The October 2021 architecture innovations feature cutting-edge designs, from seed-shaped hotel cabins to unconventional housing developments. This collection of projects showcases the creative capabilities of our leading architects, designers, and builders.
One noteworthy project is rightfully dubbed The Seeds cabin pods designed by ZJJZ Architects. Located in the forests of Jiangxi, China, the pods reflect the nature surrounding them with a series of naturalistic structures. The pods aim to promote tranquility and peace. Another unconventional architectural design is Mask Architect's Madre Natura, inspired by Constantino Nivola's infamous La Madre sculpture.
Both examples highlight how architectural projects increasingly seek to mimic non-structural objects to create atypical designs. The industry continues to push the boundaries of the conventional.
Top 55 Architecture Trends In October
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Conic Bamboo Eco-Tourism Cabins
The Cocoon Villas Tourist Destination is Located in Mexico
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Family-Oriented Mobile Dwellings
Norske Mikrohus's New Tiny Home Can Endure Extreme Weather
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Futuristic Desert City Concepts
Bjarke Ingels Designs the Telosa City for Western United States
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Abstract A-Frame Cabins
The Pisqal Boasts a Contemporary A-Frame Design on a Cubic Structure
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AI-Enabled Tiny Homes
The Nestron Cube Two XD Comes in Two Models
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Unconventional Bakery Designs
The Aera Cafe in Berlin Invites Customers into a Monochrome Space
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Hospital-Converted Penthouses
Sky House is a Bali-Inspired Unit in a Former Miami Hospital
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Modular Home Designs
BJ Segal Redefines Architecture by Rejecting Bespoke Designs
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Futuristic Moon Village Designs
A Village on the Moon Could Normalize Interplanetary Travel
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Custom-Designed Modular Kitchens
Doimo Cucine's All-ArounD Line Responds to Each Client's Needs
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Luxurious Subterranean Villas
Eleni Lagkari Designs a Lavish Vacation Villa in Greece
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Movement-Based Mixed-Reality Installations
Medusa by Sou Fujimoto is a Dynamic Virtual Structure
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Luxurious Modernist Ecological Villas
Can Cocotero Villa is Located in an Ecological Community
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Seed-Shaped Hotel Cabins
'The Seeds' Cabin Pods are Designed for the Tree Wow Hotel
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Restored 19th-Century Townhouses
Meirav Galan Revamped a Crumbling Townhouse into a Family Oasis
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Memorable Dining Experiences
Le Pavilion Blends Landscape Architecture with Culinary Excellence
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Teahouse-Inspired Remote Retreats
SPAN Architects Designed a the Astor Residence on Coastal Maine
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Slate-and-Copper-Clad Houses
Invisible Studio Created a Home to Appear Hewn From its Landscape
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Unconventional Housing Developments
Mask Architects Redefine Living in New Project Development
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Ethereal Spa Designs
Bureau Architects Use a Pastel Color Palette to Transform a Genevan Spa
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Steam-Bent Timber Tunnels
Woods Bagot Created a Sculptural Timber Pathway in a Showroom Space
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Well-Informed Housing Projects
MVRDV Acknowledges the Importance of Green Spaces in New Design
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Utopic Administrative Offices
do-M's Wonderland-Like Office Design is Inspired by the Four Seasons
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Overhanging Rock-Supported Houses
The Fig House Hangs Overtop a Pile of Natural Stones
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Off-Grid Hiking Havens
Sher Maker Embraces Local Tradition to Create an Off-Grid Cabin in Thailand
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Grass-Covered Loft Teahouses
Terunobu Fujimori Designed the Grassy Goan Teahouse in Tokyo
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Earthquake-Resistant Timber Walls
Kozo Keikaku Kunkyusho's Seismic Wall Uses a Checkered Pattern
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Earth-Toned Vacation Homes
RED Arquitectos Embraces Local Mythology in New House Design
