamboo Homes
This Indonesian Dwelling Uses Local Bamboo & Recycled Plastic Panels
3
Hidden Flower Shops
MDO's Secret Flower Shop is Tucked Behind a Store Space
2
Aviation-Inspired Sports Arenas
This French Soccer Stadium Incorporates Repurposed Airplane Parts
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Sustainable 3D Printed Habitats
WASP Debuts TECLA, a New Circular Model of Housing
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Recycled Plastic Tiny Homes
Gary Bencheghib's Home in Bali is Made with 35,000 Plastic Bags
Japanese-Inspired Portable Tiny Homes
Baluchon Designs the Portable Bonzai Tiny Home
Angular Artistic Tiny Homes
The Ibiza Tiny House Captures Mediterranean Style for Comfy Living
Ultra-Modern Apartment Designs
No Architects Created a Multi-Functional Modern Apartment
Futuristic Capsule House Concepts
The ONCO Capsule House Concept is Sleek and Minimal
AI-Generated Interior Detailing
Tsuruta Architects Accents This House with AI-Generated Engravings
Nature-Inspired Geometric Office Domes
Anthony Hodson Designs the New Dzome as a Garden Office Pod
Floating Bamboo Houses
This Vietnamese House Aims to Protect Residents From Rising Water Levels
Experimental Low-Carbon Housing
Velux & EFFEKT Debut Is Low-Carbon Housing Designs in Copenhagen
Pink-Hued Shipping Container Homes
These Pink Shipping Container Homes by Ishita Ganguly are Chic
3D-Printed House Neighborhoods
EYRC and Mighty Buildings Develop the Suburbs of the Future
Cat-Centric Compact Homes
This Japanese Dwelling Embraces Feline-Friendly Design Choices
Cube-Combining Tiny Homes
This Unique Tiny Home Uses Modular Spaces to Enable Flexible Use
Displaced Persons House Designs
The Essential Homes Research Project Has a Bunker-Like Form
Accessible DIY Housing Strategies
Manuel Cervantes Estudio Promotes "Assisted Self-Production"
Future Building Material Exhibitions
The Farrell Centre Debuts Its Inaugural Exhibition
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
Energy-Efficient 3D-Printed Homes
Haus.me Introduces Premium Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Minimal Mid-Century Hollywood Homes
Studio Qasabian Designs the Mulholland Home in LA
Affordable 3D-Printed Houses
Serendix's Fujitsubo is Remarkable in the Realm of Affordable Housing
Next-Generation Egg-Shaped Tiny Homes
The Ecocapsule NextGen is Ultra-Compact Yet Comfortable
High-Tech Eco-Conscious Furniture
The WoodenWood Project Upcycles and Utilizes Robotic Printing
3D-Printed Hotels
A First-of-Its-Kind Hotel is Coming to Marfa, Texas
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
Tranquil Nature-Centric Cabin Designs
MAFCOhouse Designs the Cozy Nortehaus Retreat in Canada
Shutter-Accented Tiny Homes
The houzEKO Tiny House Offers All-Season Efficiency and Privacy
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Low-Cost Modular Prototype Housing
The Industrialized Building System Prototype Can Be Configured
Ocean-Cleaning Island Cities
Estudio Focaccia Prieto Conceptualizes Self-Sustaining Island Cities
Abstract Fantasy Home Exhibitions
Fort Makers Invite Six Creatives to Design Their Dream Home
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Contemporary Extravagant Houses
Wittehaus Unveils the Gerendák Residence in North Carolina
Interior Design Concept Guides
IKEA Unveils its Inaugural Style Guide on Home Design
Flax Fiber Floating Homes
The Conceptual 'Blue Nomad' Floating Home is Sustainable
Modern 3D-Printed Model Homes
The Wolf Ranch 3D-Printed Model Home Was Built by Lennar and Icon
Sustainable Smart Cottages
The LG Smart Cottage is a Compact Prefab with Cutting-Edge Tech
Floral Field-Inspired Townhomes
Tariq Khayyat Design Partners Designs the Fold in Dubai
Mockup-Inspired Garden Structures
New Affiliates & Samuel Stewart-Halevy Create Testbeds
Geometric Structural Forest Homes
The C House by GetAway Projects has a Half-Hexagonal Shape
Comfy Printed Component Chairs
These 3D-Printed Chair Designs are Sustainable and Modern
Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
Akio Isshiki Architect Overhauls an Old Wooden Building
Stunning Mid-Century Coastal Homes
Design Theory Updates a House from the 1960s
Plant-Covered Concrete Homes
Studio Symbiosis Designs the Villa KD45 in Delhi with a Terraced Roof
