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The Wayfarers Chapel was designed by architect Lloyd Wright, son of the famous Frank Lloyd Wright.  Located along the coast of the Pacific Ocean in southern…

City in the Sky is a dramatic architectural concept of a tranquil oasis above the crowded polluted city.  Its design was inspired by the Lotus flower, which is known for its ability to grow clean and beautiful above murky…

Contour Crafting (CC) adalah semacam "printer-konstruksi bangunan" berteknologi fabrikasi berlapis dikembangkan oleh Dr…

The Sir Duncan Rice Library of the University of Aberdeen is conceived as a cube that evokes the ice and light of the north.  Its straight exterior is covered in a façade whose myriad angled lines are reminiscent of shards of ice.  By contrast,…

This residential project developed like a parasite, beginning by adopting the host structure, and then gradually changing into its own unique organization and morphology.

A self-contained residential unit placed on the top of an existing home from the 1960’s, Esker House is the work of London-based…

Built in and around a 19^th century rail viaduct in Southwark, the southern center of London, Archway Studios is a live/work space that subverts its site’s tight…

The Gasometers in the Simmering district of Vienna were originally built between 1896 and 1899 to supply town gas to Vienna.  As technology changed, they fell out of use, and later were declared historic landmarks in 1978.  In 1995, Vienna called for…

House Folded is a modestly sized 100-square-meter residence in Osaka, Japan, built for a couple and their cats. 

Japanese architecture firm Alphaville aimed to create a “structurally rational but spatially heterogeneous…

The new Shell Museum in Dalian, China draws from its interior collections to inspire its outside form.  The architecture was conceived by the Design Institute of Civil Engineering & Architecture of…

The Cube is a compact mobile unit designed around the principles of Feng Shui that contains an office, bedroom, and meditation space.   Liu Ming, a Feng Shui expert, needed a more practical and private living area in…

AA House by Office of Architecture in Barcelona (OAB) has a roof system of diagonals that gives the impression of an artificial topography.  An abundant use of glasswork, trellises, and sliding panels allows a visual connection to the garden for the halls,…

The unique shape of the Endesa Pavilion is all determined by the angle and orientation of the sun during the course of a year.  The façade is formed by a series of modules that are positioned to optimize the surrounding solar…

In a mature oak hammock along Sarasota Bay, the architecture of the Casey Key Guest House is inspired by the forms of the oaks, which have been shaped by the prevailing coastal…

Designed as a collaborative effort between Steven A. Novy, and David Rasmussen, the Crystal River Treehouse is the antithesis of efficiency enabling fun and frivolity!

The masterful wood joinery, paired with David’s expert knowledge of natural finishes made it all work. The finished product included a main door, and internal lighting fixtures.

A project by: GreenLine Architects…

Tasteful and luxurious are two words which are constant across this masterpiece created by Steve Hermann. This he considers as his ‘Opus’, complete with a personal car collection and a wine room.…

AME-LOT is a student housing proposal covered in a skin of recycled wooden pallets.  To create the building, Paris-based Stephane Malka Architecture claims that no…

Clean lines and uncluttered spaces of this unpretentiously beautiful residence in Chenequa, USA speak of a contemporary lifestyle that will trigger your appetite for more playful architectural experiments!

 Endless floor to ceiling glass displays the lake while the roof and floor designs prove to be a beautiful merge between wood and glass.…

Could this be the future of hotel rooms?  The Hypercubus is a unique modular hotel room that can move from location to location based on need.  The architecture by Austrian firm WG3 is based on the…

LEDinGLASS can totally change and animate an entire street!

The LEDinGLASS technology by Saint-Gobain creates a light totem that changes in accordance with the required effects of color and motion.…

Creating a distinctive zigzag roofline, the Kubuswoningen, or Cubehouses, in Rotterdam are the work of the late Dutch architect Piet Blom.  He considered his design an abstract tree, with the entire…