This list of May 2020 architecture trends is a breath of fresh air, offering a break from the chaotic world to showcase some of the most high-end, eco-friendly, and tech-fueled advances in the industry.
At the top of this list is the' Lilypad' floating cabin, which appeals to one's senses in both its gorgeous design and its remote location. Located in Palm Beach, this cabin on the water is 100% solar powered and available to rent on Airbnb, which also boasts its luxury amenities, like a concierge service. Meanwhile, Shaded Rooftop House by BCHO Architects breaths new life to open concept living, with an airy and comfortable space that features an open roof and transparent panels.
Top 30 Architecture Trends in May
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Japanese Philosophy Flooring
This Wood Flooring is Finished to Create an Artistic Aesthetic
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Family-Friendly Tiny Homes
The Minimaliste 'Charme' Tiny House is Durable and Well-Designed
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Modern Trefoil-Shaped Houses
Eldridge London Creates a Dramatically Shaped House in Coombre Park
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Tranquil Floating Rental Cabins
The 'Lilypad' Floating Cabin Has a 100% Solar-Powered Design
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Expandable Roof Tiny Homes
This Wilderwise Tiny House Extends Up for Maximum Headroom
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Cozy Customizable Cabin Designs
The 'Cabin One' is Achieved with Raw Renewable Materials
24
Open-Concept Coffee Shops
This % Arabica Coffee Shop Design in Shanghai is Airy and Stylish
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Grand Piano-Inspired Yachts
Icona Design Presented Fibonacci Concerto, a Unique Concept Project
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Recycled Plastic Bottle Pavilions
Daydreamers Design Reimagines the Chinese Burning Tower
21
Self-Isolation-Friendly Micro-Apartments
Francesca Perani Reimagines the Urban Cabin in Bergamo
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Shifting Facade-Finished Abodes
The Barra Cres House Allows in Customized Levels of Sunlight
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Zero-Waste Restaurants
The Silo Restaurant in East London Features a Sustainable Menu and Interior
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Interceptive Faux Stair Designs
The Stairway House is a Multi-Generational Home Designed by Nendo
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Virtual Art Festivals
Burning Man 2020 is Going Completely Digital with Virtual Black Rock City
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Open-Air Rooftop Homes
The Shaded Rooftop House by BCHO Architects is Airy
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Ribboning Concrete Concept Houses
The Conceptual DESI House Privates a Private Oasis
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Modular WFH Systems
The AD-APT Modular System Changes Apartments for Play, Work & Cooking
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Rosy Cat-Friendly Houses
Cats' Pink House is Full of Structures for Cats to Climb & Explore
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Sustainable Pre-Fabricated Homes
Dvele's Modern Designs Can Be Customized to Suit Individual Needs
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Translucent Tennis Pavilions
Lemoal Lemoal Architectes Builds a Half-Timbered Pavilion
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Kid-Friendly Architecture Challenges
Foster + Partners Created a Series of Building Activities
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Social Distancing Parks
Precht's Maze-Like Outdoor Park Uses Tall Hedges to Encourage Separation
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Futuristic Birthing Chairs
Ultima Thule is Designed to Make a Sanctuary-Like Experience for Labor
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Biology-Themed Retail Spaces
