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Bright flat near the seaside which the owner only uses during the summer Architects: OPEN AD – Architecture and Design Location: Jūrmala, Latvia Year: 2015 Area: 1.776 ft²/ 165 m² Photo courtesy: Maris Lapins Description: “A flat near the seaside which the owner only uses during the summer....

Farmhouse transformation into an elegant residence in the north of Belgium Architects: Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects Location: Knokke-Heist, Belgium Year: 2015 Area: 6.092 ft²/ 566 m² Photo courtesy: Tim Van De Velde Description: "“A place is a space which has a distinct character,” Norberg-Schulz postulates in Genius Loci: Towards...

Refurbish an abandoned XIX century bourgeois house and convert it into a set of 5 apartments Architects: PF Architecture Studio Location: Porto, Portugal Year: 2016 Area: 4.951 ft²/ 460 m² Photo courtesy: João Morgado Description: "Oporto has been suffering radical cultural and social changes in the last ten years,...

Contemporary alternative to modernist suburban houses Architects: Steven Holl Architects Location: Rhinebeck, New York, USA Year: 2016 Area: 918 ft²/ 85 m² Photo courtesy: Paul Warchol Description: "The Ex of In House explores a language of space, aimed at inner spatial energy strongly bound to the ecology of the...

Hillcrest Residence in Beverly hills with a true water garden located in the middle of the house Architects: McClean Design Location: Beverly Hills, California, USA Year: 2016 Area: 10.000 ft²/ 930 m² Photo courtesy: Jim Bartsch Description: "This hillside home is located in Trousdale, Beverly Hills a neighborhood of single...

Summerhouse T: a small house situated by a lake in the Stockholm archipelago Architects: Krupinski/Krupinska Arkitekter Location: Stockholm, Sweden Year: 2015 Area: 431 ft²/ 40 m² Photo courtesy: Åke E:son Lindman Description: "The small house is situated by a lake in the Stockholm archipelago, on a site that in...

Unfold an intimate landscape, harmonious architectural with spaces surrounded by lush vegetation Architects: Despacho Arquitectos HV Location: México City, México Year: 2016 Photo courtesy: Paul Czitrom Description: "The fusion of exterior and interior areas, the integration of the surrounding and the landscape are main subjects of "Casa O'"...

Alpine Shelter 'Bivak na Prehodavcih' located in Triglav National Park Architects: Premica Architects Location: Triglav National Park, Bohinjsko jezero, Slovenia Year: 2013 Area: 420 ft²/ 39 m² Photo courtesy: Anze Cokl Description: "World War 1 left countries devastated. After the signing of Treaty of Rapallo (1920) on a territory...

Secret Garden House: a luxurious, tropical, contemporary family home in Singapore Architects: Wallflower Architecture + Design Location: Bukit Timah, Singapore Year: 2015 Photo courtesy: Marc Tey Description: "The Secret Garden House, designed by Singapore based Wallflower Architecture + Design, is situated in the good class bungalow area of...

DIY adjustable wooden home can be easily adjusted to any weather type, mood or occasion Architects: Caspar Schols Location: Eindhoven,The Netherlands Year: 2016 Area: 484 ft²/ 45 m² Photo courtesy: Jorrit't Hoen Description: "Introduction: This is a dynamic garden house which I built at my parental house. The idea...