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Mosaic-Like Steel Screens
A Boathouse in Austin is Completed by Striking Perforated Screens
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Minimalist Children's Play Structures
AndrénFogelström's Spherical Structures Redefine Playgrounds
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Refurbished Ancient Convents
Amelia Tavella Designs a Copper Extension for a Corsican Convent
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Modular Scaled-Down Nuclear Plants
Instance BV Designed a Range of Small Nuclear Power Plants
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Nature-Focused Medical Offices
A Psychologist's Office in Uruguay Favors an Indoor-Outdoor Feel
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Creativity-Focused Workspace Clusters
The Design District Opened on London's Greenwich Peninsula
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Thai Culture Preservation Restaurants
Boonserm Premthada Preserved Ayutthaya Culinary Traditions
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Transportable Hexagonal Concert Arenas
Stufish Designed a Temporary Venue for ABBA's Reunion
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Romantic Hotel Designs
Roman and Williams Refurbish a Police Station into a Stunning London Hotel
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Monochromatic Loft Extensions
A Loft Extension in East London Boasts Pale Pink Everything
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Egg-Shaped Cultural Centers
MAD Architects Unveiled Its New Proposal That Will Transform Hollywood
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Sawmill-Transformed Gabled Houses
This Contemporary House in the Sawmill Dates to the 18th Century
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Vernacular-Embracing Ski Chalets
Peter Pichler Architecture Designed Five Austrian Ski Chalets
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Blank Canvas Gallery Hotels
The Quirk Hotel is a Open Canvas for Local Artists to fill With Art
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Underground Cave-Themed Car Shoes
Studio Unism Revealed the KDW Subterranean Car Showroom
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Vegetative Tropical Getaways
VOID Designed a Stack of Concrete Units on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast
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Thought-Provoking Tourist Centers
This Visitor's Center Sparks Conversation About Climate Change
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Curvilinear Desk Designs
Charlotte Perriand Has Reimagined the 'Petit Bureau En Forme Libre' Desk
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Cantilevered Residential Building
ODA's New Residential Tower Design Increases Size as It Ascends
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Historically Rich Travel Accommodations
Yoav Messer's New Hotel is Rich in History and Nightlife
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Respectful Architectural Refurbishments
The Upgraded Denver Art Museum Reopens to the Public
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Serene Golf Clubhouses
Wood Marsh's New Design Invites Golfers to Enjoy the Coastal Landscape
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Patterned Music Buildings
Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli Completed a Patterned Concrete Music School
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Unpolished Rural Villas
Villa Icaria Enjoys Sweeping Views of Spain's Tagus River
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Community-Fostering Mixed-Use Developments
OMA's New Morden Wharf Development Receives Approval
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Glazed Rounded Art Buildings
Machado Silvetti Architects Redesigned the Denver Art Museum
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Multisensorial Glass Observatories
NYC's Summit One Vanderbilt is Soon to Open to the Public
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Eco-Minded Micro Cabins
The Magnolia Eco-Cabin is Simple and Sustainable
Ultra-Modern Apartment Designs
No Architects Created a Multi-Functional Modern Apartment
Contemporary Woodland Retreats
Michael Kendrick Architects Creates an Immersive & Idyllic Retreat
Futuristic Capsule House Concepts
The ONCO Capsule House Concept is Sleek and Minimal
A-Frame Alpine-Inspired Cabins
The Adventure Whare Retreat by Studio Well is Demure
Nature-Inspired Geometric Office Domes
Anthony Hodson Designs the New Dzome as a Garden Office Pod
Luxury Ready-to-Wear Brands
KZ_K Studio Has a Unique Approach to Fashion, Inspired by Architecture
Cube-Combining Tiny Homes
This Unique Tiny Home Uses Modular Spaces to Enable Flexible Use
Greenery-Sheathed Architecture Offices
This Building Will House the Offices Of 'VTN Architects'