Basalt Architects' Bioeffect Reykjavik Store Boasts Geometric Accents
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Stacked Airplane Fuselage Towers
The '737 Max Tower' Provides a Structurally Sound Living Space
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Speedy Setup Tiny Homes
The Boxabl 'Casita' Prefab Tiny Home Can be Set Up in Just One Hour
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Overflowing Mortar Brick Homes
This Brick House Design by Peter Besley Has a Textural Finish
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Storage-Enhanced Apartments
Adrià Escolano and David Steegmann Build a Stylish Storage Spaces
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Orange-Accented Radio Stations
Forma Aesthetically Updates the Yale University Radio Station
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Eye-Captivating Arched Shelters
Unparelld'arquitectes' Emergency Scenery Catalyzes Activity
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Yacht-Inspired Camping Trailers
This Modern Travel Trailer Concept by Maria Prokosheva is Sleek
Eco-Minded Micro Cabins
The Magnolia Eco-Cabin is Simple and Sustainable
Expandable-Roof Tiny Homes
This Unique Tiny House Benefits From a Mechanically Liftable Roof
Japanese-Inspired Portable Tiny Homes
Baluchon Designs the Portable Bonzai Tiny Home
Sliding Skylight Tiny Homes
The 'Raposa' Tiny House Prioritizes an Airy Interior Feel
Rooftop Patio Tiny Homes
The Ticab House Tiny House N 2 Makes Use of All Available Space
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
Configurable Nomadic Tiny Houses
The 'PICNIC' House by Mauro Polondak Opens From All Sides
A-Frame Alpine-Inspired Cabins
The Adventure Whare Retreat by Studio Well is Demure
Generously Glazed Tiny Homes
This Vacation House Has An Ingenious Interior Layout
Minuscule Sustainable Rainforest Cabins
The 3×3 Retreat is Nestled in the Chilean Rainforest
Floating Bamboo Houses
This Vietnamese House Aims to Protect Residents From Rising Water Levels
Open-Concept Tiny Homes
The Aussie Tiny Houses Mooloolaba 8.4 Has Ample Storage Space
Tranquil Shoppable Bungalows
Studio Robert Mckinley Unveiled the 'Captain Balfour' Bungalow
Cat-Centric Compact Homes
This Japanese Dwelling Embraces Feline-Friendly Design Choices
Shipping Container Tiny Homes
UnContained Dreams Designs the Rising Sun Tiny Home
National Park-Inspired Tiny Homes
The Backcountry Tiny Homes 'Basecamp' Tiny House Has a Roof Deck
Plant-Filled Latticed Buildings
Wallflower Architecture + Design Creates the Touching Eden House
Floating Meditative Pavilion Designs
The Crystal Lake Pavilion by Marc Thorpe Design is Tranquil
Chic Treehouse-Style Hotels
Studio Sax Designs the Suitree Experience Hotel in Costa Rica
Secluded Polish Cabin Designs
The Boroteka Cabin from the Zarysy Studio is Enchanting
Smart Glass-Topped Lookouts
These Picturesque Cabins Offer Stunning Views Of the Sky
Serenely Stilted Houses
This Sustainable Tiny Home is Situated On An Elevated Platform
War Plane-Inspired Off-Grid Homes
Peter Markos Designs the Tiny Monocoque Cabin
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
Weather-Resistant Tiny Homes
This Off-Grid Tiny House is Designed For Year-Round Enjoyment
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
Contemporary Hawaiian Beachfront Houses
Olson Kundig Architects Designs the Hale Napo'o Home
Ultra-Slick Modern Apartment Interiors
Note Design Studio Works on the Cloudy Outlines Project
Sustainable Off-Grid Minimal Cabins
Marc Thorpe Presents the Fremont House in New York
Tranquil Elevated Tiny Homes
Jan Tyrpekl Designs the Cozy Zen House in Austria
Contemporary Extravagant Houses
Wittehaus Unveils the Gerendák Residence in North Carolina
Stunning Hotel Designs
Located in Puerto Escondido, Casa TO Was Designed by Ludwig Godefroy
Flax Fiber Floating Homes
The Conceptual 'Blue Nomad' Floating Home is Sustainable
Incredibly Modern Lakeside Houses
Stephenson Design Collective Converts an Old Boy Scout Camp
Wildlife-Embracing Jungle Homes