Bauhaus-Inspired Pattern Collections
Design En Rogue Architecture Recently Debuted Its New Line
Contemporary Ski Home Projects
Alfredo Paredes Reimagines the Traditional Ski Chalet
Circus Tent-Inspired Holiday Homes
Cubo Design Architect Designs the Circus Home in Japan
Bauhaus-Inspired Mobile Doghouses
Conran and Partners Design the New Bowowhaus Doghouse
Peaceful Wooden-Designed Homes
Keiji Ashizawa Designs the Hiroo Residence in Central Tokyo
Inaugural 3D-Printed Social Housing
Lünen is Home to the New 3D-Printed Home Project
Three-Part Multi-Generational Homes
Nós Designs a Multi-Generational Home in Vermont
Harmonious Modern Beach Houses
Raiz Arquitectura Designs the Casa D31 is São Paulo, Brazil
Illuminated Narrow Vietnamese Homes
CTA Designs the New J House in Bien Hoa, Vietnam
Curved Concrete Hotels
Atelier d’More Transforms a Two-storey Building into a Contemporary Hotel
Compact Pink Residences
PHTAA Designs House R3 as a Blocky Structure with Curving Glass
A-Frame Forest Tranquil Houses
Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados Designs a New Forest Home
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
3D-Printed Neighborhood Homes
BIG and ICON Complete a New 3D-Printed Model Home in Wolf Ranch
Intricate Food Waste Teahouses
Mitsubishi Jisho Design Uses Food Waste Materials for Its Pavilion
Farm-Inspired Guest Houses
Kaja Kühl Designs Two Guest Houses in Upstate New York
Award-Winning Housing Designs
Hong-En Lin Emphasizes the Importance of Clean Water Access
Tranquil Contemporary Cabin Retreats
Dominik Ilichman and Adam Hofman Design the Hyatta
Snow Mountain Minimal Homes
Design Over The Norms Creates the Blissful Snowfall House
Copper Shell-Enclosed Museums
Wutoqpia Lab Designs the Copper Blockhouse Space in China
3D-Printed Sturdy Homes
Progreso and COBOD Creates a Printed Durable Home Within Hours
3D-Printed Tiled Ceramic Archways
Studio Rap Presents the Artfully Lined Delft Blue Archway
Juxtaposing Minimal Artful Homes
Hino Studio Designs the Oceana Retreat in Florida
Dynamic Y-Shaped Glazed Houses
Saunders Architecture Designs the Y House in Alberta
Flood-Mitigating Wooden Homes
Ushijima Architects Designs a New Small Home in Shiga Prefecture
Social Network-Encouraging Homes
Ignacio G Galán and OF Architects Design a Madrid Home
Caterpillar-Shaped Apartment Buildings
Undecorated Developed an Eye-Catching Metal Building
Off-Grid Self-Sufficient Island Homes
Vollebak and Bjarke Ingels Design the Earth House in Canada
Sleek Contemporary Brazilian Homes
Tetro Arquictectura Designs the Laguna House in Nova Lima
Elevated Timber-Clad Homes
Habitable Form Designs the Victory Bay House on Kiawah Island
Nature-Leveraging Home Designs
PAE Designs the Casa Coaba Tucked in the Hillsides
Frameless Glass Twin Villas
Formafatal Designs the New Achioté Twin Villa in Costa Rica
Playfully Angular House Designs
Takeshi Hirobe Architects Design the Villa MKZ in Japan
Futuristic Vibrant London Apartments
2LG Studio Designs a Vibrant Apartment in East London
Wooden Screen Stacked Houses
DB Arquitectors Designs the Casa VJC Iporanga In Brazil
Self-Sustaining Houses
Archiopteryx Designs the People Tree House in Noida, India
Repurposed Wooden Shoreside Homes
H2 Designs the Tree House by the Lake in Vietnam
Harmonious Traditional Home Designs
MAKHNO Studio Updates the Century-Old Kyoto House
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Indian Design Principal-Based Homes
Matra Designs the New Prism House with Four Concrete Volumes
Accessibly Designed Coastal Homes
Dane Taylor Design Unveils the New Butterfly House in Australia
Biodiversity-Supporting Homes
Miguel Mesa del Castillo Collaborates on a Climate-Friendly Home
Green-Tinged German Villas
Studio Alexander Fehre Updates an Old Villa in Stuttgart
Avian-Inspired Luxury Residences
This Hill-Top Costa Rican Home is Inspired By Bird Plumage
Gallery-Like Minimal Home Designs
Daytrip Completes the Interior Design of a Home in North London
Environmentally Blending Residences
A Threshold Studio Designs the Ineffable Light Home
Multifunctional Vietnamese Homes
H-H Studio Designs the House for Young Families in Da Nang
Memory-Reminiscent Idyllic Homes
Tsuyoshi Tane and Vitra Design the Tane Garden House
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