Playful Contemporary Offices
Studio ANTIPOD's Tenderly Office Boasts Japanese Design Accents
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
Comfortable Desert Retreats
IOAN Designs the Landing House with Minimized Nature Disruption
Next-Generation Egg-Shaped Tiny Homes
The Ecocapsule NextGen is Ultra-Compact Yet Comfortable
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
Shapeshifting Outer Space Hotels
The Acromnia Orbital Hotel Imagines Life in Space
Treehouse-Inspired Norwegian Residences
This House Aesthetically Connects With its Surroundings
Picturesque Family Retreats
Malcolm Davis Architects Adds to This Beautiful Building
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
Minimal Mid-Century Hollywood Homes
Studio Qasabian Designs the Mulholland Home in LA
Mockup-Inspired Garden Structures
New Affiliates & Samuel Stewart-Halevy Create Testbeds
Incredibly Modern Lakeside Houses
Stephenson Design Collective Converts an Old Boy Scout Camp
Backyard-Transformed Dwelling Units
Catch Architecture and Obreval Design the ADU Carpintaria
Geometric Structural Forest Homes
The C House by GetAway Projects has a Half-Hexagonal Shape
Modular Flat-Pack Cabins
Caspar Schols' Cabin Anna is Versatile and Cost-Affective
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
Multi-Use Apartments
Another Seedbed is Located in Brooklyn and Doubles as a Performance Space
Bauhaus-Inspired Pattern Collections
Design En Rogue Architecture Recently Debuted Its New Line
Contemporary Ski Home Projects
Alfredo Paredes Reimagines the Traditional Ski Chalet
Artful Wooden Pavilions
Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónia Designs the Orchid Pavilion
Circus Tent-Inspired Holiday Homes
Cubo Design Architect Designs the Circus Home in Japan
Box-Like Innovative Apartment Designs
Photon Studio's Designs the Box in the Box Apartment
Glossy Panelled Pentagonal Buildings
JM Architecture Designs the Pinwheel Building in Italy
Rain-Harvesting Homes
Robert Hutchison Architecture Partners with Javier Sanchez Arquitectos
Incredibly Modern Residence Interiors
Susanna Cots Works on Autumn in the North Project
Mid-Century Nostalgic Hotel Redesigns
Hotel Riomar Launches a New Design with Bright Contrasts
War Plane-Inspired Off-Grid Homes
Peter Markos Designs the Tiny Monocoque Cabin
Sci Fi-Themed Glamping Retreats
The 'Outpost X' Retreats Boast An Ancient Yet Futuristic Aesthetic
Corten Steel Unconventional Homes
Il Giardino di Corten Designs the New La Stanza Che Non C’è
Energy-Efficient Office Buildings
This Czech Office Complex is Outfitted With Eco-Friendly Designs
Town-Like Classroom Designs
Atelier Apeiron Designs the Kindergarten of Museum Forest Building
Farm-Inspired Guest Houses
Kaja Kühl Designs Two Guest Houses in Upstate New York
Traditionally Formed Gabled Homes
Studio Circle Growth Designs the Casa De Mi Luna
Quaint Alpine Minimal Cabins
New Zealand Studio Well Architecture Designs the Kererū Retreat
Pod-Inspired Bulbous Furniture
One Week Presents Its New Pod Collection of Furniture
Countryside Woodland Cabin Designs
BABELstudio Creates the Aralar Cottage in the Forest
Architecture-Inspired Furniture Capsules
SeungBum Ma Designs the Form-Functional Archi-Furniture
Intricately Patterned Interiors
Viruta Lab's Latest House Renovation is Visually Captivating
Micro-City Housing Nooks
Notan Office Transforms an Industrial Site in Brussels
Monolithic Housing Blocks
Coyote Arquitectura's Red Housing Block is Visually Interesting
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
Coral-Shaped Bulbous Pavilions
Marc Fornes Designs a Bulging Pavilion for Louis Vuitton
Nature-Leveraging Home Designs
PAE Designs the Casa Coaba Tucked in the Hillsides
Monolithic Concrete-Clad Pavilions
Alberto Campo Baeza Collaborated with Miguel Quismondo
Farmland-Inspired Rural Hotel Cottages
Kooo Architects Designs the Ningshan LuZhai Cottage
Prefabricated Exposed Structural Homes
Workshop Architecture Inc Designs the Unfinished House
Cutting-Edge Design Programming
Triennale Milano Offers an Array of Events for Milan Design Week
Subterranean Courtyard Galleries
Buzz Designs the Hermit Space Yards in Beijing Park
Caterpillar-Shaped Apartment Buildings
Undecorated Developed an Eye-Catching Metal Building
Landscape-Concealed Cultural Centers
The Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre Boasts a Hidden Design
Roof-Planed Cascading Homes
Worrell Yeung Designs a New Home by Candlewood Lake in Connecticut
Hidden Urban Oasis Cottages
Winwood McKenzie Adds an Extension to the Quarry House
Y-Shaped Community Pavilions
Sam Crawford Architects Creates a Red-Roof Pavilion in Sydney
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
Suspended Connected Cabin Hotels
María José Gutiérrez Designs the Zeuhary Hospedaje Campestre
Relaxing Wooden Holiday Homes
Norm Architects Designs the Heatherhill Beach House
Self-Sustaining Houses
Archiopteryx Designs the People Tree House in Noida, India