This House is Fully Exposed to the Costa Rican Jungle
Japanese Inn-Inspired Apartments
Intheory Design Creates an Apartment Inspired by Ryokan
Angular Getaway Cabin Homes
Frits de Vries Architects Designs the Halfmoon Bay Cabin
Stunning Mid-Century Coastal Homes
Design Theory Updates a House from the 1960s
Curvaceous Luxury Condominiums
This Miami Condo Building Will Feature a Glass-Bottom Rooftop Pool
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
Elevated Airy Office Designs
The 'Aerie' Office Sits High Above the San Francisco Landscape
Contemporary Backyard Pavilions
AMDLD Circle Designs the Cosmo Pavilion for Ethimo
Shade-providing Forest Pavilions
DRAA Designs the Patagonian Shadow Cabin with Modern Accents
Harmonious Modern Beach Houses
Raiz Arquitectura Designs the Casa D31 is São Paulo, Brazil
Sci Fi-Themed Glamping Retreats
The 'Outpost X' Retreats Boast An Ancient Yet Futuristic Aesthetic
A-Frame Forest Tranquil Houses
Pérez Palacios Arquitectos Asociados Designs a New Forest Home
Modern Harmonious Minimal Resorts
Studio MK27 Designs the Luxurious Patina Maldives Resort
Farm-Inspired Guest Houses
Kaja Kühl Designs Two Guest Houses in Upstate New York
Tranquil Contemporary Cabin Retreats
Dominik Ilichman and Adam Hofman Design the Hyatta
Traditionally Formed Gabled Homes
Studio Circle Growth Designs the Casa De Mi Luna
Captivating Modern Prefab Cabins
Lloyoll Prefabs Creates the SKALI BackCountry Cubiod
Minimal Beach-Side Luxe Homes
Vanessa Rome Interiors Designs the Palm Beach Residence
Countryside Woodland Cabin Designs
BABELstudio Creates the Aralar Cottage in the Forest
Garden Oasis Renovated Homes
Sam Crawford Architects Designs the Hidden Garden House
Modern-Updated Traditional Homes
KiKi ARCHi Designs the Skip House in the Middle of Beijing
Palm Springs-Inspired Coastal Homes
The Tonal Bliss Home in Melbourne Evokes Summery Energy
Juxtaposing Minimal Artful Homes
Hino Studio Designs the Oceana Retreat in Florida
Upward-Pitched Roof Homes
O'Neill McVoy Architects Designs a New Z-Shaped Home in Houston
Monolithic Concrete-Clad Pavilions
Alberto Campo Baeza Collaborated with Miguel Quismondo
Bamboo Luxe Pool Houses
Baldó Arquitectura Designs the Godai Pavilion with a Hanging Roof
Solar Powered Luxe Treehouses
Fort Treehouse Co. Designs the Baltic Treehouse in Canada
Mid-Century Modern Historical Homes
SHED Architecture & Design Creates the Lark House
Contemporary Wooden Blue Cabins
Markéta Cajthamlová Designs the Wooden Cabin in the Mountains
Roof-Planed Cascading Homes
Worrell Yeung Designs a New Home by Candlewood Lake in Connecticut
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
Slopped-Base Green Tiled Homes
Bak Gordon Arquitectos Integrates a Home with Surrounding Buildings
Playfully Angular House Designs
Takeshi Hirobe Architects Design the Villa MKZ in Japan
Balanced Grass-Topped Homes
RO_AR Designs a Beautiful Dwelling in the Czech Republic
Relaxing Wooden Holiday Homes
Norm Architects Designs the Heatherhill Beach House
Self-Sustaining Houses
Archiopteryx Designs the People Tree House in Noida, India
Bright Balcony-Defined Apartments
Austin Maynard Architects Designs the Nightingale Village
Nature-Leveraging Home Designs
PAE Designs the Casa Coaba Tucked in the Hillsides
Topography-Inspired Furniture Capsules
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs the TOPOS Collection
Repurposed Wooden Shoreside Homes
H2 Designs the Tree House by the Lake in Vietnam
Meadow-Overlooking Sleek Homes
StudioAC Designs a Holiday Home iwth a Cedar-Clad Build
White Wood-Clad Cubed Houses
Stanaćev Granados Designs a Chilean Holiday House
Reconfigured Spacious Brooklyn Homes
Light & Air Design the Z House with an Open and Bright Look
Bamboo-Clad Residential Homes
i29 Designs the Open Park Villa to Connect with Nature
Contemporary A-Frame Cabins
Heliotrope Architects Creates the Buoy Bat A-Frame Cabin
Blackened Timber Tranquil Cabins
The Hideaway House is Nestled in the Abundance of Nature
Stingray-Inspired Restaurant Roofs
Atelier Nomadic Designs the Canopy of the Overwater Restaurant