AR Apartment Platforms
3D Apartment Lets Home Hunters Virtually View Their Furniture in a New Home
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Log Cabin-Inspired Minimal Homes
Gartnerfuglen Arkitkter Designs the Årestua Home in Telemark
Elevated Treetop Modern Cabins
NAMO Architecture & i29 Architects Create the Buitenverblijf Nest
Boxy Shaped Beach Homes
Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge Designs a New Beach House in Spain
Woven Upholstery Textile Capsules
The Elemental Wright Collection Highlights Organic Architecture
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
Curvaceous Brick Forest Homes
Blurring Boundaries Designs the Asmalay Home in a Forest
Global Affordable Housing Competitions
ICON Challenging Architects & Designers with Initiative 99
Chic Nautical-Inspired Apartments
TENKA ARKITEKTURA Designs a Stylish and Textured Apartment
Live-In Art Gallery Homes
Casa Galeria is a Home That Doubles as an Art Gallery
Sculptural Canteliver Concrete Houses
Espacio 18 Arquitectura Designs the Casa del Alma
Modern Mobile Futuristic Homes
Nestron Presents its Range of Contemporary Tiny Homes
Vibrant Apartment Showrooms
&Tradition Designs the Under One Roof Apartment Showroom
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Desert-Inspired Campground Hotels
BIG and ICON Join Forces to Develop the El Cosmico Project
Glass Bridge-Connected Small Homes
PJCArchitecture Finishes a Micro-Home Design in Ecuador
Tree-Centered Cubic Home Designs
Moises Sánchez Designs the Tonalli House in Jocotepec
3D-Printed Terracotta Cooler Designs
Entreautre Creates the Biomimcry 3D-Printed Terracotta Cooler
Long Geometric Hawaiian Guesthomes
Hahn Lavsen Creates the Vipp Cold Hawaii Guesthouse
Dynamically Patterned Portuguese Homes
Fala Atelier Designs the 087 House in Lisbon
Sustainable Cubic Homes
Appels Architekten Designs a New Wooden Home in Germany
Perforated Facade Urban Home
Paperfarm Designs the Contemporary Veil House in Taiwan
Log Cabin-Inspired Modern Homes
Balbek Bureau Renovates a Home in Ukraine with Steel and Concrete
3D-Printed Public Pavilion Prototypes
Hassell Works with Nagami on a New Public Pavilion
Bright Red Timber Buildings
Office ParkScheerbarth Designs the Compact Haus 2+ in Berlin
Nature-Immersive Tranquil Resorts
Stilt Studios Designs the Treehouse Villas in Bali
Pale Yellow Minimal Townhomes
i.B. Archstudio Designs the VVV Townhouse with Pastel Hues
Boulder-Resembling Cabin Designs
Bureau Designs the Thérèse Cabin in France with Concrete
Energy-Efficient Headquarter Buildings
The New 'Bench' Building Prioritizes Sustainable Design
Modular Tent Classroom Designs
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs a Series of Classrooms for Refugees
Topography-Inspired Furniture Capsules
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs the TOPOS Collection
Blocky Stone Perimeter Homes
Pema Studio Designs the Dense Enclosed Forte House in Portugal
Clear Glazing Compact Residences
IGArchitects Designs the Check Patterned House in Japan
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Renovated Contemporary Industrial Apartments
TENKA ARKITEKTURA Designs the Burgatoi Project
Live Self-Construction Projects
Dropcity Initiates Live Self-Construction in Milan Central Station
Feline-Focused Modern Homes
Tan Yamanouchi esign a Cat Tree House in the City of Kamakura
Sculptural Staircase Penthouses
Tria Arquitetura Designs the New Frederic Chopin Apartment
Contemporary Stacked Residences
StudioAC Designs the Everden Residence with Minimal Details
Modern Architectural Seaside Homes
XTEN Designs the Idyllic Strandhouse by the Beachside
Textured Concrete Tiered Homes
Nomo Studio Designs the Shift House Holiday Residence
Childhood-Inspired Generational Homes
AUN Design Studio Creates the New Reflection House
Disaster-Ready Housing Prototypes
Holcim & Norman Foster Join on the Essential Homes Project
Warped Stacked Residence Buildings
Contaminar Designs the Dynamic Quinta do Rei in Leiria
Immersive Breeze Houses
Alya Ola Abbas' Design Was Installed for Dubai Design Week 2023
Weatherized Visual Wooden Homes
Denizen Works Creates the Hundred Acre Wood House in Scotland
Terraced Naturally Lit Homes
Unknown Works Designs the Bright Oasis Home in London