Oasis-Like Urban Hotels
Montalba Architects Renovates the Nobu Hotel in Palo Alto
White Wood-Clad Cubed Houses
Stanaćev Granados Designs a Chilean Holiday House
Contemporary A-Frame Cabins
Heliotrope Architects Creates the Buoy Bat A-Frame Cabin
Avian-Inspired Luxury Residences
This Hill-Top Costa Rican Home is Inspired By Bird Plumage
Harmonious Modern Wooden Cabins
MARDI Designs the MOT.22 Home in France's Cap Ferret
Multifunctional Vietnamese Homes
H-H Studio Designs the House for Young Families in Da Nang
Vernacular Architectural Home Designs
Studio Onu Designs the Dom Las in a Polish Forest
Memory-Reminiscent Idyllic Homes
Tsuyoshi Tane and Vitra Design the Tane Garden House
Modern Concrete Hayfield Homes
Omer Arbel Designs the 75.9 House in the Canadian Pacific Northwest
Generously Glazed Spiral Buildings
This Building is Inspired By Czech Glassmaking Tradition
Contemporary Nature-Inspired Homes
Fuller/Overby Architecture Designs the Nebo House
Welcoming Prefabricated Student Housing
Ignacio Prego Architectures Designs New Student Housing
Elevated Treetop Modern Cabins
NAMO Architecture & i29 Architects Create the Buitenverblijf Nest
Locally Sourced Angular Cabins
Juri Troy Architects Designs the Straw Flea House in Murstetten
Metal-Wrapped Exhibition Spaces
Trace Architecture Office Creates a Structural Steel Wrap
Conical Glass Pavilion Wineries
Studio Other Spaces Designs the Vertical Panorama Pavilion
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
Modern Traditional Japanese Hotels
The Shinmonzen Hotel has a Juxtaposing Design Language
Greenery-Filled Skyscraper Terrarium
ODA Presents a Look at the Terrarium Cheong-Dam Design
Tree-Centered Cubic Home Designs
Moises Sánchez Designs the Tonalli House in Jocotepec
Modern Concrete Community Residences
AOA Architects Designs the Hoji Gangneung Dwellings
Brutalist Concrete Tower Apartments
Studio Noju Renovates the Torres Blancas Tower in Madrid
Chequered Garden Tea Rooms
Rashid Ali Architects Designs a New Garden Pavilion in Hargeisa
Star-Shaped Structural Pavilions
Mass Studies Unveils the Visuals for the Archipelagic Void
Traditional Garden-Inspired Cultural Centers
Open Architecture Designs the Shanfeng Academy
Geometric African Homes
Gregory Katz Architecture Designs the Great Primary Shapes Home
Forested Residential Buildings
GAAGA Designs the Forest Bath Building Framed by Tree Trunks
Hidden Garden Timber Pavilions
Tikari Works Designs A Room Around a Tree in London
Cutout Roof Cement-Clad Homes
Edition Office Designs a Home with a Focus on Tree Views
Sustainable Cubic Homes
Appels Architekten Designs a New Wooden Home in Germany
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
Bright Red Timber Buildings
Office ParkScheerbarth Designs the Compact Haus 2+ in Berlin
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Minimal Bird-Watching Cabins
Inclume Architects Designs the Cozy Hide Cabin in England
Pale Yellow Minimal Townhomes
i.B. Archstudio Designs the VVV Townhouse with Pastel Hues
Open-Air Kenyan Holiday Homes
PAT Renovates the Falcon House with Passive Cooling Systems
Coastal Hybrid Residential Hotels
Palma Designs the New Chiripa Housing Complex in Mexico
Farm-Inspired Cedar-Clad Buildings
Schwartz and Architecture Designs the Diamond ADU
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
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 1960s Italian Villas
The Twisted House Honors its Past with Modern Updates
Sculptural Timber Gathering Spaces
Lina Ghotmeh Designs the 2023 Serpentine Pavilion
Textured Concrete Tiered Homes
Nomo Studio Designs the Shift House Holiday Residence
Topography-Inspired Furniture Capsules
Zaha Hadid Architects Designs the TOPOS Collection
Nomadic Community-Themed Pavilions
Joar Nango Designs Girjegumpi: The Sámi Architecture Library
X-Shaped Nature-Interacting Gabled Cabins
Tall Architects Designs the Fowl River Cabin in Alabama
Juxtaposing Retro Cottage Homes
Drew Mandel Architects Renovates a Vintage Cottage in Toronto
Wooden Pavilion Seaside Homes
LAND Arquitectos Designs the House of Circumstances in Chile
Modern Holiday Mountain Cabins
Sanina Arch lub and Gubar Architects Designs the Krasnyk House
Amsterdam-Honoring Dynamic Workspaces
UN Studio Designs the New Headquarters for Booking.com
Lantern-Topped Sleek Workshops
Cabinet Designs the Gardeners House in a Park in Geneva
Landscape-Overlooking Modern Cabins
Wendell Burnette Architects Creates the Telescope House
Geometric Red-Brick Suburban Homes
OFIS Arhitekti Designs the Frame House in Ljubljana
Cliff Edge Wooden Cabins
Snøhetta Designs the Bolder Star Lodges in Norway Overlooking a Cliff
Tree-Inspired Panelled Workspaces
Hood Design Studio Creates a New Campus in Silicon Valley
Distinctive Airlifted Structures
Arête Architects and Makers Fabrication Design the Karka Tower
Architectural Tranquil Cabin Retreats
Snøhetta Designs the Bolder Lodges in Lysefjord