Beach Club-Inspired Holiday Homes
YSG Re-Designs This Stunning Sydney Coastal Home
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
Suspended Off-Grid Treetop Homes
Snøhetta and Tor Helge Dokka Designs the House Dokka
Organically Contoured Superyachts
The Arc Superyacht Boasts a Minimal Modern Design Language
Harmonious Modern Wooden Cabins
MARDI Designs the MOT.22 Home in France's Cap Ferret
Natural Light-Centric Timber Homes
Studio Varey Architects Designs the Huron House in London
H-Shaped Structural Mountain Homes
Studio B Architecture + Interiors Designs the Villa H
Wooden Louvres Family Homes
3dor Concepts Designs the Slab Home in Kerela, India
Log Cabin-Inspired Minimal Homes
Gartnerfuglen Arkitkter Designs the Årestua Home in Telemark
Round Glass-Wrapped Lakeside House
Izquierdo Lehmann Designs the Casa Encoique as a Guest Pavilion
Floating-Style Classroom Designs
Ennead Architects & Rockwell Group Completes the Bloomberg Center
Zig-Zagged Vacation Villas
Falcão de Campos Designs the New Pura Comporta Holiday Home
Wooden Structural Outdoor Bedes
Marco Lavit Designs the Hut Lounge Bed for Ethimo
Treehouse-Style Tranquil Resorts
Frida Esobedo Designs the New Boca de Agua in Mexico
Monolithic Sleek Summer Homes
Jan Henrik Jansen Arkitekter Creates the Vollerup Atrium Home
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
Modern Mobile Futuristic Homes
Nestron Presents its Range of Contemporary Tiny Homes
Vibrant Apartment Showrooms
&Tradition Designs the Under One Roof Apartment Showroom
Lakeside Thatched Holiday Homes
RAPA Designs the Summer House on Lake Balaton in Hungary
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Halo-Like Skylight Homes
Tamara Wibowo Architects Designs the Halo House in Indonesia
Forested Residential Buildings
GAAGA Designs the Forest Bath Building Framed by Tree Trunks
Cutout Roof Cement-Clad Homes
Edition Office Designs a Home with a Focus on Tree Views
Log Cabin-Inspired Modern Homes
Balbek Bureau Renovates a Home in Ukraine with Steel and Concrete
Hospitality Contemporary Cabins
Andreas Martin-Löf Deisgns the Landet Series of Cabins
Natural Landscape-Surrounding Homes
All(zone) Designs the Under the Rain Trees Holiday Home
Minimal Bird-Watching Cabins
Inclume Architects Designs the Cozy Hide Cabin in England
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
Jungle-Inspired Rental Operations
HYBRID and Palma Join to Create the NICO Sayulita
Pyramidal Roof Steel-Framed Homes
Niall McLaughlin Architects Designs the Saltmarsh House
Open-Air Kenyan Holiday Homes
PAT Renovates the Falcon House with Passive Cooling Systems
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Renovated Contemporary Industrial Apartments
TENKA ARKITEKTURA Designs the Burgatoi Project
Lantern-Like Tea House Pavilions
Grau Architects Designs the Tea House Pavilion by the Lake
Greenery-Surrounding Cabins
MAP Architecture Designs the Creek Cabin to Blend to the Wetlands
Contemporary Stacked Residences
StudioAC Designs the Everden Residence with Minimal Details
Oversized Thatched-Roof Health Resorts
Ingenhoven Architecture Designs the Lanserhof Sylt Resort
Textured Concrete Tiered Homes
Nomo Studio Designs the Shift House Holiday Residence
Travel-Focused Attic Apartments
NOA Presents the Omarama Apartment in Innsbruck, Austria
Fried Egg-Inspired Canopy Designs
THISS Studio Creates the Sunny Side Up Extensions
X-Shaped Nature-Interacting Gabled Cabins
Tall Architects Designs the Fowl River Cabin in Alabama
Tree-Inspired Panelled Workspaces
Hood Design Studio Creates a New Campus in Silicon Valley
Beachfront-Inspired Tranquil Bungalows
The Captain Balfour Joins the McKinley Bungalows Capsule
Futuristic Factory Rooftop Extensions
MAD Transforms a Factory with the Ark Extension in China
Architectural Tranquil Cabin Retreats
Snøhetta Designs the Bolder Lodges in Lysefjord
Zen-Inspired Tranquil Villas
TaP Design Inc Creates the Villa Tabebuia in Bangalore
Terraced Naturally Lit Homes
Unknown Works Designs the Bright Oasis Home in London